I am as surprised as anyone that I am in Vegas. I don’t like
Las Vegas, why would I spend days driving here in intense heat? I guess because
it is there.
And the drive made the destination worth it.
First thing this morning, I made an unexpected visit to
McGill, Nevada. You can imagine the shock on the locals faces as I drove
through town, with my map open. I couldn’t find McGill on the map, but it didn’t
alarm me at first. Those of you who know me, know I pour over a map before I
move. And I was working with two maps of Nevada. As I was pulling out of the
north end of McGill, it dawned on me that there was trouble. McGill was two big
for both of my maps to have excluded it. I pulled over in the shade, dammit, I
was on the wrong road.
Not to panic, I know how to do a U turn.
Quick as a wink and 15 minutes later, I am on the correct
highway. Because of my unplanned detour, I almost decided not to go to Great
Basin National Park, but it was one thing I really wanted to see. I wasn’t on a
time schedule and what is three hours of my life.
Ummm… It turns out the visitors center is not in the park
but in the small town of Baker, 6 miles before the park. I missed it, but I
knew to take the scenic highway to the top. (Ain’t the internet a miracle!!!)
What they didn’t mention on the internet is that the road is
narrow (Karla, think of the road in England where the oncoming carload spewed obscenities
at us. Just make the road a little narrower and with a rocky, steep uphill side
and a sheer drop of 14,000 feet on the other side.) There were few turn outs
and no viewpoints until you got to top. And then it was meh!
After the Great Basin National Park I was feeling a bit
down, like going to Vegas was a bad idea and maybe I should change my plans,
but I had hotel reservations that were too late to cancel. So I trudged on.
And am I glad I did. I found Cathedral Gorge. Wow! Amazing!
And the drive on Highway 93 from Caliente to I-15 was one of
the most beautiful drives I have ever taken. (Sorry, no pics… take the drive
yourself!)
Rewarding day!
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