After leaving Nebraska we made our way up to Cheyenne, Wyoming, for a night, before heading south into Colorado and then west to Utah.
Moab, Utah, was a highlight of the trip. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the intense red sandstone against the azure sky was a revelation.
![Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5469/17044468604_b1bf9eb860.jpg)
Moab is a cyclist’s paradise, with its expanses of slick rock and challenging singletrack.
![Mountain bikers, Slick Rock Trail, Moab, Utah](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8814/17667112091_fee69ccbd3.jpg)
Ely, Nevada, is mostly a waystation on Highway 50, dubbed the “Loneliest Road in America.” I sketched its main drag just before the sun went down and the casinos lit up below the snowcapped mountains.
![Ely, Nevada](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7663/17479387990_c2d8aa5aca.jpg)
By the time we got to Eureka, it was raining. While M. went in search of coffee, I tore out a page from the “official guide” to Highway 50 and tried to capture the mood with a white gel pen.
![Eureka, Nevada](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/444/18105202388_17d90c05e6.jpg)
Our last stop in Nevada before crossing the California state line was Lake Tahoe. We marveled at the clear aquamarine water and, after all that rain, bright sunshine!
![Lake Tahoe, Nevada](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7782/17670399824_de1618f0e4.jpg)
Moab, Utah, was a highlight of the trip. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the intense red sandstone against the azure sky was a revelation.
![Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5469/17044468604_b1bf9eb860.jpg)
Moab is a cyclist’s paradise, with its expanses of slick rock and challenging singletrack.
![Mountain bikers, Slick Rock Trail, Moab, Utah](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8814/17667112091_fee69ccbd3.jpg)
Ely, Nevada, is mostly a waystation on Highway 50, dubbed the “Loneliest Road in America.” I sketched its main drag just before the sun went down and the casinos lit up below the snowcapped mountains.
![Ely, Nevada](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7663/17479387990_c2d8aa5aca.jpg)
By the time we got to Eureka, it was raining. While M. went in search of coffee, I tore out a page from the “official guide” to Highway 50 and tried to capture the mood with a white gel pen.
![Eureka, Nevada](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/444/18105202388_17d90c05e6.jpg)
Our last stop in Nevada before crossing the California state line was Lake Tahoe. We marveled at the clear aquamarine water and, after all that rain, bright sunshine!
![Lake Tahoe, Nevada](https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7782/17670399824_de1618f0e4.jpg)