74 miles down on the old Route 66 in 95 degree heat. The morning ride was pretty cool as I had a good chunk of unused road that runs parallel to a newly paved one. After that I climbed a 4200 foot mountain pass that really slowed the pace down late morning. Before bombing down the other side I pulled off to a convenience store where I met a Pacific Coast Trail hiker and we compared our travels for a bit. The day ended with setting up camp in the dessert here a few hundred feet away from the road. I caught some sort of bug either from the hostel or that repulsive motel room last night. Having a scratchy throat and sniffles all day to go with the oppressive sun was a bummer. With enough rest hopefully it will pass, but getting to sleep will be a challenge until the heat lets up for the night.
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