Day Two: US 50 East to Ely, Nevada

It's time to shove off...

We stop at Speedway Casino to

 get diesel for the motorhome.

We are driving to a parking 

area east of Ely.

US 50 Eastbound

 

This house needs a lot

to sit on.

This road marker is for Fairview.

The town sprang up after Silver

 was discovered in 1905.

The boom ended in 1917 &

Fairview became a ghost town.

This is one of many Nevada Historic Markers along US 50.

I wonder if that's a

salt flat ahead.

As we approached, I realized that it may be salty, but no one is doing speed trials on it.

Sand Mountain is the beach

from ancient, dried up

Lake Lahontan.

Bicyclists rest in the shade

of the sign's solar panels.

We stretch our legs at 

Middlegate Station.

The Bar/Restaurant is a former

Pony Express Station.

We skipped Middlegate Station's

famous Monster Burger.

A close-up of the giant Shoe Tree.

There's a turnoff on the left just

past this landmark.

Eric & I pass a working

windmill.

The tank at its base is

full of water.

Cold Springs RVs Cafe

A Dust Devil travels across 

the sandy terrain.

New Pass Summit

Elevation 6,348 feet

Cows out for an afternoon

walk.

Eric pulls over for lunch.

Eric has a great reason for

stopping in an Emergency

Parking Lane...

He's hungry!

Eric points out this tunnel in the

mountainside.

We think it's the entry to a mine.

Ely

Elevation 6,435 feet

CLUB RIO

Eric stopped so that I take pics

of the East Ely Railroad Depot 

Museum.

.

My Uncle Paul lived his dream, starting as a Fireman on coal-powered trains and working his way up to Engineer on diesel-powered trains at New York Central Railroad.

We agree that the Liquor Store/

Motel was once a Gas Station

A shot of Comins Lake.

Eric chose Ely Elk Viewing Area

for our overnight spot.

We level the motorhome, put

out the slides, & the rains

came...

This is the view from our dining room.  Eric has the binoculars out and hopes to scan the open terrain after the rain ends.  It's going to be very quiet tonight, and dark.