Miles	57.21 miles
Average Speed	12.2 MPH
Riding Time	4 hours 39 mins
Altitude Increase	3492 feet

Day 5 (6/5)- Brett: What a day, what a day...Today was all climbing and I'm now dead tired. The views today, however made the tough ascent worth it. We stopped for lunch at the Take and Bake Pizza Company with a very nice couple and shop manager. We then headed out to climb. There's not much to say about our day in the Sierra Nevada's except that the trees were amazing and the views were by far the best I've ever seen. After 4337 ft of altitude increase we decided to call it a night at just over 6500 ft of elevation. We elected to spend the night at the Bear Lake Lodge because of the super low temperatures this evening. There have been a few hail showers tonight and our cabin overlooks the prettiest lake scene I've ever experienced. We plan to wake early tomorrow and catch the sunrise over the mountain tops and the lake. It should be amazing  and will hopefully be the highlight of the trip thus far. Time for bed though, and some much needed sleep, in preparation for tomorrows trip through Carson's Pass at 8500 ft in elevation. Until tomorrow, See Ya!

Ty: First off I would like to say that I dead tired so I will probably keep this brief. The mountains are painful, the views are breathtaking. Today was climbing all day, one big mountain. We got a late start today because we had to refill the trailer with food and water at the grocery store in buckhorn. Across the street we had lunch/ breakfast considering it was twelve o'clock. We decided on pizza, a solid choice, considering the owners were great and pizza was even better. Thanks! After that it was onward through the Sierra Nevada's. The trees and cloud provided much needed shelter from the sun. Although once above 4000 feet it started to get chilly, in the 40's most of the day. By the time we were ready to call it a day we had climbed to 6500 feet, by then the cold was unbearable, and our legs were in pain. We decided to start on Bear Lake Reservoir, what a choice, it reminds me of Alaska. The forests up here are gorgeous

The Day's Good: Final in woods. Great views. No flat tires for two days.

The Day's Bad: The cold was tough. Of course the mountain range were climbing.

 

Day 6 (6/6)-   Brett: This morning we woke up in our cabin on the shore of bear lake reservoir. There was trace amounts of snow on the ground from the night before, and it was still quite cold out. We had breakfast and walked along the dock for a little before getting the rest of our things together and heading out. The day consisted of mainly climbing until eventually reaching Carson's Pass at around 8,600 ft. There was snow and hail falling pretty steadily the whole day, as the temperature stayed in the low 40's in the morning, and in the mid 30's the remainder of the day. We ate lunch in a public restroom to get out of the cold we headed back out into the freezing cold and carried on. After reaching the pass we were both pretty exhausted, and descended 1,000 feet of so into a small town to warm up and have a quick bite. We then headed another 30 miles, over the Nevada border into Carson City. We got a room in Carson City and are crashing shortly after a long and tough day of ascending. Today was a lot of beautiful views, extreme weather conditions, and exhausting climbing, all bundled into an experience I can't really assess at the moment, but will definitely do so when this trip is over. We also ran into our friend Eric again, who we have seen day after day along the roadsides of California at various points. He's a nice guy and we enjoy seeing him in all the random places we have along the way. Today was so strange...One minute we were in blinding snow watching logging trucks fly past us, the next we are descending into Silver Lake's gorgeous views, then more brutal uphill as the weather steadily worsened at the way up to the pass, the descent down the backside of the pass on iced up roads with steep grades and sharp curves, entering the valley below where we could view the peaks we had just climbed from below, to seeing Carson's Creek which I will be sure to visit again, stopping at a little convenience store to warm up, and ending up on empty foothill road, surrounded by fields and ranches, and ending up all the way in downtown Carson City. Today was something...Until tomorrow, See ya!

Ty: Today was something that can not be put into words. After sleeping on yesterday's ride Brett and I both feel we could not do justice to yesterday by writing. It seems more appropriate to sum the day up in the pictures section of the website. Yesterday was unique.

Day 7 (6/7)-   Ty:  This morning was a late start. I had woken up a little earlier then Brett to tie up some loose ends on the website site. We took off around 11:30 and did not get riding till 2. In Carson City we took care off some maintenance on our bikes. Over the mountains, my pedal cleat had wore down so clipping in was becoming more and more impractical. so we tracked down new cleats for my shoes. On Brett's bike we could not access his easiest gear on his bike, so we took care of that problem as well. Once on the road there was a climb outside of Carson City, then it was into the Nevada desert, which consisted off gradual climbs that lead to an easy descent followed by 5-10 miles of flats. The riding was a nice change from the steady climbing of yesterday. There was a bit of a head wind to deal with but nothing to major. Along the way just outside of Fallon we meet a guy named Shane. He has been car-free since 1978. He seemed like he bounced around from place to place with a job and friends in every city he stopped in. We rode into Fallon as the sun was going down, made a quick stop at Wal-mart for food. Then we found a good place to camp tonight in an empty field, and called it a evening.

Today's Good: No hills and I have never been in Nevada before.

Today's Bad: Highway 50 is called the "Loneliest Road in America"

Brett: Today was nice waking up after little extra sleep. After getting everything together and visiting a couple bike shops we got underway a little later than we probably should have. Highway 50 was pretty flat for the most part, although the headwind didn't always make it feel so. We got lunch in Silver Springs after 35 miles, then headed onward toward Fallon. On the way we met a really nice guy named Shane who has lived all over the world and toured around the US since 78. We shared some stories and got some tips from him, and rode into Fallon together. After stopping to stock up on food for the next couple of days, we found a pretty decent place to camp in Fallon. We are being ambitious tomorrow and attempting to reach Austin which is roughly 105 miles away, (wish us luck!) We also passed Eric again today just outside of Silver Springs but only said hello as we passed. There really isn't much between towns here in Nevada, and the though of settling in in Telluride is a nice one. Until then though we are going to keep on enjoying the open road, and push toward Colorado. Until tomorrow, See ya!
 

 

 

Miles	112.85 miles
Average Speed	12.3 MPH
Riding Time	9 hours 9mins
Altitude Increase	4658feet

Day 8 (6/8)-   Brett: We got off to a fairly late start today, just after 1. After a good breakfast/lunch we began an immediate climb out of the town of Austin which lasted the majority of the first 20 miles or so. There were a lot of trees today which was a nice change of scenery, and we were able to see what appeared to be some controlled burn zones in the National Forest, which were pretty cool. The rest of the day's riding was fairly flat and the climb into Eureka at the end of the day was a little tough, largely in part to our efforts yesterday. We're settling in for a somewhat late night and will be waking early tomorrow to reach Ely, NV, about 74 miles away. Utah will be here before we know it and will bring the largest challenges of the trip. Thanks for all the great encouragement from everyone who's been posting in our guestbook. Off to bed I go, till tomorrow, See Ya!

Ty:  Today was another bland day in the Nevada desert. Brett gave me a break from the trailer this morning. Right out of Austin we had to climb 1200 feet in 7 miles. We pedaled over three summits of seven thousand plus feet. The second half of today's ride we picked up the pace to push into Eureka before dark. Both Brett and I were lagging towards the end of the day, because of yesterday. Also it was just tough being in this vast valley being able to see the town six miles ahead and knowing right before you make it into town we would have to push up another mountain range. In Nevada it seems there are several rows of mountain ranges run north to south. So the riding consist of push over a set of mountains followed by vast flat basin, with another mountain range in clear view. It has been satisfying making good time across this state. We are aiming for Ely toward. But for now I am going to post some more photos from the past two days and hit the sheets.

Today's Good: Fairly easy riding.

Today's Bad: More desert.

Day 11 (6/11)-

Brett- Today got off to a great start! We woke up at Great Basin and packed up while listening to some Peter Tosh and burning some inscence. The majority of the day was pretty flat and there were some nice downhills through the canyons. At the valley floor it was 103 degrees with no shady spots, so we ate our lunch roadside in that lovely heat. Along highway 50 a wonderful man from Modesto, CA pulled over and gave us each 2 cold bottles of water. What a guy! We rode on and arrived in Delta around 7. For dinner we found a great little cafe that had amazing shakes, and homemade pies. We stopped in at the local market and stocked up on sun block and food for tomorrow. We are now unwinding to a little music before bed. Until tomrrow, See ya!

Ty- Today began perfectly, music, outdoors, and a beautiful morning. The ride out of the Great Basin was solid, a steady climb but it was pleasant. Once 15 miles out there was a steep climb right under 1200 vertical feet, but to be honest it was enjoyable. Later in the day the terrain flattened out. Although by lunch time the sun was relentless and the temperature was only climbing. We stopped to make some noodles and grab a bar or two for lunch. Once we pushed off again the temperature was miserable. In the valley the rock walls seemed like the sides of a oven the temperature soared to over a hundred degrees, that's just hot. We were later blessed with some clouds, cooler temperatures, and a very welcomed visitor. A man from Modesto, CA pulled over and offered us each a cold water. I could not have asked for anything else at the moment, the cold water was just perfect. The rest of ride into Delta was flat, thank goodness. We made decent time getting into town a little after seven o'clock. Dinner was just amazing, huge portion, reasonable prices, and all of it was homemade. Just good stuff. Tomorrow we are trying to venture all the way to Mt. Pleasant and we have some climbing ahead of us, wish us lucky. Goodnight.

Day 12 (6/12)

Ty- We did a tough 80 miles today, it hurt tomorrow will only hurt more. We started off going a decent chlip out of Delta, Utah. Till about 15 minutes down the road I got a flat on Brett's bicycle, rear tire. We had not had a flat for three or four days so I guees I saw it coming. But what I didnt see coming is that it wont take three or four patch tries to final get the the tire inflated and rolling again, setting us back an hour and half. We rolled into Nehpi after going up and over a small range of mountains. There we had a delicious and massive mexican meal and met a man that would later offer us a job sell Giant Little Ladders, the pay was tempting, and the town he lived in, Nephi was gorgeous. We continued out of town to climb a little more.

Brett- Today we woke up in Delta and had breakfast at the same great cafe we had dinner at the night before. We headed out at a decent hour intending to make it to the small town of Mount Pleasent. The first 12 miles went great until we got a flat. We spent forever and a day attempting to patch tube after tube with little to no success. When one finally held the tube blew around 110psi and both of our ears were ringing. After another patch attemp we finally were able to get going again after over an hour of that nonsense. The riding from that point on was pretty good, a lot of up and down mostly, and we stopped for a break at 35 miles or so. After finishing our break and getting 3 miles down the road I realized that my gloves weren't on my hands, so I had to make the trip back to find them. I found the gloves, luckily, and we headed on untill reaching the town of Nemphi.I had enchiladas for lunch, which were great, and we ate with a nice gentleman from the area who gave us quite a few tips on routes through the area. The ride form Nemphi to Mount Pleasent was less than enjoyable, although the views were really nice. We were happy to be able to get a warm meal in town, arriving at 10 p.m. exactly. We ate and are now camped out in a nice park in town. I hope I live in a town with a park as nice as this when I have my own house some day. Tomorrow is going to be a lot of uphill and a good night's rest will be well needed. Until, tomorrow, See Ya!