OCTOBER 1 At 6:30 am we hauled ourselves to the train station, dismantled our gear and boarded the Amtrak to Sacramento at 8:15. Sophie gave a scare as she crawled out of her 'SERVICE DOG' vest and headed to the main lobby as we were packing the duffels with bike trailers. She was a very good dog after that . 25 Hours later we landed in Reno, taking an extra rest day before tackling Sacramento California.
We enjoyed for the most part the long rail journey over the Rocky Mountains. The view of the Colorado River was stunning. We also passed through Green River and contacted our friends as we went. It gave time to Pray for the them. After going to the bathroom in Salt Lake City, we hauled into Reno for a day of rest.
After being cramped on a train for a day and an hour, we checked into the Reno Suites 22 floor hotel room. We walked the bikes into the room from the elevator and took a long nap. From there we explored the area, bought a new pair of shoes for Carolyn and ate fusion Korean food (yum!). It is an interesting historical city. You can see David with Sophie facing the river, with the oldest red brick hotel on the left side. The evening of October third, we met William pastor as well as owner of comfort food and prayed for his congregation in Reno.
Here we are at the Reno train station, preparing our minds to tackle the day A good rest was needed as we took the Amtrak to Sacramento, which was more than one hour late. This put us into Sacramento at 2:45pm. We needed to bike 30 miles before dark. Although we broke speed records on the Jedediah Smith Memorial Bike Trail, we did not arrive to Beals Point campground until 8pm. We biked the last three miles with our few lights and setup our tent in pitch black. We pray for Katy who used our parking spot to spend the night in her truck. We also praise God for Katy who helped us find our camp site in the dark.