Friday, May 7, 2010

Day 4: Illipah Reservoir to Hickison Petroglyphs, NV








After a chilly start to the ride the warmer socks and gloves paid dividends right away. Of course climbing over Summits helps to raise the body temperature. Today we climbed over 3 Summits on our way to Hickison Petroglyphs Recreation Area.After the 3rd Summit we rode down to Eureka, NV. Celeste had something waiting for me at the Best Western so I stopped in to pick it up, it was my orange and blue Disciple's Cross, I had left it hanging on a door at home. The lady at the counter informed us that there was free food across the street at the Fire Station, they were hosting an open house for the FFA.We enjoyed a hamburger, chips and soda. We also enjoyed meeting folks and sharing about our ride. After eating we picked up a few supplies, filled our water bottles and set off for our campsite. No major climbs except for the one leaving town. It was scenic once again but the wind was a factor. We rode late into the day and toward the end of the ride my handlebars loosened a bit and began to turn down. Since it was late and we were close we kept riding till half way up the dirt road leading to where we would camp. From that point we pushed, felt good.We found a great site, set up camp, ate dinner and got settled in for the night. The temperature was great so I slept well. We're looking forward to a challenging Day 5.


STATS - Mileage Today: 89, Pace: 9, Riding Time: 9:48
Total GTD.A cumulative miles: 340