We Didn't Bust, We Made It!

 Pictures from I-70 in Utah

Train tunnel

Sign on US 50 a.k.a. "The Loneliest Road in America"

Our motel was a casino in Ely, Nevada but we didn't stay in the building where the casino was.

Still smiling on day 10!

Outside our motel.

One of the very few signs on US 50 in Nevada.

Thunder Mountain in California

There was much rejoicing when we saw the sign for Klamath Falls!!!

After a beautiful ride through Colorado and an equally pretty ride through Utah, we came to Nevada.  We traveled the Loneliest Road in America and I don't care if I ever do again.  It actually made me a little uneasy because there was almost no one else around.  At one point there was 120 miles between service stations!  I don't want to insult anybody but it wasn't my favorite state.

Route 50 is called the loneliest road in America.  In fact, we figured there are probably tee shirts that say: "I survived the loneliest road in America!"  However, there are no stores on the road, so nowhere to buy a tee shirt!!  The road stretches for about 350 miles.  It begins at the Utah-Nevada border and ends at the Nevada-California border.  It is an old Pony Express route.  The longest distance between services is about 120 miles, between Delta, Utah and Ely, Nevada.  We were fortunate to find a hotel room in Ely, complete with slot machines in the lobby.

We were surprised when we crossed the border into California.   There were what appeared to be toll booths, but they were actually inspection stations.  When you enter California, you have to declare any raw fruits and vegetables you had.  They don't want anything to contaminate their crops.  We declared the one apple that we had and they sent us on our way.  I'm sure they looked at the back seat, and saw this woman who by now looked old and haggard and two little kids, two adults in the front, and a back full of luggage and felt very sorry for us.  We are ready to be in Klamath Falls!!

Here we are looking out Amanda's window and we can see the snow-capped mountains that surround Crater Lake.  We are tired but we are here.  We are so happy to be able to spend 2 weeks with Amanda, Pete, and their dog Sam.  They have a beautiful house with a terrific view.  We also found a new great store, Fred Meyer!  I love it!!  I will post some pictures from our ride but beware it's all mountains of dirt and desert.  We are wondering why Nevada is called the Silver State and not the dirt state, if you know please tell me because there is an awful lot of dirt there as well as casinos (which are built on piles of dirt).