The signs say "middle of nowhere." 64 miles to the east is Austin and 48 miles to the west is Fallon. It's actually pretty nice. They have wifi, a super cheap motel, a bar/restaurant/mini-mart, and somehow cell phone reception.
Today wasn't as easy as I had hoped, mainly due to the heat. I'm not sure why, but it really started getting to me towards the end of the day. I left late figuring the terrain was easy, which was a really dumb idea. It was 98 when I arrived. It was also really windy again :(
Today also marked the end of the service drought through the desert. Fallon is 48 miles away and after that it seems there's a town every 20 or 30 miles. That'll make things soooo much easier. Being able to stop for shade and maybe AC from a gas station is huge in terms of comfort.
For some bad news, it seems there's no lodging in the city I was planning on stopping at tomorrow (Silver Springs), which really mucks things up. I had a very nice plan that would carve up Carson Pass into a two day climb, but now I might need to do it all in one. Bah. It's also a problem because this means tomorrow will be a 48 mile day. My friend extended the date of his party one day ahead so it's no big deal, but I was hoping to get my shorter days in CA. It's good though because I really need a short day + rest day. Legs are tired.
There must be an air force base nearby because I can hear (but not see) jets all day long. I may even have heard a distant sonic boom because at one point there was a very loud boom that kind of shook the ground.
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