Michelle Hostel to Danville
Hard to
leave an oasis like the hostel at Mitchell. Cleaned up the drivetrain using the
workstand out front. Nachant spent his time visiting with the staff and learning about America.
Got on the
road too close to lunch time so made an immediate stop at the store. After a
lunch of cheese sandwiches and fruit we got going.
A 7 mile
climb was first up. The 7 mile decent we enjoyed entering Michelle we were
paying back. Once over Keyes Summit the terrain was Western scenery like from
High Plains Drifter. Eventually the road entered a canyon that the Walls came
right to the highway. We enjoyed a descent with this canyon tight to the
roadway. Too much fun to stop for a picture.
While
cycling thru Picture Canyon a storm hit. Winds were too high to stay riding.
Nachant and I hunkered down behind a cliff out of the wind and rain. After a
short 20 minute wait we kept going.
Then I
decided to take only final picture before exiti the canyon. Another gust hit
knocking me and the bike over. Luckly I fell onto some smaller gravel and not
large sharp rocks like most of the roadside below the rock walls.
Entering
Danville about 6PM we met other cyclist from the hostel. There was a very good
restaurant, grocery and a church that takes in touring cyclist. A shower,
laundry and floor space to bed down. No sprinkler issues tonight.
Total miles
today about 38.
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