I meant to be on the road at 5 but it ended up being closer to 5:30. It was nice at that time. Cool as the sun came up. I was along Lake Tahoe for a while and then started uphill. I rode very easy and kept my heart rate below 130. When it was steeper I went slower. I kept a nice easy pace all day.
Thinking the climb was much longer I was surprised when i reached the top. Usually you think you at near the top and you have long way to go. Going into Carson City was a massive downhill ... I did not pedal once in 10km and hit speeds over 70km/hr. That's pretty fast on two skinny wheels!
Passing through Carson City was easy and I stopped for a coffee as the town thinned out. I got a recommendation for a breakfast spot ahead in Dayton. I thought about continuing on but the folks at the diner were very nice and the eggs, hashbrowns and sausauge were great.
I was finished breakfast before 9 and only had 80km to go. I pulled up at the hotel before noon but could not check in yet. I ended up sitting in Taco Bell for 2 hours. The Pho place I wanted to go to looked like it had gone out of business. A bowl of noodles would have been so nice ... I'm getting a little tired of diner food.
There was not a tree or natural shade from Carson City to Fallon.
It was hot by noon and it was even hotter when I left Taco Bell. Tomorrow will be the same so I need to be out of the Fallon lights by the time it is light enough to see or I will get cooked tomorrow.
