We left home about noon, stopped for gas and a crappy fast food lunch in Mtn Home. Then south on Rt 51 across the nothingness of the Owyhee plateau, through the Shoshone/Paiute Duck Valley reservation, across the Nevada border into the little almost-ghost towns of Owyhee and Mountain View.
In Nevada, the road is Nev 225. Once past Mtn View, the road heads up through the Owyhee River canyons to the top, where one comes across the Wild Horse Dam and Reservoir. Its beautiful! Then down, looking for the ghost town called Tuscarora. Its about 25 miles off the main road. We'd been there before, in the summer, and found it was an artists colony with some fascinating characters and wonderful art. We were hoping to find some garden art but, alas, seems nobody lives there in the winter! It was deserted. Oh well.
We went back to the main road, then continued south another 50 miles to Elko. Typical western small city, there is construction everywhere! New homes, apartment complexes, retail plazas, wow! We stayed at a motel called Oak Tree Inn. Really spartan but clean. Hey, its only 50 bucks a night.(When's the last time you got a hotel room for $50?) What a deal! Great dinner at the Gold Dust West Casino down the street....for only 30 bucks. And, we netted 70 cents at the casino!
Tomorrow, an easy day down to Tonapah.
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