day 7

we awoke thinking we might stay an extra day in tahoe since it was really nice out but after a wonderful breakfast of eggs, toast, and fruits we saw that some bad weather was heading this way, so we packed up our bikes to head to carson city. evan lost a screw at sandy & mike's place in placervile that went to one of his panniers, but luckily after a little bit of tinkering, evan and ann's husband, made it work. we said our goodbyes and rode along the coast to hwy 50. there was a sweet spot we stopped at to take pictures of the lake before we went through a little tunnel. evan and i both promised we'd return to spend more time in this great place. after talking to some guys fishing, we decided to keep trekking. it was just a picture-perfect day out, not a cloud in the sky; we were blessed for some wonderful weather since we got rained on the day before. there was a nice gradual climb a thousand or so feet from the lake to the top of the pass where we stopped to take some more pictures and to soak it all in. once at the top, we bombed it down another long downgrade to carson city. i know we both hit 45 mph! we were booking it. it warmed up 10 to 15 degrees down in carson city after dropping some good elevation. you could definitely tell you were in nevada, more desert and some beautiful mountains in the background. stopped once again at a Raleys for some grub and to sunscreen up. we weaved through the city, getting detoured once trying to get onto 50, but we found our way. we decided to keep biking and felt like we get get all the way to fallon, 50+ miles away. it was a great ride from carson city to fallon! hit 45 mph again and stayed at a consistent 20+ mph for long stretches. the landscape reminded me a lot of southwest idaho, it felt nice. not much for traffic once you get farther out of carson city and not much to see; there was a nice dam and lake that we joked was lake lowell. at this point in the trip we were farther apart cause evan's knee was giving him grief so we were jamming out to music and riding. when we were a ways back from fallon, i called up my friend ron, rodney to others, to see if he could set us up with a place to stay in fallon and he hooked it all up so we could stay with a family friend of him and his family, kathy. once we got to fallon, evan and i were so hungry we stopped in at Jerry's to get unlimited pancakes, some eggs, bacon, and sausage; it was so tasty. we then found our way to kathy's home; she opened up her house even though her pipes burst not too long ago and flooded her guestroom and she's in the middle of getting it all fixed. she took us in like we were her own and had a mattress for us to sleep on, on the floor which was super comfortable. we chatted with her for a bit before heading to bed. 93 miles that day, a new record for us. tired and sore legs and the next leg of the route is extremely desolate and mountainous.

today's ride, was really wonderful for myself and a time to thank God for the blessings and beauty He has bestowed upon us recently. yes tough times are ahead but we need to take it day by day and soak up the surroundings and stay hydrated/warm. sorry for the long gap of not updating, but it will probably be the same for the next couple of days since we'll be in the middle of nowhere! thanks for all the prayers.