Through the Notch, Juniper Pass, from NV 447

Jayhawk Well and windmill, I expect water when I see livestock, mile 10.5, Sahwaves on the horizon The Sahwave Mountains are an isolated range in northern Nevada between Pyramid Lake and Lovelock. I have approached this range from the south off the I-80 exits, Hotsprings Nightingale, Jessup, and Toulon. From the north I have ridden …

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Day Trip; Through the notch, Juniper Pass, around the Sahwave Mountains

From ArcGIS - USA Topo maps, how could you not be drawn to ride through this feature? On the map there was this discrete notch between the Sahwave Mountains and the Blue Wing Hills. Never before have I been so captivated by a series of contour lines. But there it was, connecting two dry lake …

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