5/28/09 ~ Clocking 80 miles in the dry desert heat, we left Las Vegas behind and rode through the sweltering heat to Mesquite, a small farm and casino town which was truly an oasis in the desert. Our main problem was traveling on highway 15, which is littered with shredded tractor-trailer tires. These tires are held together by a fine wire mesh which scatters all over the shoulder when the tire explode. These metal splinters caused 10 flats, and were hard to detect because they are extremely small and thus cause the tire to deflate very slowly. Our first attempt to find a host via knocking on doors was successful due to Bobby's pure charm. Valerie, a retired school teacher allowed us to shower at her house and camp out in her back yard.
1. Mike, who helped us with so many things in Vegas, also treated us to an IHOP breakfast before leaving the city, and rode with us part of the way. 2. Vegas in the background
3. Our mid-day break spot 4. thankfully no humidity 5. Nevada mountains
6. the cursed highway 15 7. the lushness of Mesquite
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