The boys head out to breakfast at the pancake place again and on the road at 8:30. Long, gradual uphill from Poncha Pass after 5 miles of flats out of Salida. We turn on to gravel and continue a gradual climb past O'Haver Lake Campground (picture attached). Nine or so miles of climbing, we reach Marshall Pass at just over 10,000 feet. Six miles downhill and we reach a campsite mostly occupied by the construction workers grading the roads. We meet the workers who mostly just want to lock up their port-o-let and a newly wed couple, Mark and Elaine, doing the GD on motorcycles. Bubba and Johnny make awesome community chili, which our motorcycle friends join us for and offer some Salida wine in exchange. Post dinner, Mark and Alan get into a long discussion about space launch technology as the rest of us nod off.
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