Day 58, We're almost done with this state...

We rode 111 miles back to civilization today! We are really excited to have been able to double up a day, which will make our Sierra Nevada mountain pass in a couple of days easier to break up and then it's all downhill to the ocean! We write from Fallon, NV, and are extremely happy to have made it here, almost all the way out of this forsaken state.

We rode today with David, another x-c biker, and having three of us really made quite the peloton on the road. We must have had enough people to attract a tailwind for once, and by lunchtime, we had already gone 80 miles. With Carrie motorpacing us for the third day in a row (so pro, so pro) we finished out the long day with smiles on our faces and appetites enough for double chocolate milkshakes.

We are happy to report that we have now seen the world's largest shoe tree, which looking at the picture with all of the dangling shoes becomes rather self-explanatory:

Sleeping in tomorrow and then to Carson City to perhaps try our luck before Cali? Back to reality now that Carrie-Mom will be leaving us, although we have made the strategic decision to send all of our camping gear home and motel it up for the rest of the way. Less weight for us, the faster we get to the ocean.