Sunday, May 16, 2010
Day 13: Eureeka! We found Ely!
79 miles. Averaged 13 mph. Solid day. In the morning we awoke to find a car show in downtown Eureka (not Eureeka). For a town of a few hundred people it was a remarkable display. We also found Michael's phone to be functioning properly. Hopefully that malfunction won't happen again. Apple you're scaring us. Adventure cycling scared us too. When we first looked at our second map we thought the climbs were going to be impossible. The elevation profile makes them look extraordinarily steep. Fortunately, they have been gradual climbs so far and we are killing them.
Shout out to Simon who we met on the road today. He is from Germany and is just completing his loop from LA through the mountains and back to San Francisco. We met two other cyclists today as well who are going our way. We'll probably see them down the road sometime. Tomorrow we're going to take it easy and make it to Baker. Then the next day we are hoping to leave Nevada and make it 100 miles.
Michael bought two new tires today although he feels he could have made it the whole way with that excellent tape job. Good thing he occasionally listens to his mother. You're right Peter, every mom knows best. Shout out to his brother, Andrew, for his help with addresses the other day and his upcoming graduation. Look out GVSU! Looking forward to some kayaking this summer Andrew!
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probably not as good as the palm :)
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Mike,
ReplyDeleteAre you writing this blog? There are many spelling errors... KID CAN'T EVEN READ!
I'm just kidding, looks like the trip is going well, keep it up!
Luke
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ReplyDeleteHey guys, looking a little Grizzly Adams! My cousin Liisa from AZ gave you guys a shout out on FB and made a donation to the cause! So nice.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the posts. Dad and I start out each day checking out your latest adventure. Love Mom W.
Praying for you each day,
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Juls (Tim's sis)
You guys got the phone working??? GREAT!
ReplyDeleteI hope the last two days have gone well! You've gotta be hitting the Utah border soon... I saw those jets flyby in Fallon.... I hope you two enjoyed the views in Eastern Nevada.
Great goin guys! from the desert group at Middlegate. WOW! He ate the whole thing.
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Glad to hear everyone's following and enjoying our blog! We'll try to keep it a exciting as we can without anything too dramatic. Yeah, maybe we should have packed those shaving kits. And yes Luke, I have been writing these posts and I take full responsibility for all spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. My ambiguous references to unknown movie quotes probably doesn't help either. But you're right, "kid can't even read" haha. See ya in Troy sometime.
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