The Last of the Loneliest Road
Today we rode the rest of the Loneliest Road from Ely to Fallon. From there we headed up to Reno to stay with friends.
I didn’t take pictures of the scenery today as it was just like yesterday. It is fascinating to see the series of mountain ranges and valleys. I did take a few pictures at a gas stop in one of the small towns. Gasoline was available in towns 80 to 110 miles apart so we stopped at every one to fill up.
The mountains provide the best riding experience. Typically the road winds up to a pass and then winds down to the next basin. In Florida we don’t have mountains and twisties. It’s easy to forget your corner carving skills. We’ve had plenty of practice and opportunity to refresh those skills the last few days.
Tomorrow we will probably ride around Lake Tahoe.
Ooooo, the Mt. Rose Highway. I had a lot of fun on that in a rented Challenger.
In the restaurant at the Nevada Hotel there were pictures of the making of an action movie, filmed in Ely in 2005(?), that had a Dodge Charger. Looks like they had fun driving it off an embankment. I hope you didn’t do that with the Challenger.
We rode the Mt. Rose highway today. Great road.