Yesterday we rode to Eureka, Nevada. There were a couple mountain passes with rolling hills on between. And not much to look at other than shrubs. In Eureka we had cheeseburgers and milkshakes from DJ's Diner, the chocolate and peanut butter milkshake was awesome. For dinner the Lions Club made spaghetti for us and had my favorite cake for dessert- spice cake with clove icing. Also I was talking to one of the Lions who is the Eureka County assessor. He told me the population of the town is about 500 and the county is 1500 and county encompasses 4200 square miles. 84% of the land is owned by the federal government, but the county includes parts of one of the largest gold mines in North America.
Today we rode on to Ely, NV, which was about 80 miles through similar terrain. There were four passes and some serious headwinds the whole way. Tonight the local high school student council served us a good dinner and stayed around to chat and shoot hoops afterward.
Tomorrow we ride to Baker, NV. Population 65. So I'm not optimistic about cell service to upgrade this blog tomorrow.
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