Today starts in Jerome, Idaho And finishes in Winnemucca, Nevada

Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes

I awoke in Jerome, ID but was not feeling entirely well For some reason, I was experiencing virtigo Standing and moving made the world spin and my stomach followed.

As I learned a couple days later, if you get dehydrated, it can affect your inner ear Yesterday was in the low 90's and I rode stretches for hours not stopping It is not easy to drink water (hydrate) in a full face helmet while riding

I, of course, considered myself to be above natural laws and had given no thought whatever to stopping from time to time to drink some water Now I was paying the price

With an unstable tummy, breakfast was not on the table for me today

Fearing the worst, but feeling a little bit better I headed off toward Twin Falls, hoping for the best

Somehow, on the bike I felt much more stable and not so ill. While riding, my head was relatively steady

Going south from Twin Falls is absolutely nothing until you get to Jackpot, NV, nearly 50 miles not a store nor a gas stop, just distance.

Jackpot is nothing but about 3 casinos and a gas station I gassed up and moved on

US-93 is a long, lonely road

The first real city in Nevada is Wells more than 65 miles further south There is not a whole lot there that caught my eye so I did not stop

I did finally stop in Elko, another 50 miles, and gassed up

I passed several trains about a mile long heading both directions Which engaged me in some mental calethetics: If a two trains each a mile long pass one another one, empty, travelling 40 MPH, the other, loaded, travelling 20 MPH How long from when they pass head to head until they pass tail to tail? Answer: two minutes

I originally planned on stopping in Battle Mountain But there is not a single motel there that I wanted to rent

That change of plans, an extra 50 miles, made for a very long day

At last, I made it to Winnemucca A long day and due to my queesy stomach I had had nothing to eat all day Best Western Plus Gold Country Inn for some thankful rest

Stepping off the bike at the various stops was iffy Moving around made the world unstable beneath my feet

All day, although feeling weak, I was confident The bike ran extremely well and smooth

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