Back in late May I went on a pretty epic adventure with one of my closest riding buddies to Moab, UT. She and I spent 4 days riding The White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. The entire route was 80 miles with 3 overnights in the desert.
I went into the ride with zero idea of what I was getting myself into aside from the knowledge that I was going to have to train by getting myself and my body ready for long and very hot days on a mountain bike.