I sagged again today. That climb up above the 4000 ft mark was too much and the grade was more challenging. Of course, I had already climbed up over 2000 ft before we descended so we could start to climb all over again. I have no idea what the total elevation gain was today but I would guess it was close to six thousand ft. The scenery as we went thru the mountains was just incredible. I took so many photos that I filled my memory card and then was disappointed to find that my camera did not accept the back up card I had with me, so I had to switch to using my cell phone as camera.
While I was in the sag wagon we passed an enormous copper mine operation. A local with whom we chatted said that his well had been polluted by the mining operation and now he has to haul water from town in a one hundred and twentyfive (the five doesn't work on the motel computer I am using) gallon tank. He also noted that all the local mines are now owned by foreign corporations.
We switch roommates every night which is a great way to get to know everybody. It's an incredible group of women.
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