Blogs from Ely, Nevada, United States, North America

I got a relatively early start from the Duck Creek RV Park in Henderson NV on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. I wasn’t so concerned with a rush hour in the “City That Never Sleeps.” LOL This time I followed the GPS instructions onto I-15/US 93 and drove about 12 miles until US 93 split off for a course due north. I already had decided to stay on US 93 all the way to Ely NV regardless of what instructions Informational Irene (my GPS) gave me because the entire US 93 route is designated as scenic by Mr. Rand and Ms. McNally. Indeed, Irene did want me to take NV 318 but her protest was short-lived. All of you fellow travelers know the type font size of a city/village/town relates the size of the municipality. Although I ... read more

We are almost there! Should be in California this afternoon. We stayed at the Hotel Nevada, Ely NV. last night, not what we expected from the outside. All room were named after someone famous that has at the Nevada. We stayed in the Hoot Gibson room. Place was very nice inside and a lot of history yore the walls. Best part $1 Margaritas and $1.50 Beers.( did I say awesome). Lost some money in the Casino but that's what you're supposed to do right?... read more

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus... Riding along the start of the loneliest road in America along route 50 from Utah to Nevada avoiding the N-S interstate (thanks John for the heads up), I definitely felt very alone at times with my bike, oh yes, and my thoughts. Look out. I had a very deep conversation with myself this afternoon. Blame it on the environment. It started with trying to comprehend the scale of Utah's endless mountains and canyons and moonscape terrain we rode through later this morning, and an old sea bed which still had tidal characteristics - all of this awe created 4 billion years ago and still in tact, all of which I cannot describe adequately so will let the photos do the talking. It propels one (me) to ponder the ... read more

This morning, we succeeded in being on the road by 8:15 (which included breakfast and drying some towels and clothes that had been... umm... left out in the rain yesterday). We passed (again) the continental divide and copper mountain and continued to drive eastward. Just before Copper, our Van turned 200,000 miles (yay). We stopped and took the obligitory pictures, which we plan to send to Toyota! As were were climbing the hills, which were usually at a 6% - 8% grade, we discovered the downside of carrying extra gas. As we climbed, the gas cannister expanded and then out-gassed INTO the car, which filled the car with fumes. On pretty much every major uphill, we now need to open the windows to vent the fumes. By the way, Western Utah and Eastern nevada have a ... read more

Day 31: Carson City, NV to Ely, NV Left Comstock Country RV Resort about 9 AM and headed out on US 50 (known as the loneliest road). While the traffic was light, there were vehicles going both ways. I doubt that we drove for more than 20 minutes all day without seeing another vehicle. It was a beautiful run with a wide variety of desert scenery, from flat dry lakes to mountains over 10,000'. Only about three towns in 326 miles. Passed several Navy Live fire ranges, but didn't see a single fighter. We did see several ruins of Pony Express stations - - They were not signed, but they were surrounded by hurricane fence - - managed to get just one photo. Kerry kept track of the length of one of the long straight sections ... read more