Darn it was cold last night. It was only down to the 40s but our sleeping bags have lost their loft and no longer keep us as warm as they used to. And of course the wind blew all night. I even got up in the night to see of the motorcycle was stable in the wind. When the dawn came we were not anxious to leave our sleeping bags. But the bathrooms were calling us with ever increasing urgency so we got up and going. (pun) After packing I made our morning coffee. While the water was heating I watched a male and female robin. The male would find a bug and the female would hop over to him and watch. I assumed that she was giving him advice. Then he caught a worm and held it in his beak while she bit off pieces and swallowed them. What teamwork! The scenery east of Torrey is very nice but we were going west. On the way out of town I stopped at a campground that I usually stay at and asked what their rates were for tent sites. It was $18. I paid $24 at the other site so I will keep using the cheaper site when I return. The lady there also told me about a loop around Fish Lake. A little farther west we saw an old mill building that is still in fairly good shape.
We took the turnoff to Fish Lake and it was well worth the extra few miles. We went over 2 passes of 9000 feet and there was still snow beside the road.
We finally returned to the highway we started from and continued on our way while searching for somewhere to eat breakfast. We never found any place to eat until we reached Interstate 15 and found a Subway restaurant. They do have breakfast sandwiches but not after 11 AM and it was now 11:30. So we had a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich which was not a bad breakfast. That is 3 meals in 3 days, all of them at a Subway. After crossing I15 we went by a large dry lake. We stopped for a picture by a dirt road. Then we noticed a sign on the dirt road. We were there about 4 years ago. 20 miles up the road is a site where you can dig for fossils which is what we had done on that previous trip.
The scenery west of I15 was not too bad even into Nevada but then we dropped out of the mountains and onto the desert floor. From there it was kind of sparse (ugly). We reached Ely at 2:30 and checked on motel prices and also a tent site at the KOA. We also called the next town 80 miles up the road and they were completely booked up. So we decided to take the KOA which was $40 cheaper than the cheapest motel. Not a bad choice at all, they had a big screen tv under an awning and showed a movie at night that we had never seen. Linda and I were the only ones watching so it was kind of a private premiere. While we were watching the movie a unique travel trailer came into the camp. We hope to get a picture of it tomorrow and if so I will add it to this post. Before we leave tomorrow we want to go by the big copper mine here. It is one of the largest in the world. They also have a large gold mine here but we are not allowed to go into it. 485 miles yesterday and 335 today.
We took the turnoff to Fish Lake and it was well worth the extra few miles. We went over 2 passes of 9000 feet and there was still snow beside the road.
We finally returned to the highway we started from and continued on our way while searching for somewhere to eat breakfast. We never found any place to eat until we reached Interstate 15 and found a Subway restaurant. They do have breakfast sandwiches but not after 11 AM and it was now 11:30. So we had a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich which was not a bad breakfast. That is 3 meals in 3 days, all of them at a Subway. After crossing I15 we went by a large dry lake. We stopped for a picture by a dirt road. Then we noticed a sign on the dirt road. We were there about 4 years ago. 20 miles up the road is a site where you can dig for fossils which is what we had done on that previous trip.
The scenery west of I15 was not too bad even into Nevada but then we dropped out of the mountains and onto the desert floor. From there it was kind of sparse (ugly). We reached Ely at 2:30 and checked on motel prices and also a tent site at the KOA. We also called the next town 80 miles up the road and they were completely booked up. So we decided to take the KOA which was $40 cheaper than the cheapest motel. Not a bad choice at all, they had a big screen tv under an awning and showed a movie at night that we had never seen. Linda and I were the only ones watching so it was kind of a private premiere. While we were watching the movie a unique travel trailer came into the camp. We hope to get a picture of it tomorrow and if so I will add it to this post. Before we leave tomorrow we want to go by the big copper mine here. It is one of the largest in the world. They also have a large gold mine here but we are not allowed to go into it. 485 miles yesterday and 335 today.
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