2019 loneliest road – part 13, Eureka: lunch!
We had wanted to spend more time in the next town of Eureka as we drove east along Hwy. 50, but the campsite there was more expensive than the one...
2019 loneliest road – part 14, Eureka: too good to ignore or lemonade out of lemons
Before we started this trip, Barney found out that Nevada provided survival guides booklets that highlight each town and what to see there. The guide has spots on each town’s...
2019 loneliest road – part 15, Ely: Nevada Northern RR history
Barney and I have always been fascinated by railroads because they changed the face of the nation and brought us into the modern world. The Nevada Northern Railroad has been...
2019 loneliest road – part 16, Ely: Nevada Northern RR maintenance building tour and Dirt
We signed up for a guided tour of the maintenance building and are so glad we did. While waiting for our tour guide, we saw the train come in from...
2019 loneliest road – part 17, Ely: a train ride just like long ago
After touring the maintenance building and museum, we got on the train for a 90-minute ride past the open pit Kennecott Mine area just west of Ely. Halfway out was...