Hotel Nevada Ely

... was bite marks! I noticed it last night while bathing them but couldn’t determine what the bruise was from. Now it is obviously teeth marks! Big sis justice.

Cleo put her clothes away in the kid’s room and has been using their toy box. We were able to shower today in our RV. This is a totally new experience considering we used the Tioga shower to store our cooler, it was tiny and in no way an appealing place to bathe ...

... we said we were considering the 50. So, we decided to do it.

Dawn told us about shopping at two stores called Marshalls and TJ Maxx. She said they are full of stuff at way below retail cost for lots of name brands. She had us at below retail cost. We knew there was one at Carson City just off the highway we were on so it wasn't out of our way. Three hours later, we left. Wow!!! is all I can say. The girls and I are all ...

... Thought I was taking US 50, but GPS lead to different highway , HW 88, Didn’t see lake Tahoe, but saw Capers Lake,
Red Lake, and Silver Lake. Passed
through Jackson and by Kirkwood. All
very Scenic. Still snow on the top
mountains peaks. Drive was cloudy and
chilly.

Got to
Carson City and stopped at the NV state capitol. Capitol is smaller than I expected. Grounds were nicely laid out with some nice
statues ...

... 4500 and 6000 feet with passes up to 7500 feet. We didn't go off the highway much since it was so cold (about 35 down to 25 degrees) and deserted. I would like to come back on a separate trip during the warmer part of the year when parks are open and there are more tourists. Never thought I'd say that! But, it's kind of scary to be out in this wide open country and only meet another vehicle about every half-hour, and get passed by one about every hour. The roads were ...

We are running out of power on the computer so this will be quick. We havent gotten to the big city of sin yet. (las Vegas) but its been pretty cool thus far. we found a hot spring campground and soaked it up there. and Hiked in a canyon named the Devils Washbowl. We are now in Ely Nevada stealing the internet from a hotel. we should be in vegas in a few hours chillin at the Mirage.

... car so it was hot for the drivers who were forced to open the windows to avoid breaking a sweat. After a good night's sleep it was back onto that road (US50) to Baker. We finished route 50 by 3pm so we were all so happy after following it all the way from Fallon ( about 300 miles). Rejoice we will be in Utah by the morning as Baker is only a few miles from the border. As a celebration ...

... get gas in Austin right before the only open station closed. When you ride into Austin the very first thing you see is what appears to be a castle on the side of a hill. We drove down a dirt road to check it out and indeed, it is a castle. The story of Austin Castle can be found at: http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/aus tin.html Though not a real ghost town, the 120 or so residents really does not make the goodly sized town seem populated. I ...

... just waiting for the tumble weed to roll on by. Then you turned the corner and you were looking at MacDonalds! Anyway, we finally found a nice little motel and headed off to do some washing - no one here has washing machines and all the locals use the laundromat. Fantastic place to do some people watching! As a treat to ourselves, we headed to the local supermarket and bought a six pack ...

... us into going to their time share promotion. In return, we would receive 4 buffet tickets and 2 tickets to the nightly comedy act. It's hard for us to turn down free stuff, so we accepted the invitation. After dinner we went to watch a Jimmy Buffet cover band perform. There were two lines at the entrance and Jenn asked one of the ladies why there were two lines and the lady asked us if we were 1Club members. Jenn told her no and she told us to go to the lady ...

... plagued with alcohol abuse. But, on the other hand, The Navajo manage to extract large sums from tourists. In addition to souvenir sales, their gambling casinos and bingo parlors function as gold mines. From Four Corners I veered southwest into Arizona. US-64 took me west through Teec Nos Pos to Mexican Water, then I dropped south on US-91 through Rock Point and Many Farms to Chinle. This little Navajo settlement hosts the usual collection of motels, restaurants, gas ...