Top: John looking at Lake Tahoe from the top of Mount Rose.
Next: Amy climbing Mount Rose
Next: Amy viewing Lake Tahoe from Tahoe City
Next: We leave CA and enter NV
Next: Squaw Valley Ski Resort
June 5, 2008
Truckee, CA to Sparks, NV
Distance: 65.8 Miles
Temperature: Starting at 28 degrees and ended at 81 degrees
Dear All,
Another tough day but again with incredible views.
We started in the cold and the ride took us to the Squaw Valley ski resort although given the amount of climbing that was on the plate for the day we decided not to ride the extra 6 miles to see the village. The early part of the ride took us about 25 miles into Tahoe City, a really cute town right on Lake Tahoe. What a beautiful Lake. The water is so clear that at one bridge where everyone stands and leans over the bridge to see trout that are huge. The fish are 10 to 15 feet down and they look like they are two inches under the surface. By the way the bridge is called the “fanny bridge” since if you look down the bridge what you see are a bunch of hindsides of all the people looking at the fish.
We then rode along the lake and saw homes on the water which we were told would sell for $10 million or more. They looked like it.
We finally reached the part of the day that we had been dreading, the 8.2 mile climb up Mount Rose at about an 8% grade. It was a tough climb but we handled it pretty well. The views of Lake Tahoe were spectacular as we gained altitude. After the climb came the best part, a 16 mile (yup, 16 miles) down hill at about a 9% grade. We were flying. John's maximum speed was 42 and Amy got to 32. It was a hoot. At the top of Mount Rose the temperature was in the low 50's and at the bottom of the downhill as we rode into Reno, the temperature was in the high 70's.
What really was amazing was the change in the vegetation. At the top it was similar to Vermont or Colorado with everything a beautiful green and at the bottom most of the green was gone leaving brown and tax with a smattering of green. It was really amazing to see the change in the space of a half hour on a bicycle.
Tomorrow is a 93 or so mile day. Say a prayer the wind is out of the west.
Thanks for reading. Send good vibes.
Amy and John
Truckee, CA to Sparks, NV
Distance: 65.8 Miles
Temperature: Starting at 28 degrees and ended at 81 degrees
Dear All,
Another tough day but again with incredible views.
We started in the cold and the ride took us to the Squaw Valley ski resort although given the amount of climbing that was on the plate for the day we decided not to ride the extra 6 miles to see the village. The early part of the ride took us about 25 miles into Tahoe City, a really cute town right on Lake Tahoe. What a beautiful Lake. The water is so clear that at one bridge where everyone stands and leans over the bridge to see trout that are huge. The fish are 10 to 15 feet down and they look like they are two inches under the surface. By the way the bridge is called the “fanny bridge” since if you look down the bridge what you see are a bunch of hindsides of all the people looking at the fish.
We then rode along the lake and saw homes on the water which we were told would sell for $10 million or more. They looked like it.
We finally reached the part of the day that we had been dreading, the 8.2 mile climb up Mount Rose at about an 8% grade. It was a tough climb but we handled it pretty well. The views of Lake Tahoe were spectacular as we gained altitude. After the climb came the best part, a 16 mile (yup, 16 miles) down hill at about a 9% grade. We were flying. John's maximum speed was 42 and Amy got to 32. It was a hoot. At the top of Mount Rose the temperature was in the low 50's and at the bottom of the downhill as we rode into Reno, the temperature was in the high 70's.
What really was amazing was the change in the vegetation. At the top it was similar to Vermont or Colorado with everything a beautiful green and at the bottom most of the green was gone leaving brown and tax with a smattering of green. It was really amazing to see the change in the space of a half hour on a bicycle.
Tomorrow is a 93 or so mile day. Say a prayer the wind is out of the west.
Thanks for reading. Send good vibes.
Amy and John
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