02.20.09
Driving through Nevada
I’ve just finished the first leg of a trip to Utah to ski (the second leg is to go back). The drive was relaxing. I love the empty spaces of Nevada.
It was 741.2 miles from San Francisco to Salt Lake City, I took two days staying over in Winnemucca, which is booming these days since it is a gold mining town. The 4 Runner gets a dismal 15 miles per gallon slightly offset by the fact that gas gets cheaper the further inland I go ($1.64 a gallon in SLC) compared with a high of $2.59 in Eastern Nevada. The speed limit has been 75 but I go a more sedate 70 since I’m not in a hurry.
The ass end of nowhere
Tomorrow I pick up Steve Hadley at the airport and we go directly to the slopes to ski until we drop. The weather is good, they had snow over the previous few days, so it should be good. One benefit of the Bush Depression is that prices are lower. Lots of deals on hotels and lift tickets.
More news as things develop.
