Oct 11: NV |
I-80, Nevada |
Dang, I forgot to get a shot of casino-laden Elko! But here is one from the outskirts of town, representing what happens to your money there |
Anne gets an update on our cat (who is doing fine at a friend's house) |
The windshield crack makes a tentative extension |
State Highway 278, Nevada |
No trace of a path now |
At a petroglyph site, we find the rocks... |
...and the view to be far more interesting |
Don't you agree? |
Eureka, NV |
U.S. 50 is the loneliest highway? Rubbish! |
For one thing, it runs through great little towns like Eureka |
Which has a sense of humor instead of a Starbucks... |
...creative fences... |
...and a pond for sale |
Then down the road a little... |
Austin, NV |
...we have Austin |
Like all good churches, this one scares the bejeebers out of you, even in broad daylight |
Austin's multitudinous spires |
The International slings a mean BLT |
At the Austin Cemetery (on the National Register of Historic Places), it's always Hallowe'en |
U.S. Highway 50, NV |
We continue along this gem of a highway |
Even in central Nevada high country, fall color makes an appearance |
Continuing our Great Sand Dunes of America tour (see Oct 3 and Oct 10), we find Nevada's Sand Mountain |
For $40/week, they let you race your dune buggy all over it |
This tumbleweed actually rolled right in front of us |
This I can believe |
It's lonely because of cell phones |
Ever hear of a shoe tree? |
Ha ha, oh, I kill me |
The road beckons -- we aim for Carson City |
the next day... |