Thanks, Babs. I'm actually slightly obsessed with the lemon lime Gatorade now. I don't think I'd ever had that flavor before, somehow!

Great stories Jeff! You are guided by angels. That’s amazing! Now I’m thirsty for a lemon lime Gatorade!! You are doing great!!

I've ridden Ely to Baker, it can be an enjoyable ride. Kerouac restaurant in Baker was good. https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/heartattack/day-15-ely-to-baker-another-no-service-day/

What did I say? About people stopping to offer you all kinds of goodies along the 170 empty miles of US 6. Sounds like you had quite a few great encounters.

Maybe you should've pedaled up that embankment a foot or so. :-)

Was there actually a building anywhere near this? Or for a few miles down a side road? It looks so barren.

Wow, a badger!

Bad, bad badger! :-)

Looks like a badger - and they are aggressive little guys.

I just noticed he's wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes baseball cap.

Jeff, it's WORLD FAMOUS.

Haha. I detest pickles, while my wife loves them. It's one of our jokey "feuds" in fact. I said something mean to her one time, and my punishment was that I had to drink pickle juice while she watched and laughed at my disgusted expression.

She must not have read this journal page yet, because we talked 20 minutes ago, and she didn't mention the photo.

You are probably already in Ely, soaking up all of the amenities of town. My mother owned the movie theatre there until she passed. It's a former opera house. When she bought it, the place was still heated with coal! Mother upgraded to coal oil, the most modern choice available in Ely. No gas service for heaters available. That place was a money pit. There was always something to fix or upgrade. But, it's sure a beautiful building.

electrolytes!

Yeah, I remember Rich.
He was crazier even than you.