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Category Archives: Biking
Day 8: Winnemucca to Battle Mountain
Today’s Highlights:It was another beautiful sunny day in northern Nevada, and we enjoyed a 55-mile Sunday stroll along I80 from Winnemucca to Battle Mountain. It was a cool 60 degrees when we left the hotel and a breeze was blowing … Continue reading
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Day 7: Lovelock to Minnemucca
Today’s Highlights:Good old headwinds! They don’t call this a “cross-country challenge” for nothing. Today we traveled 73 miles NNE to Winnemucca into a strong, steady wind from the north the entire way. The morning was particularly grueling, and I struggled … Continue reading
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Day 6: Sparks to Lovelock
Today’s Highlights:Today’s challenge was a 92-mile ride through the Nevada desert. I was told that there would be no photo ops today – just take one picture of the desert and the rest looks all the same. That was far … Continue reading
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Day 5: Truckee CA to Sparks NV
Today’s Highlights:We had an exceptionally scenic ride today over the Sierra Nevada mountains. Leaving Truckee before 7:00, we enjoyed some very crisp 45 degree mountain air. It was quite chilly riding in the shade of the tall pines since I … Continue reading
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