The story of today is the story of Forest Development Road 288, which we rode for a good 50-55 miles of our 75 today. I’ve never been on a lonelier road; for the first 40 miles we saw a total of 3 cars, one of which was a Forest Service car and one of which was our van. It wasn’t the most remote place I’ve ever ridden; the Lifetime Achievement Award for that goes to Middlegate, NV forever. But even in Middlegate we saw occasional cars. This was literally the middle of nowhere. A beautiful ride along the dammed Kokanee River which reminded me a little bit of Lake Tahoe. My body is exhausted; the regular riding is leaving me a bit more exhausted every day, and tomorrow is a cool 94 miles which to be honest I’m a bit scared of.
