We left Bryce Canyon RV Park around 8:30 AM and headed North then West towards our destination today, Ely NV. As we exited the park we got our last look at some of the red cliffs and rock formations along the road.
The drive was mostly over two lane roads with only a short stretch on I-15 N. There was very little to see except a few cows and horses and an occasional antelope. We also passed through a few hard-scrabble small towns that had not yet been officially designated as ghost towns. The road varied from flat and straight to up and down curves over several 7,000 ft+ mountain ridges and passes. There was some agricultural activity near water sources, but the majority of the drive was through dry open range land.
We joined U.S Highway 50 just east of the Nevada border and about 60 miles from Ely. The highway bills its self as "The Loneliest Highway in the U.S". I can believe it and we haven't even gotten to the good parts yet. It was also good that we got an early start as the wind came up just as we arrived in Ely about 12:00 PM local, gaining an hour as we crossed into Nevada. We are staying at the KOA in Ely. It is a nice park with level gravel sites, full hook-ups and trees and is a good place to stay overnight if you are travelling somewhere else. The town has a heritage of copper mining and as a railroad transportation hub. It is also a gateway of sorts to recreation access points in the Great Basin National Heritage Area.
After we got set up, we went out to lunch in downtown Ely at the historic Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall. We had a nice lunch in a smoke-free dining room, saw a Buffalo Nickle buffalo with silver dollar eyes on the wall, then returned to the RV after buying a few groceries at Ridley's, the local supermarket.
We will eat dinner in the RV tonight and try and get another early start tomorrow on the next leg of our trip on Highway 50, "The Loneliest Highway in the U.S" , to Fallon Naval Air Station, NV.
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