My legs were complaining from the start of the day and I was climbing up all day along the Lochsa River. So I stopped for breaks along the river. There were a ton of folks out on the river running the rapids in Rafts and kayaks it had me thinking of my friends Jack, Sue, Bob and Jeff.
I spotted a nice place to take a dip and briefly swam. It was pretty cold but felt amazing getting out and sitting on a warm rock.
At another rapid there were a group of rafts about to go through so I took another break to watch.
I briefly talked to a guy who was taking pictures of the group going through. And had been camping this weekend with them celebrating a couple friends birthdays. Later in the day when I was at a campground looking to fill my water bottles, I ran into the guy and his wife again, they asked if I needed anything, but I couldn’t think of anything. Then, when they mentioned they could give me a beer, I suddenly thought ”Yeah, maybe I need a beer.” And I blame that on why I only got 53 miles in that day. I couldn’t ride much farther or the beer would get warm before I set up Camp. In reality though I don’t think my body wanted to ride that far that day. I found a nice camping spot right next to the river and enjoyed my beer.
Slow and Steady 
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