Our Second Trip to Elko, Nevada

Well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do...so we decided to make the most of it. After our clutch burned out last week, we had a 15-hour drive ahead of us to rescue our car. We went all out, left on Friday, and got a motel room in Elko for $50. Livin the high life, I tell you. No, folks, we won't be going to Hawaii with Cory, Kristen, Ang, and Paul, but we really shell it out for a good Travelodge.

The Lodge was courteous enough to provide labels for the ammenities. The lounge was labeled, the room numbers were labeled, and the shampoo was labeled. Thank heavens...one of the perks of this Travelodge was that it was pet-friendly. Without the label (and based on the smell), we could only have assumed that this shampoo was not meant for humans.

We also decided to take our camera for pictures along the way. We figured there had to be something scenic. Then we remembered that we were in Nevada. The only thing scenic in Nevada is the California border. However, the airline that we took our rental car from sure thought highly of the view.

We almost went for Premium gas at this Shell...

We also immensely enjoyed passing "Boomtown" four times in the last 2 weeks.

Finally, we found joy in the simple pleasures of a road trip...like clean bathrooms at pit stops, continental breakfast, lots of time to chat, and a bag of grapes to snack on.

Good times.