9-19-17 - (Day 50 - Ely, Nevada)

We rocked and rolled all night in the howling wind.  Every time we got in a deep sleep, the wind would gust, rattling the outside stove vent, even though it was locked.  It sounded like jake brakes on an 18 wheeler.

We took a windy, 50 mile ride to the town of Ely, Nevada.  We saw a lot of pretty scenery.  The wind vanes are mesmerizing along the Loneliest Road.

We walked around downtown for a little bit, enjoyed the painted murals, then ate lunch at the Twin Wok.  It was a very good Chinese buffet.

We returned to camp and hiked 3 miles on the Sac Pass Loop.  A nice trail through the Juniper and Pinyon trees, with a lot of elevation and big rocks.  We saw lots of Jack Rabbits and Lizards.

We returned back to camp and watched an Osprey hunting at the pond.  He was fishing not catching.

Ferny Kat had her time outside.  The wind continued to blow, so we went in after a little while.

We watched a Roku movie and realized the wind had stopped.  We stepped outside and admired the thousands of stars in the sky.  It was too late and too cold to build a campfire.

With the snow predictions for Thursday, we will head south tomorrow.

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