GDT Day 8 - Dads Creek Cabin to Lima

Sat. July 23, 2016

Start -  6800'
High pt  approx 7950'
Lo pt 6250'
End Elv 6250'
Climbing 1400'

Miles 47.3   biggest day yet
Total time 6 hrs
Ride time
Day with BOB 7
No divide crossings

Empty, empty country today

The guide books says this is some of the most remote sections of the Great Divide Route. I saw only about a half dozen vehicles in 40 miles today, a Saturday with great weather. For some, this empty country could fill a hole in your soul; For others, well, not so much ......... As for me, I was singing with Christie Moore and Luka Bloom once I submitted the Medicine Lodge Creek/Sheep Creek divide.

At the Medicine Lodge/Sheep Creek divide

Re Fueling stop

Pondering the Deep Questions
What am I going to eat when I get to the bustling burg of Lima?

After miles of empty park lands and mountains, the route headed down the Big Sheep Creek Canyon area for miles as well.

Gotta love seeing signs like this

The Road Goes Ever On and On

Entering the Big Sheep canyon

Prime camp spot on the way down

Lima Town - Camping in another  RV park not far off of I-15. Back to the backcountry for the next 5 nights.