We sleep in and then while Donny packs I shop for cheap earrings in Chinatown. It is noon by the time we load the last bag and leave San Francisco. We sprint across California thinking several times that we are in Nevada only to realize that not quite is more accurate.
Finally around late afternoon we reach this flat but also mountainous state and zip along I-80 for miles and miles. Many exits flatly say No Services. We wonder what brings people to these places. Jobs? Homes? Where do they buy gas and food? Or did these mystery stops along the highway once have service stations and local groceries but do no more.
We finally find gas but not much lodging to choose from and decide to move on. It is getting on toward dark and Donny really wants to see the entire country we pass through this time, but towns are few and hotels too. We are amused that hotels here are reviewed on their convenience to local casinos.
Elko offers actual choices and some restaurants so here is where we stop. We check in and step next door to the Pizza Barn for dinner. It is definitely the local family hangout and we wonder what our food will be like. We are very pleasantly surprised at how good the veggie pesto pizza I have ordered is. The gal later tells us that they make their own dough daily. The crust on our pizza is thin and crisp and the veggies fresh. As we eat Donny notices a sign for the Ruby Mountain Brewing Company. Our friendly hostess tells us that it is located about an hour away. When we leave we buy a couple of bottles of one of their beers, Angel Creek Amber Ale, to take home with us. We also see that George Winston is playing a harmonica gig to support the Western Folklife Center this weekend right here in Elko. Interesting little town.
Finally around late afternoon we reach this flat but also mountainous state and zip along I-80 for miles and miles. Many exits flatly say No Services. We wonder what brings people to these places. Jobs? Homes? Where do they buy gas and food? Or did these mystery stops along the highway once have service stations and local groceries but do no more.
We finally find gas but not much lodging to choose from and decide to move on. It is getting on toward dark and Donny really wants to see the entire country we pass through this time, but towns are few and hotels too. We are amused that hotels here are reviewed on their convenience to local casinos.
Elko offers actual choices and some restaurants so here is where we stop. We check in and step next door to the Pizza Barn for dinner. It is definitely the local family hangout and we wonder what our food will be like. We are very pleasantly surprised at how good the veggie pesto pizza I have ordered is. The gal later tells us that they make their own dough daily. The crust on our pizza is thin and crisp and the veggies fresh. As we eat Donny notices a sign for the Ruby Mountain Brewing Company. Our friendly hostess tells us that it is located about an hour away. When we leave we buy a couple of bottles of one of their beers, Angel Creek Amber Ale, to take home with us. We also see that George Winston is playing a harmonica gig to support the Western Folklife Center this weekend right here in Elko. Interesting little town.
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