Driving Northwest to Smith, Nevada

Eric & I leave LITTLE A'LE'INN

& hit the open road.

The road north is pin straight.

Cattle cluster near the road

in this Open Range.

Now we know that US 6

is at the end of Nevada

State Route 375 North.

Warm Springs is now a

Ghost Town with just a

 handful of buildings.

Tonopah is 49 miles ahead.

Welcome to Tonopah,

home of...

The Clown Motel ...

... is creepy.

It's next to a cemetery.

I take the wheel...

... while Eric takes pictures.

We drive past Hawthorne Army 

Depot near Hawthorne.

 

Homes along Walker Lake

The road ahead hugs

the mountainside.

Major Sheep Crossing,

Bighorn Sheep

Eric & I follow the 

US 95 Detour.

Our next waypoint is

Yerington, 24 miles

away.

The road gently curves

as we enter the valley.

Watch for Deer for the

next three miles.

How green is my valley...

I wonder what the cash

crop is.

The Lyon County

Fairgrounds

Welcome to Yerington

Maverik Gas Station

Unleaded Gas is $3.15

 a gallon.

Diesel is $3.03 a gallon.

The Bail Bond Office

is open for business.

We turn onto Nevada State

Route 339 South.

Just 20 miles from Smith...

Hay is the area's cash crop.

Proof of Aliens in Nevada...

... a Flying Saucer shaped 

cloud

We take this turn slow....

There is no guide rail on

other side of the road.

Eric & I arrive at 

Walker River Resort.

We drive past a Conestoga Wagon.

We register at the Office.

It's Saturday & there are

lots of campers here.

One of the Resort's cabins.

Many brought their ATVs

with them for off-roading.

Eric & I settle in...

We have water & 50 amp

electric service with

good voltage.

We'll empty our tanks at the Dump Station when we leave.

Eric with his celebratory

Bay Breeze. 

Dinner will take care of itself...