Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 – Richfield, Utah – to Ely, NV
Early to bed, and early to rise, gets you on the trail sooner… and also makes for some great photographs!
We departed Richfield, Utah just before dawn and headed westward towards Nevada.
The brilliant Crystal Peak is visible from a great distance as one approaches the Wah Wah mountains. It’s a unique beauty.
From the Wah Wah Wilderness Study Area, we continued westward, crossing into Nevada at Baker.
Extraordinarily dry conditions throughout the West during our trip have resulted not only in extreme fire danger warnings, but have made dust from the trail a CONSTANT source of irritation.
Both Man and Machine are coated in an ultra-fine powder that makes life difficult, to say the least. This causes a big problem with the electronics as well – electrical connections (such as with our GPS mount) do not like the contamination – constant cleaning is a must.
Our stop for this evening was Ely, Nevada, where a shower, hot meal, and a cold beer were as welcome as ever. Tomorrow, more Nevada adventures!
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