"Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have
definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire."
- Napoleon Hill
Gyantse to Lhasa
This should be an interesting route with plenty of remote back roads and a particularly tricky mountain passage. Fuel management and awareness will be paramount. If my plans hold, I should ride about 350km/217 miles to Nagartse via the primitive, rocky Simi La pass at 4,200 meters/13,780 feet and then over the newly-paved Karo La pass at 5,010 meters/16,400 feet. Temperatures at both passes are said to be cold, even in the summer. Cold temperatures and thin air should make for a challenging, yet interesting day of riding. The interactive map can be seen
here.
Lhasa is a cultural center of Tibet and having ridden six days straight, I plan to take a day off for some rest. A day off the bike in Alaska and Australia was a welcome respite on those trips. It will also afford me the opportunity to sort through my videos and images and maybe do a little writing. I expect decent Internet access, so I hope to update this blog.
