Frenchglen, OR to Winnemucca, NV to Ely NV

Makin’ tracks! On the move the last two days, in order to get to St. George, Utah for the Huntsman Senior Games this week. (The Games is a story for another post.)

Yesterday we left at dawn from Page Springs CG and had a nice breakfast at the historic Frenchglen Hotel. I always wonder about restaurants in very isolated towns like this. How do they find and keep employees? How do they keep fresh food ingredients in stock? It must be a lot of work.

It was three hours to Winnemucca, where we camped at Water Canyon Recreation Area (BLM land) in an aspen forest beside a laughing creek. After parking (and feeding the whining kitty), we dashed back to town to do laundry at a laundromat and groceries/supplies. We usually “divide and conquer” in these situations to save time. I did laundry, Ross did groceries. T’Chat napped.

Ross found a lovely mountain bike trail in the morning and I ran sprints up the hill near the trailer. We made our typical green breakfast smoothies* by hooking our blender to a generator outside the rig. Pretty funny. 

Today’s drive was long for us (4.5 hours) through a very desolate part of Nevada - Route 50 - dubbed The Loneliest Road in America. Route 50 was part of the original Pony Express route. No ponies anymore, but a great empty road in a vast landscape of sagebrush and sky. 

Spending tonight in Ely, NV. Brothels are legal here and have giant signs inviting guests to visit. What happens in Ely, stays in Ely.

*Smoothie ingredients: 2+ cups of greens (spinach, kale, dandelion, chard, beet, etc), berries (blue, straw, cherry) whey protein, psyllium husk, flax seed, kefir or whole fat yogurt, beet juice, fish oil, potato starch or green banana (prebiotic fiber), water.

Water Canyon Recreation Area