As we drive through the forested area of western Utah we see evidence of smouldering fire behind some ridges. We are concerned at first, but soon see signs that say "Controlled burn, do not report fire."
Utah, Spring 2010: Heading Home
We decide to break our homeward drive into two chunks. We look over our maps and choose Panaca in eastern Nevada as a likely prospect for our first night's stay. Upon arrival in Panaca, we realize we were mistaken. We see no suitable lodging, so we head north 12 miles to our second choice: Pioche. Pioche makes Panaca look like a thriving metropolis. We head south again, figuring that Caliente will surely have a couple of decent places we could stay. Once again, we learn we are wrong, so we press westward for another hour. We finally find a delightful oasis of a place with new, clean, individual log cabins at a reasonable rate just north of Alamo Nevada and we collapse happily.
The last leg of our journey is the longest, since we choose to take a few side trips to keep it interesting. We're on the road for 15 hours, including stops, before we reach home.
As we drive through the forested area of western Utah we see evidence
of smouldering fire behind some ridges. We are concerned at first, but
soon see signs that say "Controlled burn, do not report fire."
The Panaca cemetery is the liveliest place in town.
The natural arch formation beyond the cemetery is interesting.
The buildings in the raggedly town of Pioche make Panaca look good.
This Pioche structure looks like it might be several buildings glued
together, though not all oriented upright.