Beautiful sunny day! Left Boise at about 10:00AM, after the Rotary Board meeting. Took a scenic detour around Twin Falls, going through Bliss, Hagerman and Buhl. Saw the Thousand Springs and made a note to come back some day in late summer; and stock up on famous Hagerman watermelons! Continued South on Rt 93, through Jackpot (there's no town, just a bunch of casinos over the state line). Picnic lunch just south of Jackpot (discovered we had forgotten to pack the cold cuts and cheese). Stopped in Wells for coffee - what a miserable place that is....a soon-to-be ghost town. Great sunny weather, although chilly mid 50s. Interesting that all the way down through the Great Basin, our elevation was about 6,000 feet.
We arrived in Ely about 4:30 and checked in to the old Jailhouse Motel, across the street from the old Hotel Nevada in the old downtown section. Had a nice dinner at the Nevada. In lieu of dessert, lost two bucks in the slots.
Plan to leave early in the morning to arrive in LV by about 2:00PM and arrange with Linda's brother to have dinner.
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