More of the valley, mountain, valley pattern. Here we see the mountains on the horizon with the road stretch out to meet them in the distance.

I don't have an iPod, or other music source, so I have to keep my mind engaged by either looking for interesting photo opportunities, playing with the GPS, or by doing mental fuel/mileage/distance gymnastics. I spend time thinking about my mileage (roughly 44 MPG over the whole distance), miles travelled, remaining fuel, and estimated time and distance to next fuel stop. Then I check my rough mental calculations against the GPS.

Because of the large distances between gas stations, I decide not to push my luck and fuel up more frequently than normal. At these altitudes and speeds, the bike can easily do 200 miles on a tank, but on average, I fill up at the 167 mile mark.

More of the valley, mountain, valley pattern. Here we see the mountains on the horizon with the road stretch out to meet them in the distance.

I don't have an iPod, or other music source, so I have to keep my mind engaged by either looking for interesting photo opportunities, playing with the GPS, or by doing mental fuel/mileage/distance gymnastics. I spend time thinking about my mileage (roughly 44 MPG over the whole distance), miles travelled, remaining fuel, and estimated time and distance to next fuel stop. Then I check my rough mental calculations against the GPS.

Because of the large distances between gas stations, I decide not to push my luck and fuel up more frequently than normal. At these altitudes and speeds, the bike can easily do 200 miles on a tank, but on average, I fill up at the 167 mile mark.