It got very cold last night where I was sleeping, off the side of the road. I think it's because I am at 6500' in elevation. It's still incredible to me that the temperature changes so much over the course of a day and into the night. So cold that I woke up at 3am to put on a winter hat and gloves. I really like the idea of breaking up a long mileage day, into two days. I am in no rush, so whats the sense of killing myself just to get to a town with food and water, if you are prepared. I had 3 mountain passes to climb today: Pancake Summit at 6521', Little Antelope Summit at 7438', and Robinson Summit at 7588'. Also, the other reason for breaking this into 2 days, is because I would have had 5 summits to climb and over 85 miles to pedal. To much with 100 pounds of bike and gear to push up those steep climbs.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Day 11 Pancake Summit, NV to Ely, NV
It got very cold last night where I was sleeping, off the side of the road. I think it's because I am at 6500' in elevation. It's still incredible to me that the temperature changes so much over the course of a day and into the night. So cold that I woke up at 3am to put on a winter hat and gloves. I really like the idea of breaking up a long mileage day, into two days. I am in no rush, so whats the sense of killing myself just to get to a town with food and water, if you are prepared. I had 3 mountain passes to climb today: Pancake Summit at 6521', Little Antelope Summit at 7438', and Robinson Summit at 7588'. Also, the other reason for breaking this into 2 days, is because I would have had 5 summits to climb and over 85 miles to pedal. To much with 100 pounds of bike and gear to push up those steep climbs.
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