I love you, icthyosaur

I overdid it yesterday running down a mountain in thigh-high snow at 4 degrees and 7000 ft, enough with the bone-dry air already. But we persevere. Cough syrup haze, beautiful day, actual ghost towns, debates over gastrointestinal ettiquette, snowy snow, icthyosaur fossils - prehistoric reptilian whale, rocks, caves, lichens, the most amazing mountain road views, pb&j assembly line, in bed by 8 with the zquil stuff. Berlin, Icthysaur SP, Ione, Calandaria and again in Tonopah, where if you barter for a lower room rate, you pay in towels and tp. Sleeeepy sleep.