Aubgust 1st - Plenty of Nowhere

Next to the nicely-paved road was this post-apocylaptic looking track. Between the grass and the barren plains, civilization left this place behind.

We started very early today, as evidenced by the near-full moon beginning to set.

A house, a yard sale, and powerlines. This is a hopping place!

Vale: 12 miles. Burns: 126 miles. Nothing in the middle.

Gas stations sell the darndest things.

The roadside supported hundreds of sunflowers. Probably planted from people snacking on the seeds and losing a few.

Bicycle, road, horizon. It's meditative to be in such a barren place.

Oasis.

Coleman's Service had a sign in the window announcing that the owner was out to lunch.

NEXT GAS / 68 MILES

It wasn't all sagebrush. We rode through Juntara, this pretty river-based oasis.

Finally, we arrived at Oasis, an all-in-one travellers stop in the town of Juntara (pop: 200)

And set up the tents for some well-earned rest.