More Desert - Days 5,6 and 7

This time the tardiness wasn't my fault.  West Utah and north Nevada are definitely NOT in the 21st (or even the 20th) century when it comes to connectivity.

We left Springville UT and headed across the Great Salt Lake on I-80.  Don't generally like Interstates, but everything to the north was the lake and everything to the south was a testing site for anthrax, tularemia, chlorine, Q-fever, sarin, tabin, VX, and the resulting dead sheep.




After that, it was the Bonneville Salt Flats which woulda made a nice beach except for no water.

So I just imagined my own (much more subdued) version of Burning Man.

Left western Utah and crossed into east Nevada, (which pretty much looks like west Utah).  But we did locate a nice oasis in the mountains south of Wells Nevada called Angels Lake where we spent the night.

VERY EARLY the next morning.

Had a day to kill so we explored a bit further south in this mountain range and found Lamoille Canyon.

That's the Funmobile down at the bottom.

Camped in this area for the night and then more of I-80 to Winnemucca NV where we cut north for Oregon.  Fortunately we gassed up as the first sign leaving Wnnemucca was "Next Gas 176 Miles"  Our cruising range is about 420 miles so we were good.

Turns out there is gas in Fields OR (121 miles) which was about the only habitation from Winnemucca to Frenchglen Oregon, our destination for the night.

Best (if only) burger, fries and shakes for 200 miles.
(Courtesy of Jessica Davidson advice)

As a side note, I'm always on the lookout for lost cemeteries in desolate locations so I can post the information on the genealogy web sites I frequent.  This one I spotted on an old map an it was right where it was supposed to be .  Maybe Mr "Howard's" descendants may be looking for him.

We're tucked in at Steens Mountain RV Campground for the night with hot showers and a laundry.  Tomorrow we meet Jess, Scott, Blaine and (and Talulah) at a remote campground about 30 miles up in the Steens Mountains.  Not likely to have a connection for a few days so...

Good night from southeastern Oregon.

Brad And Val