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Harry, I Cant Feel My Fingers

Last night, I camped near Eagle Lake, just NW of Susanville, CA. Elevation: 5000 ft. Pulling in just at sunset, I set up under a juniper(?) tree and fixed some Frito chili pie over my hobo stove. As I sat watching darkness slowly fall over this weird and wonderful landscacpe, I reflected on what diverse I saw in just 1 day at 35 mph.

Flash forward to morning. Being able to see your breath while still in the tent isn't a lot of incentive to get up. Camping where you probably shouldn't be is. Lo and behold, it is even colder outside the tent than in. Heavy covers scoot scoot. Wearing almost every item of clothing I brought, I still had to stop every 20 minutes on the ride in to Susanville to warm up. Luckily, hot chocolate and hash browns were waiting at the local casino.

As the sun starts to rise and the elevation falls, it looks to be shaping up as a great day for my ride into Reno and beyond!

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Thursday April 26 2007

File under: travel, road trip

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on Thu 26th Apr, 2007 11:02 am PDT Saxtor said:
KICK HIS ASS, SEABASS!
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on Thu 26th Apr, 2007 11:12 am PDT Wren said:
I haven't decided if I am Dumb or Dumber. (Thank you smart alecs, but "Dumbest" wasn't one of the choices.)
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on Thu 26th Apr, 2007 11:43 am PDT Jule said:
What about dumberest... I think you need some leather! that will warm you right up.
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on Thu 26th Apr, 2007 12:10 pm PDT Amanda said:
For some reason I can't picture Wren in leather... or maybe it's that I don't want to. :)
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on Thu 26th Apr, 2007 08:36 pm PDT Jule said:
I meant pleather!
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on Fri 27th Apr, 2007 06:44 am PDT Sean said:
Don't you hate pants!?!
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on Fri 27th Apr, 2007 07:35 am PDT amanda said:
i thought the outback was just like that?
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on Sun 29th Apr, 2007 07:26 pm PDT Wren said:
FYI, my ride so far has be leather free. Pleather free too.
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on Tue 01st May, 2007 02:21 pm PDT Sarah said:
I just knew you'd end up with snot frozen to your face sometime during your trip!
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