Day 22 - Trekking across Nevada

Brrrr.....44 degrees when we woke up this morning.  We thought we would make Great Basin National Park, but when I turned on the "lady in the box", she politely informed me that our destination was 598 miles away.  Ugh.......


If you've never been to Lakeview, OR and  you are in the neighborhood, check out the "Tallest Town in Oregon".  It has a very cute western facade, and a very nice laundromat.

The scenery in Nevada reminds us a lot of Big Bend country in Texas, except maybe not quite as dramatic.  While crossing the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, we did see a nice size herd of wild horses and a few ferral burros.  There were quite a few mountain passes - only 6000+ feet, but when they started, they pretty much went straight up.

I guess after 21 wonderful nights of campsites, it was time to finally reach one of "those"......you know, where they charge you an arm and a leg to park on crunchy gravel, 10' from your neighbor.  That's what we found at the Double Dice RV Park in Elko, Nevada.  Maybe if we were the gambling type of people, we would have found their casino a little interesting.   We do have cable TV, so guess we'll close the blinds and stay inside tonight.

Sheldon National Wildlife refuge

I think the sage brush is the state flower of Nevada.