I'm updating Day 11 from Delta, Utah, which is the end of Day 12. Because last night we stayed at the Border Line Inn in Baker, Nevada, which is right at the state line on Nevada and Utah. That is in the middle of nowhere. No internet, no phone reception, nothing. Just a Motel, a dinner and of course a casino.
Yesterdays ride was a pretty easy 60 miles because of just two nice climbs and two wonderful descents, 58+mph. Larry and I have been having more than our share of flats since we left San Fransisco. We picked up a screw in our rear tire on Day 3 so we have been switching between our good tires to a new heavy set of tires that we use for descending for the safety. Problem with these tires are they are as slow as snot. I figured out why they are so much slower while climbing the second hill. The front tire is just too tall and hits the fork crown with every rotation. I thought I heard something during our first descent. So while starting our second climb I pulled over next to our supply truck to change our front tire. Now we can climb better.
At the top of the last climb Larry and I met up with Joe. The three of us had a great time during the final 10 mile descent into Baker even with the crazy cross winds. By the time we were getting ready for dinner the wind had picked up to 50mph gust. Wild winds!
After dinner, since there was absolutely nothing else to do, Paul Curley showed us a movie of his world trip with World Team Sports in 1995. This movie was the most inspirational thing I've ever seen. It makes this ride across the USA make sense and makes it look so incredibly small. Here is the World Ride trailer. I am still trying to find the whole movie to post here.
When we got back to the room our rear tire was flat. Dam!!
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