Tangke very much…

Slow going, folks. We did less than 200 miles yesterday, partly because of the roads and partly because of the stops for camera work. We rode in mostly cloudy weather yesterday with little rain.   The views were spectacular, including a stop at the end of the day at the headwaters of the Yellow River (China’s “Mother River”).    That was an interesting one…it involved a climb to the top of a hill that gave us a view of the river’s nine curves.   Coming down those 1000 steps was worse than going up; I have a phobia about going down stairs,

We’re in Tangke, still on the Tibetan plateau, and we’re going to try to make Ningxia tonight. There’s no running water in our hotel this morning, but we’re hoping that will change in a few minutes.  It poured all night long, and it looks like it’s going to rain again today.   Put the altitude and the cold temperatures into the mix, and this ride has become quite challenging.  The altitude thing is particularly challenging.   It’s easy to get lightheaded.   I haven’t experienced the headaches that sometimes go with high altitudes, but some of the other guys have.

Connectivity is terrible out here, so no photos for the blog today, folks.