Nebraska Trip 2017 - Day 1

We are leaving today for Nebraska to attend our son Brian's award ceremony for his recognition as Police Officer of the Year for the City of Lincoln.

Our destination today is Elko, NV, a fairly long drive of 370 miles.  The weather forecast is for partly cloudy skies with fairly strong winds out of the west across Nevada.

We got on the road about 9:30 am and headed east over the Sierra at Donner Summit. The weather was cloudy and cool and became foggy and rainy until we passed through Reno. From there, it was partly cloudy with occasional showers until we got to Elko, NV.  It was also windy but mostly a tailwind that had little impact on driving.

It was a long drive today but we arrived around 4:30 pm.  After getting set-up and relaxing a little, we had dinner at an adjacent hotel cafe.

We go on to Fort Bridger, WY tomorrow, a historic town and traders' fort along the pioneer's California/Oregon Trail.