Day 5 Truckee to Sparks.

We left Trukee alongside a lovely river and saw the entrance to Squaw Valley where a winter olympic games was held, but goodness knows when, took a photo of the sign and the olympic flame though. Then onto a bike path and ahead we could see more of the snowcapped Sierra ranges on another sunny day with a cloudless sky, the weather gods are being kind up to now, but it's costing an arm and a leg in sunblock. Climbed steadily to 6200' and then arrived at Lake Tahoe, what a sight, amazing views, and if only I could find a computer that worked properly I could download the photos so you could see for yourself, but that will have to wait. From Tahoe we crossed the state line, said goodbye to California and entered the gambling state of Nevada. The casinos started as soon as the line was crossed. We then had to climb up to summit of Mount Rose, which meant an 8 mile climb to 8900 feet, it was cold up there as we were above the snow line. Photos at the top then a 16.7 mile descent at speeds up to 40 mph with breathtaking views. It was nice to feel the air getting warmer as we dropped down to the town of Sparks which is not too far from Reno. Glad to get into the hotel after 2 days of really hard climbing. we've been promised that Nevada is a lot flatter. Todays distance was 64.8 miles.