The "death drive"

Betty and I both loved the morning we spent driving and hiking Lamoille Canyon. If you are ever in the area, it is worth your time.

When we were done we headed back to Elko for lunch at a place I had already picked out called McAdoo's. It was delicious. We then visited the Chamber of Commerce. We had stopped by the day before, but they were closed by the time we got there. However, they had filled bags with brochures, maps, etc. and left them hanging by the back door for you to take -- a nice touch. The reason we stopped by again was because the chamber is housed in a complex of 110 year old ranch buildings known as Sherman Station.

Sherman Station which is now the Elko Chamber of Commerce

the one room school house in front and the creamery in the back

view inside the one room school house

There was more to see in Elko such at Northeastern Nevada Museum and the Western Folklore Center, but we decided to move on. The hostess at the Chamber of Commerce suggested we check out Angel Lake in the Ruby Mountains just outside Wells, NV. It is an alpine lake that doesn't require a strenuous hike to view -- you can drive right up to it. We looked it up in one of our guides, and it mentioned that the drive up to the lake was precipitous. They weren't kidding. The long, winding, narrow road had no shoulder or guard rails and dropped off just as describe, precipitously. Fortunately there was very little traffic, so I was able to drive toward the center of the road. I have some photos Betty took from the road, but they do not do it justice. Both my hands were glued to the wheel, and eyes were glued to the road.

road to Angel Lake outside of Wells, NV

Angel Lake was a bit disappointing as I was expecting a blue lake, and it was green.

Angel Lake in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada