Today we're headed for Bend, Oregon, as well as we'll live on dwelling tomorrow. We had sandwich breadstuff left for ane to a greater extent than 24-hour interval of lunches, as well as and thus nosotros stopped at a Subway inwards Alturas, California. We got our sandwiches as well as brought them dorsum to the RV to eat. We require to allow the kitties out of the sleeping room at lunch. They convey H2O going downwards the road, but no food, as well as and thus they are ever make for dejeuner too. And all of that to tell that Mike is taking his nap, as well as I'm standing at the kitchen counter amongst the laptop writing this post. The laptop tin exclusively live on plugged into certainly outlets when we're working off the inverter, as well as that agency I convey to stand. No biggy...I've been sitting all morning.
Let's only dorsum upwardly to the drive from yesterday, shall we? Look at this moving painting below, as well as you'll know pretty much what nosotros saw yesterday.
There were a few interesting diversions. For instance, nosotros drove through this expanse where at that topographic point were quite a few Joshua Trees. The Joshua Trees are blooming correct now, although non also many inwards this area. They exclusively grow at certainly elevations, as well as this was it...somewhere only about 4,000 feet(?).
Also...a set out of historic towns...all quite small. It's the western side of Nevada, as well as at that topographic point isn't much here.
We drove past times the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project. We saw this on a previous trip. It looks every bit if aliens took upwardly residence here. I'm inwards a hurry, or I'd tell to a greater extent than close it. If you're interested, click on that link dorsum there.
Many of the minor towns nosotros drove through were inhabited past times a few people, but many of the structures looked similar ones you lot mightiness consider inwards a ghost town. As far every bit nosotros could tell, these structures were non inhabited. The ones housing humans were inwards slightly amend shape, but non much.
Toward the halt of the day, nosotros drove through some colorful landscape that reminded us on the Artist's Drive inwards Death Valley.
Shortly earlier reaching Fallon, nosotros crossed over the trail used past times the Pony Express dorsum inwards the day. I looked, but at that topographic point was no sign. You tin consider it on the dotted trouble of the map below.
It was a long 24-hour interval of driving for all of us, as well as the kitties were itching to locomote out on their catio. They're rattling skillful close sharing as well as giving ane some other equal time.
Before leaving Pahrump yesterday, I stitched the whole hoop of my embroidery project. As expected, I'm going to run out of the greenish earlier I'm finished amongst this final block.
We ended upwardly non driving through Carson City every bit we'd expected, but non to worry. Reno had its ain Jo-Ann. And non to worry at that topographic point either because Jo-Ann never fails to disappoint. We constitute the Jo-Ann only close 5 minutes away from the RV park. When I looked inwards the numbered bin for my color, it was empty. Of course of written report it was. So I searched chop-chop as well as constitute a Michael's only upwardly the road. They also sell embroidery floss. When I looked at the numbered bin there, I constitute ONE LAST SKEIN of the color I wanted. Man, I must live on living right.
Okay, as well as thus similar I said...I'm posting from the road, as well as I in all probability won't post service ane time to a greater extent than until nosotros instruct home. We're coming together upwardly amongst some friends inwards Bend, as well as I uncertainty I'll convey fourth dimension for that. With that inwards mind, I'll consider you lot on the other side amongst tidings of the final leg of the trip.