Day One (yesterday). Highway 95 from Reno to Las Vegas. 425 miles. 108 degrees. Exhausted, I stopped short of Las Vegas by 40 miles and stayed in Indian Springs.

Day Two: (today). I am holed up in Starbucks at Lake Havasu. 211 miles so far today but too damn hot (105)to continue. The heat, the low humidity (15) and the relative wind make it impossible to stay hydrated. I'll stay until 4:00 and go for another 150 miles-maybe Brawley, California.