WE BIKE, etc. 2019 Bicycle Adventure – Happy 4th of July
Day 34 (July 4, 2019)
Silver Springs, NV (Lahontan State Recreation Area) to Fallon, NV – 35 Miles
Total Miles: 1,456
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny, tailwind
Today was a short day for a couple of reasons, it was either go short or way too long. We choose short due to the hot weather and mountain passes to come. We also have been having trouble with the rear wheel. Peter has tried a few things to fix it but thinks it might be the hub. We need to find a bicycle shop, unfortunately there is not one in Fallon.
Last night, the campground was a tough place to be. Between the illegal fireworks going off over our tent and the competing sound systems, we did not get much sleep. Morning came too soon.
The day started early at the Lahontan State Recreation Area Campground. The campground is operated by Nevada State Parks. We were shocked by how dirty and overrun the campground was. It appeared no one was taking care of it. The bathrooms were filthy and out of toilet paper. The campground does not have any designated campsites and allows people to camp wherever they want. There were massive amounts of RVs literally a few inches apart. There were just too many people in too small of a space. We can’t imagine what it will be like at the campground tonight, glad we will not be there.
Our ride to Fallon was uneventful. There were very few cars on the road. We suspected everyone was to where they were going already. We rode Hwy 50 most of the way with the last 15 miles having a nice wide shoulder.
We got to Fallon about 2:00 pm, checked out the town, and looked for a hotel room. There were lots to choose from, Fallon is evidently not the hot spot for the 4th of July. We hope wherever you are you have a Happy 4th of July.
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Thanks for your post, Maybe Nevada needs to think about that Campground, and others they have. A dirty place is not nice but in this case it is not safe for the campers and might even been dangerous with all the garbage/trash around. At least they need to mark the camping sites, clean them up and have some noise control in place! It was not a good place for my Son and his Wife who are traveling around the country.