Day 11 Las Vegas, Nevada

Stats
Daily mileage 58 Ride time 4hr 55min
Avg speed 11.76mph Total Mileage 580

I woke up with the aim to eat as much food as possible. I strategically chose clothes with lots of pockets so I was my own human doggy bag. I got to the buffet and was slightly disappointed, however I didn’t let that stop me. Overall, I ate 2 bowls of cereal, a large plate of scrambled egg, 3 sausage, fried potatoes, an apple, a yogurt, a Danish bun, a muffin, 2 coffees, 2 hot chocolates and 2 orange juices. I rolled back to my room and sat on the toilet for awhile in the hope that I wouldn’t have to carry all that weight up the 5494ft mountain.

I got in on the road and the wind had died down. I topped up with water and more food because there was nothing for the next 43 miles and the sun rays were beating down. The pass was tough and never ending but 3 hours later I got to the peak and stopped at mountain spring saloon. I got chatting to the owner who offered me a beer and we sat in the glorious sun.

An hour passed and I decided to leave and begin the decent into Las Vegas. I navigated my way through the suburbs to my host house. Kevin was surprised to see me as he had not been receiving my emails but invited me in nevertheless. We chatted somewhat about possible routes to take and some of his awesome adventures. One being a 2800 mile walk across the continental divide that passes from Mexico through the US, up to Canada. After an awesome dinner, I retired to bed and pondered my options.