{"id":541,"date":"2009-07-09T02:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:24:46","slug":"day-32-austin-nv-to-eureka-nv-deja-vu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"Day 32 \u2013 Austin, NV to Eureka, NV \u2013 Deja-Vu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>72 miles in 6.83 hours \u2013 Max Speed 36.5mph<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had looked up the ride today, and despite the 72 miles with no services, I had heard that it was not a hard ride. Well, I knew that I had to get over Austin Mountain before I got into the ride proper, and it was a beast. I headed up that beast, and made it the three miles to the summit after a 45 minute ride.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_542\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000719_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000719_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at the town of Austin from the mountain of Austin.\" title=\"P1000719_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000719_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000719_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back at the town of Austin from the mountain of Austin.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_543\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000720_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000720_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"That was a good one.\" title=\"P1000720_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000720_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000720_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That was a good one.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AO8mT9wenBo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_544\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000722_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000722_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"What goes up must come down. Unless it escapes Earth&#039;s gravitational field. Luckily I haven&#039;t yet.\" title=\"P1000722_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000722_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000722_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What goes up must come down. Unless it escapes Earth's gravitational field. Luckily I haven't yet.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I then had a short downhill, and then another immediate uphill. Dammit. I got over Bob Scott pass, and then had a glorious downhill. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_545\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000723_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000723_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"As promised.\" title=\"P1000723_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000723_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000723_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As promised.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had a short glide, and then another uphill! I got to the pass of that hill, and realized that I had done the first 20 miles in 3 hours. Not good. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_546\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000724_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-546\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000724_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Too many hills.\" title=\"P1000724_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000724_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000724_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Too many hills.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_547\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000726_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000726_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Aborigines?\" title=\"P1000726_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000726_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000726_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aborigines?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that summit though, the ride finally flattened out, and I pumped out the next 45 miles.<\/p>\n<p>I then had another hill to climb to get into town, much like the day before. And just like the day before, I again bonked. I grunted and groaned, but eventually got into town, and looked around for a cheap motel. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_548\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000729_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000729_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Exactly.\" title=\"P1000729_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000729_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000729_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exactly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_549\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000730_3264x1840.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549\" src=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000730_3264x1840-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"I wonder what the other towns on the 50 think of this claim.\" title=\"P1000730_3264x1840\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000730_3264x1840-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/liveforthepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/P1000730_3264x1840-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wonder what the other towns on the 50 think of this claim.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There were two on the main street, but they were both closed down. That left the Best Western as the only choice, but when I went in and asked, they said it was $95 with taxes and all that. Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>I went back outside, rode around town a little more, and then, defeated,  went back to the Best Western and got a room. I went up the street and had the biggest chili dog I have ever seen (it was really a hot dog and bun buried somewhere under chili). Going to the grocery store I ran into my two friends from the day before and we talked for a while longer. Eventually I headed back towards the hotel and wished them luck. I never saw them again.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-google-maps\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d370919.83707388013!2d-116.7901144239395!3d39.449227263925415!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e6!4m5!1s0x880b552c3cb1276d%3A0x3e8b86a214865deb!2sPony%20Canyon%20Motel%2C%20Main%20Street%2C%20Austin%2C%20NV!3m2!1d39.4941463!2d-117.07389859999999!4m5!1s0x80bab4bd82775103%3A0xe67e3818256f7354!2sBest%20Western%20Plus%20Eureka%20Inn%2C%20North%20Main%20Street%2C%20Eureka%2C%20NV!3m2!1d39.515158799999995!2d-115.96175219999999!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1737663808666!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>72 miles in 6.83 hours \u2013 Max Speed 36.5mph I had looked up the ride today, and despite the 72 miles with no services, I had heard that it was not a hard ride. 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