Go Outside, Ride Bikes

On to explore Nevada...we'll only be there 3 days, but I am excited to cross another state of my list. NV will be my last new state of the trip. So here goes...

Overton, NV

• Entering Overton will put us in the Pacific time zone (our final time zone for the trip) & me in a new state!
• Overton is located at the north end of Lake Mead.
• Home to the Lost City Museum which features a reconstructed pueblo dwelling and artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada.

Boulder City, NV

• Boulder City is one of only 2 cities in the state of NV that prohibits gambling.
• The city was originally built in 1931 for those working on the Hoover Dam.
• In 2009 Boulder City was ranked 6/25 on the list of top cities in which to retire.

&...to wrap up our time in Nevada...

Pahrump, NV

• Pahrump did not have telephone service until the 1960's, the same goes for paved roads leading to the city.
• The average high during July is 101 degrees, the average low is 69 degrees.Eek!
• The population went from just 2,000 in 1980 to 36,000 in 2010.

That wraps up Nevada...the next post we'll be crossing our final state line and exploring California. Hard to believe my arrival to Jacksonville is only 12 days away. I got an e-mail containing some more information about orientation. Our schedule on May 19th, our first day of biking, looks something like this:
May 19: Go Outside; Ride Bikes

7:00AM: Rise & Shine

8:00AM: Route Meeting

9:00AM: Wheel Dip (We'll (or should I say Wheel, haha) dip our back tire in the Atlantic Ocean to kick off our journey & dip our front tire in the Pacific to end it!)

9:30AM: BEGIN BIKING ACROSS AMERICA (well it sounds a lot more intimidating when it's phrased this way...)