Panguitch was a cute little town....
We decided to stay at a "self-serve" campground outside town. It was the best deal and had vacancy. It was kind of odd to slide the payment envelope under the door of what appeared to be a closed down office, but it worked! Taylor did a little work on his bike then we explored the downtown and had dinner at what we later found to be one of many "fusion" restaurants. It was called Tandoori Taqueria. The owner said it was her baby...and indeed they did have both Indian food and tacos! We got to eat outside watching the vacationers walk and drive around.
The trip from Panquitch to Boulder was spectacular. The morning started with seeing another balloon launch overhead -- and it was only 42 degrees! But as the day went on the numbers went up to 96-106...and I even registered 111 degree on a section of the climb, where parts were over 10% grade. Because of the climbing involved I didn't get quite as far today as I hoped -- but the owner of a grocery store where we stopped told us that sometimes he drove all the way to Boulder for a meal at Hell's Backbone grill...so it wasn't all bad that we ended up in Boulder this night. We camped at "Hall's Store" lined up with 4 other campers.
Entering Bryce Canyon on a dedicated bike path
There was a paved path for a dozen miles, that Cami joined me on (remember, it was chilly this morning!)
Why yes, the pavement is melting here. This was when it was 111 degrees...and a 14% grade
