We are beginning to see a theme with our ride. God provides exactly what we need when we need it to make it through the day.
After packing up camp early we went back to the store for a few items. Then we set off for a long ride through the very barren desert of NV. The first 10 miles we were climbing. Along the way we had to shed cold weather gear. Due to the intensity of the sun we had to stop in the beautiful, historic, western town of Pinoche. That is where I discovered the Big Cherry candy bar, awesome! Ben bought some sunscreen but the girl at the store thought he needed more so she ran home to get him some more potent stuff.
Good thing because the next 75 miles were direct sun. We made good progress due to terrains and wind. Then, that all changed as the road turned toward Majors Station.
We now rode into the wind and uphill. The last 10 miles were rough. When we finally reached Highway 50 and turned left to Majors Place the wind was so strong we got off and pushed the last quarter mile. By this time it began to spit rain, it look as though a storm was coming. We went in Majors Place and met Ken. We first sat on the couch to rest, we were beat! Then we asked about camping and a shower. Camping free, shower $5. Ken informed us they had good cheeseburgers and fries, we said bring them on. He also mentioned they had a couple of rooms. With a storm moving in and the temperature dropping in the 20's we said we were interested. One room had two beds, we took it. We also took some hot coffee with us to the room. After a hot shower we crashed.
If it were not for the middle 75 where we made good progress we would have struggled to get in before dark and the storm, God is good!
STATS - Mileage Today: 95, Pace: 11.1, Riding Time: 8.33
Total GTD.A cumulative miles: 185
