And into the Mormon settlement of Utah! Say what you will about their cultural diversity, they do make some fantastic signs. I'm seeing three different meanings of "elevated."
I'm also pretty much out of the Rockies. There are some mountains still around, but I'm not going through them. Today didn't have any big climbs; it was just hilly. The end of the day was nice due to a 1,000' drop.
There's still some extremely difficult terrain coming up though. Instead of one 4,000' climb on a given day there'll be multiple one or two thousanders. At some point, Utah becomes the Great Basin desert which will continue through Nevada and have lots and lots of ranges.
I did 82 miles and I'm in Blanding, UT. Despite all my complaining, this was actually a very good week distance wise, especially given the terrain. I haven't calculated it, but my miles/day to Aug 1 is going to go down considerably. This should give me more flexibility going forward, though flexibility my not be an option in the desert due to lack of places to stop.
Much needed rest day tomorrow.
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