Day 6 Rest Day on the Bank of the Similkameen River

Finally a REST DAY!  Needed after yesterday's brutal assault on the mountains!  Our campsite is on the bank of the Similkameen River. There is a logging operation on the opposite bank, as noted in the photo below.

 

 

Below you see the truck Connor drives and the trailer carrying clothes and bike gear for the 19 remaining riders.

 

 

On the road into the campsite, I shot this photo showing riders dwarfed by the sheer bluff in the background.  This is big country!

 

My feet in the down sleeping bag I have been using thus far.  Night temperatures in the 40s require a warm bag.  As we enter the higher mountains the temperatures will drop even lower.  Already evidenced by the 95F temperature in which we rode yesterday, there are huge daily temperature swings here, from the 40Fs at night to 90F+ in the afternoon.

 

 

Most of us had planned to do laundry on our rest day, but there are no laundry facilities at this campground.  As a result, on "rest" day, I walked two miles to a laundromat in Princeton to wash my clothes, as well as do some banking.  During the "rest" day, I accumulated 18,700 steps.  Walking uses different muscles than biking, so I should be ready to spin on Monday morning.