Yesterday, I met mountain biker Adam in the Visitor Information Center in Lander.  He drove up today to ride with me.  The ride started with a touch climb from the RV at 7000’ to the ridge at 8300’:

We continued on to Frye Lake:

At the Visitor Information Center, I saw that today, stage 2 of the American Solar Challenge would finish today in Lander.  I’ve been fascinated by these races since high school, so I was thrilled to stumble onto this race in progress!

I checked out the competitors that had already arrived and watched other competitors complete the stage.  The teams put water on the panels to reduce panel temperature, which increases panel efficiency:

University of Minnesota is winning the two-person class so far:

The stage finish line:

After the race was over, I headed back up Sinks Canyon and found a dispersed camping site on Frye Lake.  Nice view out the door: