Originally Posted by
Doug64
Daily mileage is also dependent on distances between campgrounds, motels, food, water or other opportunities for provisions and lodging. In part of the western US. it can be a long way between opportunities. There are some stretches that are 200 kms long with 1 or 2 places to stop, and very few good areas to wild camp. This may either reduce the mileage for a period of time from what you would have been physically capable of riding.
In Oregon's high desert you tend to stop where there is shade and water, regardless of the distance. You could wild camp almost any where, but who would want to.
Suppose it depends how much food and water you have with you at the time. I do agree that stretch of desert doesn't look like a great place to stop if you have a better option.We made the mistake of not taking enough water for the first 200km. There were no real places to resupply (unless you liked fish! A whole town full of fish restraunts) so we had to make do with one small convience store - and I mean small the front room of some old ladies house.