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Day 16. Austin, NV to Eureka, NVYesterday: Day 15. Austin, NV.Tomorrow: Day 17. Eureka, NV to Ely, NV
Synopsis
Okay, two uphill finishes on the last two day rides of riding really suck. Not only does the day's ride finishi uphill, but the next day's ride starts by going straight UP. haha. oh well. Today's ride was 70 miles of quiet riding that included 4 climbs in all. The first climb was straight out of Austin to the top of Austin Pass. The first 3 miles climbed somewhere around 1000 feet... what a warmup! Between the first and second pass was a shallow valley through the Toiyabe Forest.... and to my suprise I saw that Nevada DOES have trees... For the most part the day's ride was downhill, but the last 10-15 miles were into a stiff headwind. It was quite an effort to keep my speed up to 10mph while going down a gradual descent... rough, but hey you just take your time, settle in and spin... you will make it there eventually. Today was my longest to date, but sitting here afterwards I have to say I don't feel too terribly fatigued. I got an early start at around 7.30am this morning and was able to avoid the afternoon weather, with the exception of the last hour... I will aim to get out on the road even earlier tomorrow. Eureka, Nevada is a town of about 600 people -- yet another former mining town that is now just hanging on for what little local economy still remains. 77 more desolate miles and 4 mountain passes along HW50 lands me in Ely, where I will plan on finishing tomorrow's ride.
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