10. Day 1

 San Jose to Wendover, Utah - 670 miles

I'd call this day a success, it was a long one after starting late, didn't get on the road until almost 10am and had several pockets of traffic making my way across California.  Once I hit the mountains it was smooth sailing though.  Managed to stop just outside Reno to hop on the bike, kind of a boring loop being straight up and back down but the terrain was a challenge, lots of loose rocks and sand and not an ounce of shade anywhere.

Made a couple of stops along the way but was successful in being socially distant from anyone.  I was hoping to hit a rest stop for dinner at sunset but found it was closed, I'm guessing because of covid but who know.  I pushed on and ended up making dinner outside a truckstop in Battle Mountain, NV.  Saw lots of mining operations along the way, billboards targeted at people who are depressed, and prisons.  Biggest surprise for me was how hilly Nevada is, I always thought it flattened out past Reno but boy was I wrong.

A little cold and windy out here tonight, but quiet - boondocking on BLM land at the Bonneville Salt Flats.  I see a few other campers off in the distance, curious to see this place in the daylight.