Pat and I were up early this morning, time to get on the road again. We tend to forget how high up most of Nevada is, and in Elko we were at 5000 feet...which means even in May there is frost. We had frost on top of the car and windshield. A little brisk out for May for us wimpy Californians.
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Carlin Tunnel
SW of Elko |
We were soon on the road, covering the sagebrush flats at a good clip...not much traffic on the highway, although that that there was seems to feel that the 80 in I-80 means the speed limit, not the highway designation. We continued along the Humboldt River for miles. This is the path of the California Trail, and although the river is alkaline, it is drinkable. The 49's followed the river through this part of Nevada.
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The largest BM we have ever seen.
Battle Mountain NV |
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| First sight of the Sierra |
A nice new (to me) by-pass around Winnemucca, then on to Lovelock and then the 40-mile Desert. This is a part of the California Trail that goes through 40 miles of waterless desert between the Humboldt River, which end up in a sink and never makes it to the ocean, and the Truckee River, which flows out of Lake Tahoe and ends up in Pyramid Lake, also never making it to the ocean. It would take the wagon trains 4 nights to cross this waste, and many thousands of animals, and hundreds of people died trying. Travel was at night to try to escape the heat of the days. We made it through in about 35 minutes. Thank for modern travel!
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| A wonderful end to the trip |
We were soon in Reno, where the freeway is under construction, as usual. Very confusing, with messed up exit numbers and fast traffic. Thankfully my smart phone pulled us through, and we ended up where we wanted to be, the last quilt shop of our trip. Windy Moon Quilts is a wonderful store in old Reno downtown. Just off 4th St on Spokane St, it is a treasure and a great way to end this odyssey. Pat's cousin Jerrie met us there, and brought her first quilt ever to show us. A crazy quilt, it is made of mementos from her family. It is exquisite, all hand done with much embroidery, which Jerrie did not know how to do before she started this quilt. Good job, Jerrie!
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| Jerrie's crazy quilt |
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| One patch detail |
We, as usual, asked the quilt shop lady where to eat, and she said "Big Ed's Alley Inn." An old restaurant on 4th St, we walked there and had a good meal...no pics, I was too busy talking.
We were soon on our way over the Sierras, with excellent weather and fast traffic (On 80, going 80). Wonderful to have gone on this trip, and I will always be grateful to Pat for saying "Let's go on a road trip to Paducah," but also thankful to be home. Had a great time going, coming back, and while there.
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| Welcome Home...State 16 or 1, whatever |
This part of the blog is done, but I intend to post occasionally with kwilty things, like shows, classes, or quilts I have finished. Check back occasionally, and thanks for looking.
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