{"id":508,"date":"2009-07-07T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:00:40","slug":"day-30-fallon-nv-middlegate-nv-unlike-anywhere-else-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"Day 30 \u2013 Fallon NV \u2013 Middlegate, NV \u2013 Unlike anywhere else on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

50 miles in 4.16 hours \u2013 Max Speed 31mph<\/p>\n

I got up at around 8 and laid around for a little before showering and splitting \u2013 Francis and Brian were having a zero day in Fallon, so I left them and moved on. I went back into town to get breakfast, and then started the 48 mile ride to Middlegate with no services. <\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The town of Salt Wells<\/p><\/div>\n

This ride was extremely remote, but the temperature was perfect, maybe 75. The remoteness was wonderful as well.<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a>

People use the rocks on the side of the road to write out messages.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nevada\"<\/a>

Nevada<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The night before my dad told me that he thought that most of the water in Nevada was good for drinking. I don't know why exactly he thought this, but I laughed, as this pink gross stuff is the first water I saw the next day.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"You<\/a>

You may be wondering what exactly a 'sand mountain' looks like.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Well<\/a>

Well there you go. Note the RV's in the lower right hand corner for scale.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pass\"<\/a>

Pass<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Okay.<\/a>

Okay. So there were a ton of these, and I really enjoyed reading them, so I made sure to take pictures of good enough quality so you could read all of them too. Ignore them if you wish, but I think they are interesting.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Historical<\/a>

Historical Sign<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pass,<\/a>

Pass, with Nevada in the background.<\/p><\/div>\n