Well, it was already over 90 F when I got started, so I decided to skip the route over the Pah Rah mountains and just ride directly to Gerlach via Nixon on Highway 447. From Gerlach I rode the whole length of the Black Rock Desert in a northeast direction before popping onto Soldier Meadows Road. It was a steady 102 F through the Black Rock – but with a nice refreshing 102 F head wind, ha.
