As brutal as yesterday's ride was taking the Carroll Summit Alternate (see the blog "What happens when you take too many dumb pills"), today's ride from Austin NV to Eureka NV  was sweet.  There was a very tough hill climb at Austin, but after my experience on Carroll Summit, the Austin climb was child's play and the 70 miles went pretty fast.  I left Austin at 7:30 am and was in Eureka at 1:30 pm with lots of breaks.  On one break Jaine and I met at a rest area and met a guy named Josh and his dog Yuma.

Josh (not to be confused with our adopted Josh the bike rider)is 24 years old, hasn't had a steady job in 2 years, and travels all over the United States, just having fun and working construction when he gets the chance.  He lives out of his van and he just goes wherever the wind takes him.  Originally from Illinois, he doesn't really have a residence anymore.  Right now he's planning on visiting Moab, UT and later see his brother someplace in Utah.

Josh, Yuma and John

You might think he was a lost soul, but in fact he's the opposite.  He's kind of a modern day Jack Kerouac that, at 24 could write a book about all of his experiences leading the life of a vagabond.

Josh is a very friendly and nice young man leading an alternative life style and his dog was happy and living the life...just like his master.

So....you think you're pretty tough, eh?  

www.whosrunningthiscountry.com

A good starting spot is at the top of her page where it says "2015 Run".

Jaine and Steph

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