Friday, June 21, 2013

Day 15 Ely, NV to Baker, NV and jumping rumble strips

So today we woke up at like 5:30 like usual and had our usual bagel and banana breakfast and then we headed out from the really nice high school on what turned out to be a great ride.

We rode about 61 miles from Ely, NV to Baker, NV and it was a pretty quick trip. We left at like 6:30-7am and with stops and everything we got there by like 11:30am. We got in and setup in the community center of Baker which is a town of about 50 people and had our lunch.  We got shuttled to a truckstop/rv park/casino/motel/laundry/shower place down the road and took showers.

Then we took a little nap till Josh somehow hit a fire alarm box with a basketball at the precise angle to set it off and then after we silenced that we all got in the vans and went for a trip to the Lehman caves. Apparently these caves are very famous and very well trafficked.  After the caves we were taken up to about 10,000ft on this mountain to just get away for a few mins and then came back and had dinner with the townspeople of Baker.

They fed us really well and we learned a lot about their town and some of the struggles that it is facing. Primarily the situation that Las Vegas is trying to take their water since they are having a hard time keeping up with the water needs of the city.

After that we went back to lodging and went to bed.

This town had no cell service at all so that is why this is late posted but I hope you enjoyed the read


Have a great night

Peace, Love, and Potatoes
White "DJ" Doug

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