Today was a longer ride across to town of Delta. The sign indicated no services until Hinckley, so got some extra food in the panniers and set out early. My watch was now reset to Mountain time at the border, … Continue reading
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Today made it to the border of Utah. An easier ride today with only two summits to cross. This morning as I was cycling through Ely, I saw a deer cross the road. Wouldn’t expect that in a bigger town. … Continue reading
Today was a day with four summits to climb. Much of Nevada is long flat basins separated by low mountain ranges. The mountain ranges run north/south and hence taking US 50 means a lot of climbing up one range, descending … Continue reading
A few climbs to start the day and then flatter as I traveled through wide open valleys. Austin is on a hill and the climbing started right away. The first three miles brought me to the summit of this hill. … Continue reading
Today was a nice ride with a few climbs. The last one into Austin was particularly steep but overall not so tough of a day. I’m glad I broke the Fallon-Austin gap into two days. Middlegate was a bustling place … Continue reading
Today was an easier day than expected. There is a gap of ~110 miles between Fallon and Austin. In 2002, I had cycled that distance but found it pretty challenging, particularly with a lot of climbing. Hence, this time decided … Continue reading
Brunos didn’t serve breakfast until 7am, so I had some crackers, peanut butter and fig newtons before heading on the road. Today I expected a store at Nixon, 60 miles down the road but decided I’d rather have the early … Continue reading
No services along the route today. I went to the quick mart early and had some breakfast items and some to bring along the way. After that cycling through Cedarville where photo above shows the main street. Skies were mostly … Continue reading
Today was a good ride with flat at the beginning and climbing at the end. It was just above freezing when I got on the road. The folks at the motel had called to determine that the market in Tulelake … Continue reading
Today had lots of climbing early and then gradually less through the day. It also got me into drier parts of Oregon. It was overcast and cool when I started out. I crossed over I-5 and then followed OR66 where … Continue reading