We first visited with Betty Yarber, Karen's sister, and her family in Las Vegas. We then drove north from Las Vegas up Highway 93 to Ely, Nevada. The only small towns on this route were Caliente and Pinoche. We then we drove west from Ely to Reno, Nevada, via Highway 50, the Lincoln Highway. The only small towns on this portion of Highway 50 are Ely, Eureka, Austin, and Fallon. This 700 mile adventure took us through eastern and central Nevada in the high desert, Great Basin area. A number of passes took us up to 6,000 to 7,500 feet through pinyon pine and juniper forests. Most of central eastern Nevada was covered with 5 inches of snow. At Robinson Summit, 7,600 feet, west of Ely, the temperature dropped to 3 degrees F.
Karen Garofalo enjoying the desert sunshine near Caliente,
Nevada, along Highway 93 in south eastern Nevada.
Mike Garofalo standing along Highway 93, southeast of Ely, Nevada.
Mt. Wheeler, 13,000 feet, is in the background.
West of Ely, Nevada, along Highway 50, the Lincoln Highway.
It was extremely cold during this portion of the trip.
West of Ely, Nevada, along Highway 50, the Lincoln Highway.
West of Eureka, Nevada, along Highway 50, the Lincoln Highway.
Austin, Nevada, along Highway 50, the Lincoln Highway.
Austin is in the center of Nevada.
The Lincoln Highway, Highway 50, was the first transcontinental highway, from New York to San Francisco, constructed in 1913. As Highway 50 crosses central Nevada, it is dubbed "The Loneliest Road in America."
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