It wasn't until today that we realized how much last night's town Fallon marked a transition from the lonely US 50 to a busy and populated US 50. The traffic picked up dramatically as did the density of towns and businesses along the 66 mile ride to Carson City. Carson City is the capitol of Nevada and the biggest town we have seen since Cedar City UT at 20,000. The ride will become more of a tour over the next few days as we slow down to synchronize arrival dates with our San Francisco welcoming committee, Liz. Today we took a two hour detour to visit the historic mining town of Virginia City in a high valley off US 50. It was pretty touristy, especially after the steady dose of the small working towns we have been passing through during the last week. For all you bikers out there we learned that today was the annual "ride of death" in California. It is an 100 mile ride over several passes, kind of like the Highlander in Rochester. Sally learned this from her hair dresser as she got a cut in Fallon. Tonight and tomorrow night we are staying in South Tahoe on Lake Tahoe. Neither one of us has been before so we will explore the area. Sally is currently playing the slots to pay for it.
There are lots of motor cycle tourists on the road. Bicyclists usually wave as they pass each other. Bob has also been bonding with the motor bikers as they occasionally give him the motor cycle wave as they pass by that he returns - left hand extended horizontally palm forward.
And now a little food talk. Yesterday we estimate Bob probably burned about 5000 calories on his long ride. More or less here is what Sally recorded he consumed for anyone who might be curious about such things. Don't try this at home. He was hungry this morning.
6 AM Breakfast - two bananas, two donuts
On the road - 4 or 5 Nature Valley bars, Bob lost count
11 AM - Lunch - apple, three slices of left over pizza, four lemon cream cookies
2 PM Snack - apple, three cookies, chips
4 PM - another Snack - fast food burger and soft drink (after the ride)
6PM - Dinner - shrimp appetizer, salad, large burger and fries
10 PM - Snack - milk and three cookies
10 PM - Snack - milk and three cookies
Wow, your eating habits will definitely have to change when you get home!
ReplyDeleteHave you had any pie for dessert in the evenings?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Tahoe! This is where Matt and I got engaged!!! Up the path toward Eagle Falls from Vikingsholm, overlooking Emerald Bay. As many have already said, your pictures have been AMAZING! We've really been enojoying your journey.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Liz, you need PIE!! Pie for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks~ we know how well you ride when you are fueled by pie.
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