Wells, NV

Holy cats, it has been a day.  Today's key learning is don't leave AZ this early in April, if you do leave make sure all of your hotel reservations can be cancelled.  We had been checking the weather for Beaver, Utah and Pocatello, Idaho, and they both looked good.  What we failed to notice is that it's snowing like crap in between.  Today, while in Las Vegas, we noticed.  So, sitting in a gas station parking lot, we did a replan of the trip.  One hotel was nice and refunded, the other two did not.  Terms and conditions were made clear, so we can't complain.  

We find ourselves in Wells, NV.  After leaving Las Vegas we took US-93 N, NV-318 N, to US Rt. 6, and US-93 to Wells.  The route goes through the Great Basin.  It's an interesting drive.  US Rt. 6 starts in Bishop, CA and is also known as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.  It ends in Provincetown, Massachusetts.  Anyway, there is nothing out there once you pass the solar farm as you exit onto US-93.  No cell service, no nothing.  We did stop in Alamo, NV at a Sinclair gas station, which doubles as the local grocery store.  It was a good stop, big parking lot.

We're staying at a newish Hampton Inn which is nice.  The sound proofing is very good.  There was over sized vehicle parking for the car and trailer.  The bathroom was good, there were pull out trays so everything did not have to stay on the counter.  We would stay again if we ever find ourselves in Wells again.  A Subway is just down the street.

This is the view after leaving Las Vegas.

The solar farm.  The panels are the black area behind the brown sign for the Great Basin National Park.  The Great Basin is a very large, very cool thing encompassing many square miles.  There is a wiki to tell you more.

Snow on the mountains.

Tomorrow we are up and out for Baker City, Oregon.  Depending on conditions we should have a one day drive to Spokane after that.  Or we could be loitering in Baker City.

That's it!  That's all I've got.