D2M day five

This last day in the desert was no one's favorite. All were tired from the crappy night's sleep and besides the usual challenges of riding we opted for a "technical" route down off the mesa into Bedrock that was basically unridable even by the best of us. For me it was barely walkable, and the loaded bike had to be carried down it to boot. We were all stoked though with anticipation of the Bedrock store where cold drinks and ice cream would be available. You can't really appreciate ice until you've been without it for days. We were in very hot country here as well. Imagine everyone's disappointment when we found the store shuttered and for sale. We racked out in the shade to rest for the final push to the hut - about 8 miles of flat hot roads. When we got there we found it poorly supplied and very hot - big bummer. It didn't cool that night and my sleep deficit kept growing - not a good sign with a big big climbing day coming on the morrow.