(visits
since May 27,2001)
Pictures by Jan & Jay O'Brien
We scouted the "Silver State Gold Rush Challenge
route,
Nevada Highway 278. We drove north from Highway 50 to "Palisade", about
78 miles, and turned around. As we thought the race would only go from
north to south, we took pictures when driving in that direction. I
think
we went about 20 miles too far north!
Pine Valley VFD at Bailey Ranch
They have 45 MPH tractors out here?
Hay Ranch, about Mile Marker 63 (from Hwy 50)
VERY close to the road!
Most of the inhabitants here are ground squirrels, hundreds of them!
Roberts Creek Mountain, elevation 10133
Rest Stop at road to Tonkin Springs mine
Reservations not required.
It is VERY clean!
Inhabitant from outer space? About 24 miles from Hwy 50, on east side
of road atop a ridge.
This is the 15 mile straightaway.
That's a dust devil on the right, not a road over the Mountain!
Nearing Highway 50 things got a bit fuzzy(!!)
Intersection with Highway 50. Mile Marker zero.
The sign says EUREKA (left) and RENO (right).
Click here for the pictures taken at the Nevada Open Road Challenge the weekend before we took these pictures.
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