Day 57: Lovelock, NV to Silver Springs, NV

Total Distance: 75.0 mi
Moving Avg: 10.4 mph
Moving Time: 7:11

Today started quite well. As usual, I was tempted with early tailwinds
which quickly changed to headwinds. But I still managed to stay in
high gear for a while. The trip to Fernley was mostly uneventful. I
did get another flat front tire, though. I found the culprit easily,
1" of tire wire. The non kevlar belted Primo Comets are just not as
cool. Anyway, I patched the tube and continued to Fernley. If all goes
as planned, I'll pass through Fernley again in not long at all.

After a quick meal in Fernley I set off for Silver Springs. It was
only another 15 miles so I didn't expect it to take long at all. I
noticed that the front tire had a slow leak. I decided to just try and
re-inflate it. After about 20 minutes it was clear it wasn't going to
hold, so I switched to my spare tube and tire. I'll pick up new spares
in Carson City. Of course, all the tire changing lead to brake
adjustment problems. Overall, the maintenance set me back more than
an hour. But in exchange, I did get some nice tailwinds along the
first stretch of US 95A.

US 95A sucked. The traffic was moderate but very fast. It was a 2 lane
road, and the shoulder was narrow and covered with rumble
strips. Suck. Fortunately, it was short. As I came to the high points
of 95A, the tailwind switched to a cross wind and got really really
strong. A sign warned "High Wind Area". No shit!

Coming down into Silver Springs the crosswind was so bad I was leaning
the bike sideways. I actually felt like the bike was going to slip out
from under it, it was that bad. I made it in 30 min before sunset, as
opposed to the 90 I had though I would. 

This may be my last night in NV. W00t.