Reno, Nevada to Ely, Nevada

We survived the "loneliest Highway in America". If you look this up it is Hwy 50 across Nevada. Ely is a small town we are staying at for a week. This town has legal gambling with Casinos, legal Houses of ill-repute, copper, gold, and silver mines, garnet stones for the digging, and beautiful mountain views. We went driving around today and traveled on "The Pony Express" trail. We also saw a desert oasis with streams and creek. There were native trout swimming. The houses and cabins we took pictures of are ones which were on the roadside and not tourist sites. There are many ranches along the road side with cows, horses, and sheep. We saw a herd of antelope along the roadside. There are dangerous snakes around so we watched our step. It is also discouraged to explore old mines due to the instability of them. Tomorrow we are going to dig for garnet at a site known to contain them. I have picked up several items along my travels today. We came across a plum and apple tree, old horseshoes, a 5 lb gold nugget ( Birdie says it is pyrite), and other neat rocks.