7/15/16 Dayton, NV to Kirkwood, CA, about 64 miles. I've made it to California and to the top of the Sierra Nevada! No more mountains, no more state borders. I'm planning to get to the Pacific in four days from now. This morning I went through Carson City, Nevada's state capital. I didn't stop since there didn't seem to be much going on except people commuting to work. The last town I got to in Nevada was Genoa, where I stopped for breakfast, but not before stopping for a picture in the town park right as the sprinklers went on, leaving me soaked.
I crossed the California border on a small side road that had more local road cyclists than cars, riding right alongside the Sierra Nevada mountains which surround Lake Tahoe. I crossed the California border on that side road, meaning I only got a small post for a California sign, but it's better than no sign (such as in Maryland, Virginia, and Illinois..). Right after crossing the border, I began the climb over Carson Pass through the Sierra Nevada. The climb was about 4,000 feet from bottom to top, bringing me to an elevation of around 8,600 feet, the last time I'll even be at over 1,000 feet of elevation after I descend tomorrow.
At the top of Carson Pass, the road intersects the Pacific Crest Trail. I got to meet some hikers and was offered some food by trail angels at the top. Trail angels are people who help long distance hikers with food and water, and the ones here help cyclists too.
I intended to go to a campsite, but after finding a campground that was full, I decided it would be more fun to camp across the street right beside a lake surrounded by mountains. This wasn't before being offered by two people at the campsite interested in my trip to share their site, but as it's my last night that I plan to camp, I thought doing so beside beautiful Caples Lake at the top of the Sierra Nevada would be too good to pass up.
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