Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Tomorrow - the last state

Looking around on Reno's outskirts, the possibilities for a comfy or inexpensive place to stay looked bleak. My map showed nothing between where I sat in Golden Valley and possibly Chillcoot, Ca, Chillcoot being farther than I felt like riding after 36 hours awake. I stalled as long as I could in a Subway, under the pretense of charging my phone, till I decided to just start riding and trust Providence. About two minutes after that decision, in walked three men in local volunteer fire-rescue tshirts. I asked one if he knew a place I could throw down my tent, hoping for a spot not too far off-route behind the local fire station.

After a minute of coming up with nothing, he rrmembered that there was an RV campground just on the state line, at Bordertown (not evident on my AAA map). I rolled 15 more miles on the smooth, wide shoulder of US395, to the cleanest, friendliest RV park of tbe trip. I'm truly grateful.

Shot of the tent and a dry lake bed just after the big climb and descent into the Sierra territory.

3 comments:

  1. I like the tent photo. 700 miles is quite an accomplishment. What do you do with your bike when camping?

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  2. I avoid camping in places where I'm worried someone will try to take ut, but if it can't be avoided, I have a cable lock for it. In bear country, I used the bike to anchor my food bag and alert me if Yogi was trying to cop my groceries.

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  3. I am not sure if you are in Kalifornia yet. But if you are....in fact, even if you are not: Welcome to Kalifornia!

    Be sure to spend some money while you are here. We're broke.

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