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Thursday, 6-19-08, Platte Campground, Silver Lake, CA
Mama and Mike made us a great big breakfast, delicious, which got us off to a great start. They drove us to the intersection of Hwy. 88 and the Mormon Emigrant Trail. It was a beautiful ride. After saying goodbye, we rode uphill about 5 miles before coming to Silver Lake. What a beautiful sight. We decided we wanted to camp there, so we coasted our way down to the lake and found a campsite. We had a good time there playing horseshoes and hiking part way around the lake. We made a homemade fishing pole and bought some bait, but no luck. We also met Lauri and Jerry -- two other cyclists there who were going to Virginia along the same route as us. They weren’t spending the night and only came to eat at the restaurant which was closed, so I drove them back to the main road so that they could continue their journey. We roasted marshmallows and had a late night game of horseshoes before going to bed. 8 miles.