Elko, Nevada

Interstate 80 runs along northern Nevada and pretty much follows the California Trail which pioneers used to travel west. The Interstate also runs alongside the First Continental Railroad.

The land is stark but beautiful. The drive is long with not a lot to see. A few small towns pop up now and then. And salt fields in evaporated river beds. The occasional snow-capped mountain appears in the distance. Nice.

We had a picnic alongside the Trail (Interstate) and tried to picture what life was like for those pioneers traveling to California seeking a better life.

Our room in Elko has a perfect view of those snow-capped mountains.Read more