Well we are completely digitally detoxed after 2 days up in the Ruby Mountains. This is the kind of place you could come back to over and over. Snowcapped mountains, mountain streams, great hiking trails.
We went into Elko and found the Coffee Mug restaurant where we had been a couple years back. Still great, full of people half of which looked like they were in town for the mining trade show.
After breakfast we went east on I-80 to the turnoff north to RT93 at Wells. Then across the border into Idaho at Jackpot NV. Then Twin Falls, ID where the Snake River runs, north to Shoshone where we turned east to stay on RT93. Craters of the Moon National Monument it right on Rt93 and we got into the park free with the geezer pass and found a nice campsite (for all of $7.50).. It was 3:00 and there were a lot of campsites left. As I write this around 7:00 there are just a couple left so it paid to get here early.
We walked to the Visitor Center, watched the movie and looked at all of the displays, bought a couple of trinkets and then back to the van for dinner. Sausage, carrots and rice. We’d stopped at a Walmar in Elko and picked up a few things including a couple of pte-mixed margaritas, which turned out to be ok, but we had no ice. We will try again tomorrow.
After dinner we walked on a trail across the lava fields and then took the auto-road back to the campsite. We’lldrive the 7-mile park loop in the morning. Temperature was around 80 when we arrived and the weather guy says we should see 58 tonight so perfect sleeping weather. Another great day.
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