Day twenty six.

New achievement unlocked! 100 miles! Max’s first century!

Every serious cyclist knows that the century ride is a rite of passage, most commonly achieved on an organized ride, with aid and food stations, on a lightweight road bike with skinny little tires. Not Max! His first century was on a loaded bike, with winds in every direction, on dirt roads no less!

Sunrise in the Great Basin. Gotta get up early to go far.

One of the only signs of civilization.

Two-thirds of the way through is this reservoir where we had lunch and Max cooled off with a dip.

We eventually fell onto this paved road, which has to be the loneliest pavement in the world. We didn’t see a single car for 20 miles.

We traded a tent for a hotel in Rawlings. A shower and clean clothes were in order.

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