Reno, NV 359 km

A beautiful riding day though the high Nevada desert.

Prior to leaving  Winnemucca Doug chatted with a couple from Nashville who were in the process of completing their tour of all 48 states (just CA, OR, WA and ID left to do). He asked if they were going to include Alaska but they told him they were too old - they looked to be in their late 40's -so what does that make us? We were in our 60's when we did it!

Nashville couple packing up

By the way, Winnemucca was named after a Paiute chief who was only wearing one moccasin when some traders met him. They called him "one a-much-a" after the native word for moccasin. He liked the name so he kept it. So there you have some local history (whether you wanted it or not). No luck in the gambling department for either of us last night.

On our way from Winnemucca to Reno we stopped at the home of Ian and Juanita who helped us out last year when we were stuck in the desert with a flat tire (see last year's blog entry of  June 13). Unfortunately they were not home (although the dogs were in their run so they could not have been too far) so we left a card, some BC wine and a jar of Norma's huckleberry jam. We really appreciated their hospitality and have thought about their generosity many times. Too bad we didn't get to speak with them again.

We were both pretty warm when we arrived in Reno at the Peppermill Resort. Once again the valet parking guys wouldn't deal with Raindancer (we like to tease them about that). When we arrived at the room, the key cards were not functioning (always a nuisance) and upon gaining entry we were met with a snack tray with warning signs on it.



 

Needless to say we were not about to work around this electronic trap, so told them to do something about it. Which they did:

We plan to try out the casino after dinner - wish us luck!