And after the circuitous route that we had taken on Tuesday:
Our way home was pretty straight forward. We hopped on Hwy 50 -- the loneliest highway in the USA and only stopped for pit stops until Fernley. The one pit stop we needed to make in the wilderness we both stepped out of the car, pulled down our pants and -- you guessed it -- a car pulled up. So much for lonely. What are you gonna do? There is no easy way up, or down. ....
We had been craving a good cup of coffee for a couple of days so the next stop was Fernley where, lo and behold, we found a Starbucks! Now I'm not a fan of this coffee but compared to whatever that colored water was in the hotel rooms we stayed in, it was liquid gold (brown or whatever).
1.5 hours later we were at Costco in Reno to fill up with gas for Carol's final leg to Truckee with her new car!! Then it was home for me.
For those who haven't traveled the southwest, it is really something to see. Here there are no city lights, no hustle-bustle; nothing but clear blue skies, ominous grey clouds or puffy white ones, incredible land formations and a lot of nobodies. It is a place to be experienced by everyone who lives in this country -- hell on this earth! Here is Mother Nature/God's extraordinary creation! Do yourself a favor -- just go see it! The pictures do not do it justice, believe me.
Home now one day and really relishing and appreciating my little place. I plan to meet the pickle ball girls tomorrow for a game or 2 (outside court). They asked me so I told them I had been out of town and wanted to be sure they knew. They said -- good to go. Just bathe in Whiskey or Tequila. Thought I would start with this, a precious gift from my brother-in-law Chuck:
Reno seems to be easing back into pre-corona virus mode (will there ever be a normal?). I plan to keep myself out of public places (other than outdoors) for 2 weeks just to be sure. Fingers crossed.
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