today we left tonopah and headed towards rachel which was 110 miles away, it is mainly flat with a couple of minor passes to climb up so we were trying to make it all the way there. sadly the wind of nevada is the WORST! we were fighting with the wind the whole day and we only really went 40 ish miles. i saw a wild horse which was great and i also saw some deer, but other than that we just saw cows. it was warm out and the wind was cold so an odd combination. we rode through large valleys and passed one lake and the rest was desert flats or mountainous desert. while we were riding we came across a snake (not sure what kind) but it sure scared us cause we weren't sure it was alive or not. we stopped and i tossed some rocks at it to see if it would move. my first throw hit the tail and the rattler shook, it scared me and tossed several other ones but was a horrible aim. finally walked closer to it banging a piece of wood and saw that it had been run over. luckily we've only seen dead snakes and a few lizards. we pulled off the side of the road to throw our tent behind a dirt mound to get out of some of the wind and caught a beautiful sunset in a huge valley with mountains on one side and desert canyons on the other. while i was setting up to boil some water for dinner, a car came whizzing by and it was our friends joe v and jen! they came to meet up with us for a couple of days and they brought snacks and water. sat up and talked with them as we enjoyed some food. a nice way to end a rough day.
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