Hello all! The days slipped away! Thursday a.m. the guys biked highway #66 by Helendale over rolling hills which they said was like being on a roller-coaster...they said they could have done 100 miles just like that! But they only did 35 miles. We then moved our "Home on Wheels" down the road east to Barstow, the halfway point across California!!! The WIND was blowing fiercely. We set up camp, then jumped on our bikes to get in a few more miles...Stan has been averaging about 46 miles a day ...me only 10. What is wrong with this picture???? I am actually the "SAG" wagon most of the time. I support the guys and am on call if they need anything.
Today the guys headed out from camp to Highway Route 66 again. The wind became EXTREME...it almost blew them over...and sometimes they seemed to be FLYING. Stan said it was his first nose "sandblasting" job. They called the wind "brutal"!! Later in the day we visited the historic silver mining town of Calico only 3 miles away. The town sits on a mountain to the north of the main highway. At one time 1200 people lived here mining silver. Today it is a ghost town. The valley looked like a dustbowl from the top of the mountain!
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Hi everyone,
wow, Stan, this is exciting to read about. I haven't quite got the hang of following your trip closely yet since I don't use computer every week, but do think of you. I will try and get the hang of it better. Sounds like such an adventure and hard work too.
love,
Patricia
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