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Today was our longest ride without services of the entire trip, 84 miles. Between the two of us we carried almost 8 liters of water.

We reached the Utah border quickly after only 7 miles. Even though we faced a slight head wind, we made good progress as the clouds cooperated and gave us cover from the sun.

As the day wore on, the miles started to wear on us. We found a lone patch of shade to eat our lunch, at an abandoned farm house where 2 lush trees grew in a completely barren valley. Someone seems intent on keeping the 2 trees alive by keeping a garden hose running.

We had 3 climbs for the day each one becoming increasingly more difficult. On our descents we faced very strong side winds coming from the south, making it difficult to keep the bikes under control. At one point we brushed with a storm system moving through one of the valleys, and got a brief sprinkle.

When we finally reached our destination of Milford, we found the RV park not completely inviting, so we went to a nearby motel to check on rooms and recommendations for camping locations. While there we met Richard who was staying at the motel, and was just getting ready to work the night shift at a nearby wind farm under construction. He had done some touring himself and offered us the use of his room since he was done with it and would be checking out in the morning. This act of generousity has completely erased any bad after taste from the incident at Cold Springs. We were very tired and grateful, best free camping ever.