Holiday Inn Express And Suites 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. :-)

... had a BBQ for our teaching team and they gave us the leftovers. Between David’s frugality and my hating to waste food we have eaten it every single day! Roast pork tacos, bbq sandwiches, pork with melted cheese, pork with peppers, onions, and sweet potatoes. We are a little tired of pork to be quite honest! We hope to stop for pizza for our last dinner of the trip.

One of ...

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.

... classic one over chicken, I got a pumpkin seed-based mole. Both were great. We were pretty excited about this meal and afraid of getting too full before we could get all we wanted, so we ordered enchiladas to go. As we ordered, our friendly waiter was a little taken a-back when we both ordered our meals and then our to go's, then Vanessa spilled the beans about our trip and her mole ...

... NV and then to visit my friend Raeni in Park City, UT.  That's when Raeni called to tell us that she was leaving for her weekend trip on Thursday, the same day that we were supposed to arrive there!


 To correct that "minor change" (which is what Jim calls every setback no matter how big or small!), we made a large U-turn ...

Howdy, all Well, we made it yesterday, all of the lfight swere great EXCEPT Jim and Jodys luggage did not and hasnot arrived. Today we went to the Forum and Collasesium(sp) It is prety impressive. We now know why one says to trust your gut instinct and leave no stone unturned!! I will give you the answer when I get home...... Rome is smaller than i thought, we have walked almost every where we have gone. Even splurged on ice cream ...

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

... destination: Sacramento. this is where Nazar's mom lives, and we stayed there overnight. our trip officially started on Sunday at 3 pm. route: Sacramento, California - Elko, Nevada. right now we are abusing the Stockmen's Casino Restaurant, sitting for two hours at the breakfast table, using internet to the fullest. we look like geeks or workaholicks, each one of ...

The drive today was long. All my passengers were real troopers. Once we had cleared Salt Lake City we ended up driving by the Great Salt Lake on our way to West Wendover which is on the Utah/Nevada border. The drive was quite interesting and quite flat. It was going to be on of those days where you set the cruise control on and just go in a straight line. Once we reached West Wendover we stopped at the visitors info center and made some lunch and ...

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).