Not the most exciting day scenic wise but a fun day nonetheless as Sam made some good progress on gravel.

A lovely evening camping with another Bikepacker having a great chat in a town park.

A day on gravel on an old railway line. Through some nice rural towns and villages. Had a nice chat to some people at one store. Rode through some open farmland and went through 35 gates!

Sam had a great morning exploring the vast caves of the Lava beds. Nothing like it, especially when you’re on your own.

A great decent to farmland to Sam into his next state and back into arid/desert lands.

Sam made it to Lava beds national monument and caves, and he stoked about it. Mornings riding in a nice woodland with some rough roads took Sam through lots of burnt trees and finally to the Lava beds. Met some great people in the car park as well.

Most miles yet! A Sam saw quite a variety of land. Started off in forest with a big downhill to farmland. Up a steep private lane to a large open wetland.

Finding a camp spot wasn’t an easy task due to the vast about of private land. Apologies for the noise of the rain.

Another 56 miles done. A lot of burnt trees today cycling through fantastic gravel trails in the morning having to reroute due to a river removing a large section of the road. A couple of river crossings later and Sam reached the road and cracked on to find a nice camp spot.

A ‘fantastic’ day! 56 miles in beautiful weather with some great climbs, smooth roads and nice gravel in the middle of nowhere. Sam rode through some beautiful country where the Dixie fire of 2021 hit.

A great decent to Truckee where Sam gorged in a supermarket. Some smooth roads and cycle paths led out of the city into pine forests. A huge decent led back into farmland.

Sam’s off again! A nice morning with David and Lindsey seeing Sam off and then dropping the kids off at school led to Sam heading for Truckee along a great road and cycle paths. The new hub being enjoyed.

The bike is fixed! A chilled morning cycling the first few miles with the Stanford group and exploring South Lakes led to picking up my bike! A very short ride from the bike shop to David’s house made for the shortest day yet.