The "Lemond Loop"

So I don't have any pictures to post, simply just wanted the opportunity to share with you my experience from this past weekend.

I have a friend whose famous opening line to ask whether you are interested in doing a given activity goes like this......"so I got a bad idea, you in?" This weekends activity was befitting this opening line if ever there was one.

So we did a bike ride that apparently Greg Lemond used to do while he was growing up in NorCal/Northern Nevada (pre-Tour "Day" France era.....i think). The ride ended up being not that bad and quite scenic and enjoyable. The route that we followed started in Reno and rode over Mt. Rose summit and down in to Incline Village (i.e. Lake Tahoe shoreline), from there we rode south along the shoreline and climbed up to Spooner Summit, then made the descent down in to Carson City. From there we rode east (uphill) towards Dayton, where we rode up to and talked with a gentleman doing a tour to the Grand Canyon and on to Denver with a loaded bike weighing 100lbs!!!!! From here we headed up State Route 341 to Virginia City.......another 10+ mile climb before plunging back in to the valley and Reno.

All told we clocked 90 miles and a considerable amount of elevation gain and loss.........and gain, Good times were had by all.

Thank you and goodnight!