Hello Everyone,
We hit the road fairly early yesterday to make the drive from Arnold, CA to Ely, NV, with our final destination Denver and The Quilt Show. We set off over Ebbetts Pass which is a very scenic, yet narrow road through the Sierras. You enter some harrowing curves called Cadillac Curve and many unsuspecting big rigs get stuck here when their dispatchers send them over the wrong pass.
We drove by Lake Alpine and then on up to Mosquito Lake. I would love to stay in one of those cabins!
After stopping for lunch in Woodsford, we drove into Nevada.
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We then got on highway 50 also known as the Lincoln Highway, and also known as the Loneliest Road in America. This sign does not lie! We saw range cattle, wild Mustangs, and elk droppings. We also saw some rather amorous cattle that got a bit carried away and one of them fell over backwards after the encounter. I guess it was head of heels in love!
We gassed up in Fallon, NV to make the 4-hour trip across landscape that looks like this. It is stark and beautiful all at the same time. I'm standing in the middle of the road, and you couldn't see a car in any direction.
Not only do you need to pack water and snacks, you need to pack an iron-clad bladder unless you want to squat behind a tumbleweed.....but then you run the risk of rattlesnakes.
We made it to Ely, had a nice dinner at The Jailhouse where we dined 18 years ago. I doubt that our waitress when even alive 18 years ago!
Soon,
Lynn
The Jailhouse is so fun. We took 2 of our grandsons on a Hwy 50 Road trip. It was a historical, geological, archeological and astronomical education!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure you’re on. I could not get past the sign for Nevada I was laughing so hard I couldn’t see through my tears. Only you and Joe Would experience two cows out in the middle of nowhere having a romantic interlude😂😂😂 🐄🐄. Be safe and have fun. Will be watching every day to see what’s happening
ReplyDeleteGorgeous part of the country. Glad you're driving so you can enjoy the sights!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I drove this highway from Colorado last month. He loved it - I think he knew there were no quilt shops nor any other places I could spend a dollar along the way. We passed at least 10 bike cyclists riding on the narrow road out in the middle of nowhere. We both thought they were crazy and brave.
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