day 1
118 miles
118 total
wind advisory at Washoe Lake
Started 3:30, overcast so it gets dark at 6:10, take time to enjoy breakfast special,= bad combination. Got to Travertine a little after dark.
Started 3:30, overcast so it gets dark at 6:10, take time to enjoy breakfast special,= bad combination. Got to Travertine a little after dark.
day 2
46 miles
164 total
easy and scenic drive
super easy drive. Bridgeport place still has great pastries and no wifi, enjoyed the Mono Lake park, nailed a spot at Gull Lake - woo!
super easy drive. Bridgeport place still has great pastries and no wifi, enjoyed the Mono Lake park, nailed a spot at Gull Lake - woo!
day 3
135 miles
299 total
super scenic again, but not so easy
These days require better planning if I am going to start so late and it gets dark so early. Pulled into my campsite after dark AGAIN :<
These days require better planning if I am going to start so late and it gets dark so early. Pulled into my campsite after dark AGAIN :<
day 4
88 miles
387 total
colorful, dramatic desert drive
Managed this day better. Done eating by two, two hour drive plus Visitors Center gets me parked by 5 PM
Managed this day better. Done eating by two, two hour drive plus Visitors Center gets me parked by 5 PM
day 5
107 miles
494 total
Death Valley Day
“short†40 mile trip from Stovepipe to Furnace Creek, then long 80 mile drive through Badwater to Shoshone to Tecopa
“short†40 mile trip from Stovepipe to Furnace Creek, then long 80 mile drive through Badwater to Shoshone to Tecopa
day 6
136 miles
630 total
Las Vegas can bite me
Pleasant, drive to coffee, Holley's Cuppa. Pretty awful day after that. Vegas is HUGE, takes more than an hour to drive across it no matter how you slice it, and I foolishly took the long way to check out the BLM CG at Red Rock (see blog for deets).
Pleasant, drive to coffee, Holley's Cuppa. Pretty awful day after that. Vegas is HUGE, takes more than an hour to drive across it no matter how you slice it, and I foolishly took the long way to check out the BLM CG at Red Rock (see blog for deets).
day 7
85 miles
715 total
little more vegas, little i-15
Back into the suburban hellscape of Las Vegas to eat because i won't see a restaurant or wifi for two days where I'm going. Then an easy drive to Valley of Fire.
Back into the suburban hellscape of Las Vegas to eat because i won't see a restaurant or wifi for two days where I'm going. Then an easy drive to Valley of Fire.
day 8
100 miles
815 total
Overton - Moapa Valley again
Visitor's Center, then wifi breakfast in Overton, then pleasant drive on a mild day, Moapa NWR, my Lake. Flash floods through here last month
Visitor's Center, then wifi breakfast in Overton, then pleasant drive on a mild day, Moapa NWR, my Lake. Flash floods through here last month
day 9
128 miles
943 total
looong drive up Spring Valley
Morning with the bird watchers, breakfast in Alamo, then way too much driving to get to my very nice campground
Morning with the bird watchers, breakfast in Alamo, then way too much driving to get to my very nice campground
10
186 miles
1,129 total
looong drive across Loneliest Highway
The name is out of date, there are much lonelier drives in Nevada. Actually a pleasant drive today, early so the sun wasn't so bad. Made it to the famous deli in Eureka while it was open!
The name is out of date, there are much lonelier drives in Nevada. Actually a pleasant drive today, early so the sun wasn't so bad. Made it to the famous deli in Eureka while it was open!
11
182 miles
1,311 total
even looonger up 305 to Winnemucca
Three days in a row of very long drives is not cool.
Three days in a row of very long drives is not cool.
12
131 miles
1,442 total
Beautiful weather makes a difference!
Pretty long again, but this was an excellent adventure instead of being grinding work!
Pretty long again, but this was an excellent adventure instead of being grinding work!
13
180 miles
1,622 total
top o' Nevada to bottom of Oregon to top of Cali
really nice day, but not enough daylight for it
really nice day, but not enough daylight for it
14
163 miles
1,785 total
putter around the wildlife refuges
60 miles to the Daily Bagel, 40 miles back, then spend most of the rest of the day going 12 mph looking at birds
60 miles to the Daily Bagel, 40 miles back, then spend most of the rest of the day going 12 mph looking at birds
15
177 miles
1,962 total
Shasta views, then I-5
Lava Beds and NWRs again, then amazing Shasta, then exhausting Grand Prix with the semis on curvy I-5
Lava Beds and NWRs again, then amazing Shasta, then exhausting Grand Prix with the semis on curvy I-5
16
120 miles
2,082 total
the 299 torture test
I was ready for 299 this time, but the three LONG and apparently meaningless road work delays made the trip into a pain in the ass anyway
I was ready for 299 this time, but the three LONG and apparently meaningless road work delays made the trip into a pain in the ass anyway
17
35 miles
2,117 total
Halloween!
Katie's, then school Halloween party, visit Chad's mom, drop off Tyler, Six Rivers brewery
Katie's, then school Halloween party, visit Chad's mom, drop off Tyler, Six Rivers brewery
18
0 miles
2,117 total
Art Walk!
kids, City walk, indian food, home
kids, City walk, indian food, home
21
10 miles
2,127 total
Birthday!
breakfast at Airport Cafe, horrible awful election results
breakfast at Airport Cafe, horrible awful election results
22
214 miles
2,341 total
hard driving
pretty long drive, but 299 seemed easier today
pretty long drive, but 299 seemed easier today