Super 8 Motel - Elko

West Wendover is in Nevada.

Wendover is in Utah.

Really now, are there two states that could be more different? And they are neighbors?

What are the odds? Oh, to figure that you'd better make sure you're on the Nevada side of the border. :-)

Today we drove over 500 miles to northwest Nevada. I will never again complain about the ride to my sister Margaret's. Today's drive was mostly desert, scrub, more desert and more scrub. We left Pacifica/San Francisco where it was about 55 degrees and really foggy. Soon it was back to the desert and 90 degrees. Tomorrow we are scheduled to reach Yellowstone.

... She such a tourist!:)

We rested our stomachs (and contemplated napping in the parking lot) before hitting the road. We stopped at the salt flats which looks like a lake of snow in the desert. We drove to Elko through the pre-desert. It stormed in the desert here, for real ya know. We are five hours outside of Reno, tomorrows destination, and it is thunder storming and hailing, with ...

... A colorful sunset over the foothills and miles of irrigated green crops with grassy horse pastures is not what I usually think of when I picture Nevada deserts.  The other pictures here were taken of Walker Lake near Hawthorne, NV, which is a large military base and also a good winter dirt bike destination from Mammoth.  Jim and I went ...

... in Denver with old friends of Anne's from her days in SF at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Anne spent the whole afternoon and evening with Joyce getting caught up with gossip and memories. I watched the final laps on the Indy-500 with Joyce's husband Joe. Wonderful folks, I had a great time and made new friends. Short trip today, less then 400 miles, but it took a while because of the terrain. We averaged 61.6 MPH. We left Denver ...

... pm because w had walked so far. We also sawo Sophia Lorens house, but I dont think she was home because she did not wave to us The coffee is still terribly strong here even when you put a bunch of water in it I am having trouble with the Italian keyboard so this looks funny Tomorrow we are going to see the Spanish steps and not sure what else Hope you had a good visit with Kenton and Marilyn Until I find another computer J&E

Ok just testing this out for the BIG trip so thought I would let you know all systems are go .. Loading the suitcased tonight, tying up loose ends tomorrow and then we are off @5:30 am Saturday. Can't wait Oh and beautiful downtown Elko still looks the same watch for more scenic pictures after Saturday! When in Rome do as the Romans do right.... Jeannie

... and bites of 0-1 system without talking to each other... I'm finding that the world is really flat. we are homeless, yet still able to find a restaurant in the middle of the desert where we can connect to internet, check email, manage our banking, get in touch with family in Poland, and call Toronto in a search for an apartment... chop, chop, ready to go! iza-bella

... to the internet. Got some information on Nevada and pushed off for the town of Elko. On our way to Elko we passed through the town of Wells. Although we did not see any damage, I was told once we were in Elko by one of the locals that Wells was badly damaged due to the earthquake that hit it in early May. We should of had some inkling how bad this RV park was going to be with a name like Double Dice. Imagine after driving for as long as we ...

Dean: We decided to stop off in Salt Lake City in order to break up the travel from Yellowstone to San Francisco, spending just over a day in the city that is the center of the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). We checked out the main city sights, including the Mormon temple square, which included a guided tour of some of the main Mormon buildings. It was all very interesting but not for Alex and I (with us both being quite opinionated on religion).