We covered 72 miles today in the Basin with two climbs and two valleys. Once again the weather was clear skies, temperatures in the 80's at 6000', although it was windy. Fortunately, once again it was either a cross wind or a tail wind. We are now following US 50 and there is more traffic than the previous state roads we had been following, but still not a lot. Ely is a regional hub of about 4000 people with a long history, still based economically on ranching and copper mining. Bob got a haircut in a local shop as the length of his hair was becoming a wind drag. We learned from the barber that the mining has been running again for five years. It opens and closes depending on the commodity prices. Ely sits in a high valley over 6000' and the surrounding mountains are high so the valley is green. Temperatures can get well below zero in winter with some snow but not like Rochester. This will be the largest town we see for the next three days so future posts could be erratic.
Sally arrives in the destination town ahead of Bob and one of her tasks is to pick the night's lodging. Tonight we are staying in the historic Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall. The price is low because gambling is the main revenue producer. Once again Sally is down on the floor trying her luck as Bob writes the blog. Last night she successfully won enough money to pay for a soft drink.
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