Day 9 Tonopah

Wow! What a day. I'm pleased to say Dave and I learnt from yesterday's mistakes and had a great day. A pretty huge day but just awesome. So many times today ( like almost around every bend) I thought should I stop to take photos but you just can't.
We rode from the arid foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in the west via Maraposa ( an old Western gold rush town) for coffee, of course. Then followed the Merced river into Yosemite. Words can't do it justice.
This beautiful mountain river flows down the centre if the valley with these huge granite monoliths towering above you. It's glacial country and at times reminded me of a rugged version of the Swiss Alps, but to compare Yosemite to somewhere else is to do it an injustice. Look at the pics and times by 10 000. My only regret is that I couldn't stay there to walk up into the hills.
Well, after that we rode up over the top of the Sierra Nevadas on the Tioga pass. More awesome and very unique landscape. Pines on rock. I think they are called lodge pole pines but not sure if I heard the charming lady at the Tuomnys meadow info centre correctly.
From there down into Nevada. Huge country. Starkly beautiful and after a fortifying coffee in s hole called Benton we have made our way into Tonopah.
The bikes are just great and do well designed for this kind of travel. They just lope along. They are carrying the luggage so well that too be honest I don't even know its there.
Anyway. Neither of us did anything silly today so I'll leave it at that.
Early start tomorrow to avoid the heat.
Enjoy the pics.