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It was a puncture he had combined with the Sam\u2019s Warmshowers host that brought us together and we really enjoyed spending all this time with him<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our last 40km were supposed to be downhill but the wind rather negated that little advantage so we were glad to arrive at our campground <\/p>\n\n\n\n Walden to Kremmling. 129.87km. 901m ascent. 6h04 ride time Today we went over the Willow Creek pass at 2,950m which, I think, is the highest so far. 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