A short ride up to Lone Pine, Sam then took a left into the Alabama hills and explored the rocks. He ended up chatting to Ryan and Garon which led to him camping and chilling with them for the rest of the day.

A fast ride up highway 395 dodging thunderstorms took Sam further north. During a food stop he received a fist bump from The Righteous Ones motorcycle club.

Back on the bivvy, looking at the stars Sam reflects on his day. After sorting a leak in his rear tire he rode towards Ridgecrest along a beautiful road with some fantastic downhills. Stopping for food he meets another bikepacker.

Rain in the night! A rare moment, which luckily wasn’t very heavy. An old Highway led Sam through some dying towns along he did cycle along Route 66 for about 200m. Some fast miles along the road took up the rest of the day as the scenery improved.

Whilst Sam was having breakfast a man did some target practice across the valley.

A lovely downhill led to a supermarket and a library stop for wifi and then Sam headed into the desert once again along some busy roads. Tragedy strikes in the evening though!

We part ways! :(

A productive morning of sorting and swapping kit lead to Tom leaving at about 3 to cycle south and Sam heading north back into the desert. Very strange setting up alone.

Tom meaning had 50 miles to do and left at 3pm. Did he make it?

A fter being rudely awakened by the sun shining in our faces we packed up before breakfast for once and left not before Tom got stabbed by a Joshua tree. We made it up to Big bear and found a lovely place to stay!

Also find out who the Great Game and also what on earth the Great Game is?!

A great morning chilling with Aaron and a quick service on Sam’s bike (Great game points weren’t added) we headed down to the local farmers market and then up into the hills. A quick stop at Pioneertown before heading into the hills camp! A great day

A big climb in the morning led to descending feeling like Disney princesses. A fantastic day exploring and riding through Joshua Tree national park made us never want to leave. Luckily Aaron hosted us and we quickly forgot about this as he showed us around and took us to a open mic night. Great day!

After a fantastic nights sleep after a big day we popped into town, got a new SIM card, filled up a crazy amount of water in Maccies and the headed up through a very hot canyon towards Joshua tree national park narrowly avoiding a rattlesnake!