These past few days were the longest stretch of driving we had to do the entire trip. We left Yellowstone for Massacre Rocks State Park. From there we went to Elko, NV. Not much in Elko and definitely not much in between the two.
On our way to Elko we stopped at Twin Falls, ID and got lunch at Crowley's, an old fashioned soda fountain. The fountain still in use was installed in 1909. The kids had never seen anything like this, not that Teresa and I are old enough to remember this era either. The owner was very gracious and knowledgeable. He entertained the kids with information about soda fountains. They offer all kinds of sodas, shakes, malts, floats, and fizzes. We ordered diner standards for lunch and Samantha had a huckleberry Sprite, Bryce had a root beer, Teresa had water and I ordered a vanilla Coke. Mine was voted the favorite. We learned that a fizz is like a milkshake with the milk replaced with flavored soda and mixed together unlike a float. For dessert Sam had a chocolate ice cream fizz, Bryce had an orange Fanta fizz and I had a black and white milkshake.
We left the soda fountain later than planned and settled in for a long trip to Elko. It was a windy drive with the RV buffeted from strong crosswinds. There was a time when we entered one of many work zones and saw a road sign saying that the lanes narrow to ten feet. A quick glance down to the sticker on my dash board confirms that the RV is ten feet wide. This should be interesting. I imagine us getting wedged in the barriers going from 50 mph to 0 in a split second. SQUEETCH!
It doesn't happen.
We work our way to the campsite just outside of Elko in the Humboldt National Forest. The site is nestled in a narrow canyon with the creek raging through it. The noise of the water is impressive. It sounds like a windstorm. We have a campfire and watch the stars in the middle of the desert.
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