Today's milestone was entering Nevada. It seems to make a cross-country trip more official when you go into your second state. We left Kirkwood at 7:10 a.m. and started by climbing about 1300 feet to Carson Pass. Tim and Susan leapfrogged us several times in order to snap photos en route.
The rest of the day after cresting the pass was amazing. It started with many miles of descent, dropping about 4,000 feet down into Nevada. We then had a substantial tailwind, along with a slight descent, almost all of the way to our campsite on Lahontan Reservoir. We really zipped along! We stopped in Carson City for a picnic lunch with Kathy, Cindy, and Janet, who rendezvoused with us at the railroad museum there. It was a 93-mile day, our longest by far, but in some ways the easiest, thanks to the drop and the wind.
Yesterday and today were special for me, taking my time to traverse the Sierra and drink in the sights -- granite, majestic trees, rushing rivers, quiet meadows, snowy peaks. They are memories I will take with me when we move to Michigan at the end of summer.
The photo is of the three cyclists passing Caples Lake on our way to Carson Pass.
Looks like it's a little chilly there in Nevada! So glad you are having a good time. I especially like that this is a dream of yours since being in the Boy Scouts. Xoxo from us, dogs and chickens.
ReplyDeleteJust a note to let you know I am following your progress. Warm greetings from Sacramento.
ReplyDelete-David Temme