Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

Bummer.

I did that trip with ACA, van supported camping in 2018. Agree on the rocky hard ground, but apparently we had better weather regarding wind, I never had trouble setting up my non-self supporting tent. The wind was so bad one morning that a few brave souls tried biking, the rest of us rode in the van. And a few miles after the start we picked up the riders that tried to ride into the headwind, then everyone rode in the van that day.



I do not have a photo of my tent on that trip, but here are some of the others, this was hard ground.

Photo below, this morning was below freezing. I left my water bottles on the bike overnight, there was ice in them in the morning.