Slept in until the bike shop opened and then picked up Katie's clips. Then we set off on a detour because highway 14 is closed for construction. Once we got to Parowan (6000ft), we started a 12 mile climb. The first 6 miles were fairly easy, we climbed around 1200ft, which was about the grade of the climbs in Nevada. After that, it became much more steep. The sign at the beginning of the climb said 13%, and I think we had that grade for at least 3 miles. Around 9500ft, we reached Brian Head. We split a tub of ice cream between the three of us and rested our legs before the last 1000ft. We finally reached the summit about 4 hours after we started and were immediately rewarded with a view of Cedar Breaks National Monument. This was our steepest and toughest climb yet, but after looking at the maps, it may be the worst of the trip. We descended around 2000ft to Panguitch Lake and found a general store and campsite. After roasting hot dogs, we tried to sleep as we listened to a pack of cub scouts yell and run around.
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