Left early this morning from Eureka and headed east on US 50. Man, there is a lot of impressive scenery to see along the way...mesas, desert, desert, rocks, scrub brush. Unfortunately, the road is very narrow with no shoulders, so it wasn't easy getting a lot of pictures because there wasn't much place to pull off.
When I stopped for some coffee in Ely, Nevada, I ran into three "chaps" from Australia who were touring the western US on Harley's they'd purchased (used) here in the states. Eddy Garner was the ringleader and owns/runs a motorcycle tour company in Moreland, West Victoria. Had a nice chat with him and his chums.
This was taken about 10 miles east of Eureka and it'll give you some idea of the terrain:
The land, in general, seems to be a series of "bowls" in and amongst low hills (although the elevation is in the neighborhood of 6000-7000 feet).
This was taken near the ghost town of Ward, Nevada:
About 100 miles into Utah, I road along Sevier Lake for probably 25 miles or so. The lake was no closer than about a mile to the road, but as you can see, it's a dry lake:
While in Delta, I took in "The Great Basin Museum". Not much there of real interest, but they did have this on display:
This is half of a barracks at the Japanese Internment Camp at Topaz, Utah. The camp opened on September 11, 1942 held up to 8,000 prisoners until its closure on October 31, 1945. Some 120,000 Japanese-Americans were imprisoned during World War II, 70,000 of them being American citizens. They lost their homes, their businesses, their possessions, and four years of their lives due to the hysteria following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. These barracks were 20 x 120 feet and each family was allotted a 20 x 20 foot area in which to live. Daniel Inouye, Senator from Hawaii, was among those interned during the war.
Got into Salina, Utah around 4:00 after being rained on for about the past 20 miles. Headed for Grand Junction, Colorado, tomorrow. Miles today: 301. Total: 10,080.
