Photograph of a paved bike path leading towards a mound of dirt that was the site of Evel Knievel's ramp when he attempted to jump across the Snake River gorge.

Photograph looking across the Snake River Gorge from the top of the mound that was the foundation of Evel Knievel's ramp when he attemped to motorcycle jump the canyon.

Photograph looking along the rim of the Snake River Gorge westward towards Twin Falls Idaho showing how flat the land around the canyon is, under a sheet of thin white clouds

Not only do people jump into a perfectly good canyon, at least one has tried to jump over it. This mound is where #EvelKnievel built his ramp & attempt to jump the canyon, but failed when the parachute opened prematurely.

All in all, Twin Falls is an interesting place. 6/6

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A zoomed photograph of Shoshone Falls looking up river showing the falls in the distance draining into calmer green wster between canyon walls.

Photograph of the Snake River looking up river towards Shoshone Falls in the distance with the olive green water winding between the canyon walls under a bright blue sky with white clouds in the distance

Photograph of the Snake River looking down river with the olive green water on the canyon floor between shear cliffs of the canyon walls under a sheet of thin white clouds against a blue sky

Another view of #ShoshoneFalls from further down river.
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Photograph of Shoshone Falls, showing the water cascading over grey rick cliffs with a rainbow in the mist above the olive green water

Wide angle photograph of Shoshone Falls and the surrounding landscape of the layered rock of the canyon walls, with the waterfall cascading into olive green water with a rainbow in the mist, all under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of the Snake River looking down river from Shoshone Falls showing the olive green river winding into the distance between grey canyon walls under a cloudy blue sky

Even with the river low & the hydroelectric dam letting minimal water through to help refill the reservoirs up river, #ShoshoneFalls is rather pretty, as is the view down river.
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Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper about to leap from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper standing on the bridge holding on the railing about to make their jump.

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper before they deployed their chute.

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper as their blue parachute starts to deploy

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper drifting down into the canyon with a blue parachute

Another BASE jumper taking a leap this morning. 3/6

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Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper before they deployed their chute.

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper just as their pink and blue chute starts to deploy

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper as their pink, blue, and white chute has fully deployed

Zoomed photograph of a BASE jumper leaping from the US93 bridge over the Snake River in Twin Falls, Idaho. The photograph captures the jumper as they drift down towards the river and the landing zone on the shore

Apparently this is a very popular place for people to jump off of a perfectly good bridge. They actually do #BASEJumping classes here. My #Warmshowers host often hosts BASE jumpers, & spends time helping with recovery & rescue on the river. 2/6

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Photograph of the Snake River canyon looking down river in Twin Falls, Idaho. The olive green water of the river winds into the distance between brown layered rock cliffs under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of the US93 bridge from the west side of the bridge looking eastward, spanning the Snake River gorge, with the olive green water of the river running under a brown steel trestle between the layered rock of the canyon walls under a bright blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of the US93 bridge spanning the Snake River gorge, with the olive green water of the river running under a brown steel trestle on the left side of the image between the layered rock of the canyon walls under a bright blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of the Snake River canyon looking up river as sunlight reflects off the green water as it winds between shear cliffs under a cloudy sky with clouds backlit by the sun

#TwinFalls, #Idaho is a neat place, with the Snake River cutting a canyon through an otherwise relatively flat plain. Here's the canyon by where US93 crosses.
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Oof. Stopping early was a good call. Looks like the tailwind is blowing in some stormy weather & the wind has picked up to levels & gusts that would be dangerous, even as a tailwind , on a bicycle.

Glad I have a good tent! 😅😎👍🏼
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Photograph of a small geode in cross section held between a thumb and two fingers.

I found a wild geode! Neat!

I've only ever seen them in shops & museums, with nicely cut & polished rims. I stumbled across this one when making camp when I saw an odd white ring of rock. Picked it up & rinsed it out, & here it is. 😎👍🏼

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Incidentally, I've had that backpack for 23 years now, and for pretty much that entire time, my definition of "home" is "wherever this backpack is". 😊👍🏼

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Photograph of the top third of a blue hiking backpack with a green patch somewhat sun-faded with an illustration of forest, mountains, and sun with the phrase "Pass Without A Trace" around the edge. There is a lime green windbreaker strapped below the patch, an orange carabiner on the side strap, and a Splatoon Grand Festival wristband also attached to the side strap. The backpack is in a grassy field with scrub brush and there are mountains on the horizon under a blue sky with white clouds

Landscape photograph showing a sage and other brush fulled valley and distant mountains with snow on their slopes under a cloudy sky

My "Pass Without A Trace" patch by @ginnydi.com that I put on my backpack in 2021 is a bit sun-faded after over 21,000km of #BicycleTravel (over 2 trips incl. the current one), but still looking good, & still my travel (& life) philosophy. 😊👍🏼

Can't argue with the view, either.😉

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For real, I wish #cycling on the interstate were allowed in every state, not just the western states with wide open spaces where the interstate may be the only viable route between towns.

It would make long haul #BicycleTravel feel so much safer everywhere. IMHO. 4/4
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Photograph of sage brush plains leading to snow capped mountains under a clear blue sky.

Sage brush plains and snow topped mountains of Starr Valley south of Interstate 80 west of Wells, #Nevada.

#Cycling on the interstate, while noisy, feels so much safer than so many other 2 lane roads with narrow shoulders. I really wish it were allowed EVERYWHERE... 1/4

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Photograph of a sage covered plain leading to snow capped mountains under a clear blue sky

Photograph of a herd of 12 pronghorns standing among green grass and grey winter dead sage plants

Zoomed photograph of five pronghorns among grey bushes and green grass

While I was camping out between Elko & Wells #Nevada on Easter, I saw a herd of pronghorn crossing the valley near where I'd camped. 😊
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Photograph of a snowy landscape showing a tent frosted with snow next to a bicycle leaning against a juniper tree in a valley dusted with morning snow.

Photograph of a snowy landscape showing a tent frosted with snow next to a snow-frosted bicycle leaning against a juniper tree in a valley dusted with morning snow.

Wanna see something cold!🥶

I spent 3 solid days camped out on some BLM land in Carlin Canyon near Carlin #Nevada. The first two days were rainy & chilly & the morning of the 3rd day, it was finally chilly enough to snow a bit. Hopefully this was the last hiccup of winter!😅
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Photograph looking down a forested mountain slope to the smooth light green of the valley beyond with mountains on the horizon under a blue sky with scattered clouds

Photograph of a campsite with a fire pit in the foreground and a green tent set up next to a bicycle with green panniers leaning against a shaded picnic table under a blue evening sky with a single pale yellow-orange cloud over the surrounding trees

I really appreciate these free BLM campgrounds. The campsites have fire pits and shaded picnic tables, & there are vault toilets. No water available, but still, a fantastic place to stop & take a rest day. 😊👍🏼 3/3

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Photograph of petroglyphs carved into the rock at Hickson Petroglyphs Recreation Area

Photograph of petroglyphs carved into the rock at Hickson Petroglyphs Recreation Area

Photograph of petroglyphs carved into the rock at Hickson Petroglyphs Recreation Area

Photograph of a large rock with petroglyphs carved on the lower reaches, standing against a blue sky in the forest of Hickson Petroglyphs Recreation Area

This is yet another reminder that well before we white colonizers came along native people were living on these lands, and those people are still here. These petroglyphs were made by the Western Shoshone people. 2/3

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Photograph from Hickson Summit looking west towards Big Smoky Valley in Nevada showing bare rock in the foreground giving way to sparse pine forest down the slopes to the valley beyond with mountains on the horizon under a bright blue sky with white clouds sailing across it

Selfie of me wearing a blue and white buff and a black salt-encrusted tank top holding up a hand wearing a fingerless cycling glove making a peace sign in front of a mountain view of bare rock giving way to sparse pine forest down to the valley beyond, under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph from Hickson Summit looking east towards Monitor Valley showing valley framed by nearby trees with mountains on the horizon under a light blue sky with white clouds

Photograph looking up a rugged cliff face with sparse trees at the top silhouetted against a blue sky with thin white clouds

Hickson Petroglyphs Recreation Area is a free BLM campground at Hickson Summit on US50 in #Nevada. Quite the beautiful area with great views of both Big Smoky Valley & Monitor Valley. 1/3

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Photograph of a black asphalt road stretching into the distance along desert scrub rising to mountains along the left under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of a black asphalt road stretching into the distance between a plain of desert scrub on the left and mountains along the right and in the distance, under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of a black asphalt road stretching into the distance towards snow covered mountains under a blue sky with white clouds

Photograph of a black asphalt road stretching into the distance along desert scrub rising to mountains along the right under a blue sky with scattered white clouds

A few final views back down the valley before I got to US50 & turned east. Quartering headwind became a quartering tailwind so I had to concentrate & didn't stop for any more pictures.

Big Smoky Valley was really nice!😊👍🏼 5/5

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Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a strip of sandy desert and distant mountains under a mostly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a strip of grassland and then a strip of sandy desert and distant mountains under a mostly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a strip of sandy desert and distant mountains under a mostly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a strip of sandy desert and distant mountains under a mostly cloudy blue sky

About 2/3 or 3/4 of the way along the valley northward towards the junction with US50, there is a stretch of sand along the eastern half of the valley. I was just riding along battling a quartering headwind when I looked over & was wowed. 4/5

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Selfie of me on my bicycle wearing a lime green bicycle helmet, a blue and white buff, a black tank top holding, and a backpack in front of a plain a desert scrub leading to mountains under a cloudy sky

Photograph of the rear view from my bicycle showing the solar panel strapped across my rear rack and panniers. Beyond a black asphalt road stretches into the distance through a scrub desert valley with mountains on either side under a partly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards mountains with patches of snow on the ridges under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a gravel road shoulder and a plain of desert scrub stretching towards mountains with patches of snow on the ridges under a mostly cloudy blue sky

From Carvers onward, the road ran along the base of the western mountains, leading to some nice views of the eastern mountains across the valley. 3/5

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Photograph of a desert scrub plain stretching towards a town in the distance at the base of a mountain with a little bit of snow along the ridge under a mostly cloudy sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards mountains with patches of snow on the ridges under a partly cloudy blue sky

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards mountains with patches of snow on the ridges under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Selfie of me wearing a blue and white buff and black tank top holding up a hand with a black fingerless bicycle glove in front of a gravel parking lot with rugged mountains with snow on the ridges in the background

In the middle of the valley, near Round Mountain, there is a very ugly mine along the eastern side which I didn't photograph. I instead focused on the western side with towns of Round Mountain and Carvers along the western wall of mountains. 2/5

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Photograph of a weathered asphalt road stretching into the desert towards distant mountains under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph from the "cockpit view" from my bicycle showing a weathered asphalt road stretching into the desert towards distant mountains with a sign saying "Big Smoky Valley" under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a reddish brown mountain in the near distance with grey mountains beyond under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

Photograph of a plain of desert scrub stretching towards a reddish brown mountain in the near distance with grey mountains beyond under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

At long last, I've managed to camp somewhere with signal! Time to catch up! 😅

Big Smoky Valley in #Nevada is a place I never knew existed, but it is quite pretty. I traversed most of the length of it. 🧵 1/5

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How glad am I to be exploring & enjoying our public lands while we still have any left!

With this journey, I've spent far more time over the last year #camping on BLM, National Forest, & other public lands than I have slept indoors.

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Apologies for the lack of updates lately. They are coming soon! It's just everywhere I stop to camp there is no signal (even now, had to hike up a mountain to get LOS to have 1 bar to post this!😅). I'm in northern #Nevada & doing well. Updates coming soon.
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Photograph of a sage brush covered desert plain with mountains in the distance and in the furthest distance the snow covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains are visible under a clear blue sky with a few wispy clouds

Wide angle photograph of a desert plain of sage brush with mountains and white clouds on the horizon and a few wispy clouds in a mostly clear blue sky

Heading northward from Tonopah onto #Nevada 376 & I'm in new territory for me. Creosote has given way to sage brush in the high desert. Sage smells so much nicer.😉

I can't say I LIKE the smell of creosote, but I am fond of it, because it's the smell of my beloved Mojave.🥰

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Photograph of a bicycle with green panniers parked next to a green tent on a flat desert plain of scrub brush with mountains on the horizon under a wide blue sky

Photograph of a desert plain of scrub brush leading to mountains on the horizon under a blue sky with wispy white clouds

60km of nothing but 12-15km/h headwind today. And with ~500m of elevation gain, I'm living up to the account name!😜 I'm retracing the route up US95 to Tonopah as I start to make my way northward in earnest, hoping Spring will advance with me.🤞🏼
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Photograph from inside my tent showing a Nintendo Switch 2 sitting on my thermarest air mattress with a Switch 2 Pro Controller on my knee in the foreground. The Switch 2 screen is displaying the Splatoon 3 Salmon Run lobby. Next to the air mattress is a backpack, a bicycle pannier, a bottle of lotion, and a can of BBQ Pringles

Screenshot from a Splatoon 3 Big Run end of shift results screen showing I and my 3 random teammates got a high score of 178 golden eggs and received 33 bronze scales for beating the Triumvirate.

It's a really good thing I'm not in a hurry! Brutal winds blowing from the north along Amargosa Valley near Beatty #Nevada are convincing me to stay in my tent & play #Splatoon3. 😅 Should be calmer (though still a headwind) tomorrow.

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* oddly, I found the cause of the puncture in the tire (& removed it) but I couldn't find the puncture on the tube! Must be a tiny pinhole, & there isn't any standing water around to dunk it in. 😅 I packed it up to patch later.😊👍🏼

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Took a rest day camped put in the desert. After swapping out a punctured tube*, I spent the better part of the day sitting in my tent playing #ResidentEvilRequiem. Made some solid progress! This is why I #BicycleTravel with a #Nintendo #Switch2. 😎👍🏼

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Screenshot from my Garmin Connect gear page showing that I have currently traveled 10,405.6km on my Surly Long Haul Trucker bicycle, which I've nicknamed "Critter"

Another milestone (kilometerstone? 🤔) passed. I recently passed 10,000km on this current bicycle trip, which now makes this the longest trip I have ever done (& I'm nowhere near finished!).
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