Day 3: On to Fisher Valley
After two days, we were 79 miles into this ride and had climbed about 8,000 feet over some pretty technical and rough terrain, and we were feeling it. In fact, we all admitted that this was tougher than we anticipated. There was nothing too technical or too difficult about any single section of the trail that we had ridden, but when you put it all together, it takes its toll on you. We had started with five riders and were down to four. On the morning of day three, Doc announced that he was having a hard time recovering from the previous two days. He didn’t sleep well, feeling queasy, unrested, and still tired in the morning. He decided to off load his gear to the jeep and continue riding with us, but was not too confident he would continue on. Jess, Bullet, and I were a bit worn, but still feeling relatively good and anxious to continue on. At the same time, we were beginning to wonder if we had bitten off more than we could chew.
