Gay & Dusty: The Great Basin
MAY 27, 2011
Terrible headwind today. A windstorm of 40 mph gusts was blowing out of the East impeding our progress. In spite of that we moved ahead 61 miles.
Much of Nevada is within the region called the Great Basin where rivers flow from mountain tops and evaporate in the valleys below. In contrast to our slow movement across the terrain fighter jets from a nearby military installation screamed overhead seemingly skimming the sandy desert floor.
Water is a scarce commodity but we were able to find a spring (wink, wink – see photo). In Middlegate Gay stopped at the store/saloon to buy some ice. Inside were authentic, real-life, modern cowboys enjoying a cold beer and watching TV. Imagine Gay’s surprise to note that they were watching a French Open Tennis match, an event which is a world away.
Now past Eastgate to almost Eureka. Heading across Nevada is a roller coaster ride, at slow speed, of course.