Too long! I've been riding in earnest. Mostly short to medium length rides in and around Ely. Cool stuff, but not quite blog worthy.
I've been hoping to get out for a bikepack for the last month or so, but haven't for various, kinda lame, reasons - until my buddy Patrick came to town and was itching to go.
We had a false start up in the White Pine Range near Hamilton where we only found only one meager spring and were reliant on finding more further on. Too big a gamble, so we regrouped.
We settled on the Schellbourne Pass area in the northern Schell Creek Range. This is me, rolling out!
The climb to the pass is relatively easy, stairstepping up with a few short, steep sections. Once over the pass our next destination was Twin Springs.
Good flowing springs were found above this stock pond, so we topped off our water and rode on.
The next several miles involved a lot of short, sometimes steep, climbs and descents as the road traversed through different watersheds. This is me again, just cresting one of the climbs.
By mid afternoon we rolled into Centerville, the site of a mill and a small town established in 1872 near several silver mines. Patrick in stoke mode.
Bike lean on the last remaining structure.
Centerville made for a fine campsite with a strongly flowing spring, a fire ring with plenty of wood nearby, flat ground for sleeping, and sweeping vistas.
The next morning dawned bright and beautiful.
A fun descent brought us down to Spring Valley, and after a short spin, to Stone House. This was the site of a Pony Express station and later a stage coach stop.
A look up into the hills from whence we came. Our route basically traversed from right to left at the base of the steeper slopes.
Finally! A blog entry. A bike tour. Wild Nevada. I love it!