Monitor Pass, anyone?

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I like high desert also but will the bottom of Monitor be too hot?

Not if you're on the bike at 0-dark-stupid, which may be required given realizations in Steph's schedule. And that's much higher elevation and subject to winds, so I'll bet it's been cooling off there at night.

I could do either. They are both proximate to the hot springs.

You have a couple more days to think about it.