We head out from Riverside, through the adjacent town of Encampment to head up into the Sierra Madre Mountains. The climb continues for 13 miles to reach Battle Pass at an elevation of 9,955 feet. From there it is rolling terrain through the mountain pass before dropping into Little Snake River Valley. We briefly cross into Colorado for about a mile, then back into Wyoming. We continue to the town of Baggs where we stay for the night at their school.