craig333
Riley's Human
I had a decent start, hit the road and hit up Jack in the Box for a breakfast burrito. Hmmm, why not get an extra and microwave it later? So I did. Saw a few burners heading up 80 (the caravansary in the rear window gave it away) and then stopped in Fernley for fuel. I had 16mpg which isn't too bad for a full load and uphill. Had a nice wait for construction on 447. A lot more burners heading up now. One vehicle had a round propane musta held 500 gallons (wild ass guess) and a dozen or so nozzles on the roof. Must be impressive at night. Unfortunately it seems one car may have been indulging a bit soon as he was going 15 in the 25 zones and 45 in the 70 zone. Needless to say I never saw him again.
Arrived in Gerlach intending to get fuel and food. There was a line at the gas station so I passed. Bruno's was also packed plus the dog howled when I went inside so no food either. Lots of cops in town and I chatted with one while giving the dog some exercise. I thought it was just people coming up early, I didn't know about the pre-burn as the sheriff described it. Makes sense though, takes a lot of work to get ready for 69k people. He also assured me I'd be done with them once I was past the playa. The pre-burn could have been mistaken for the real thing. I need a telephoto lens (noticed this more than once this trip) but you can make out the burning man already completed.
I had no idea there is petrified wood along the road.
Obligatory truck shot.
For an area as vast and desolate as it was along 34 I was surprised to see so many campers along the way. I made to Sheldon in 8 hours, just about what I expected.
The first campground I came to was almost full. I wasn't expecting this and I wanted to let the dog off leash after eight hours of truck time so I exited the park and found a nice spot along a spur. A guy towing a trailer came along and camped about a quarter mile down the road. I went down and chatted with him. Thats when he informed me Antelope season was opening friday morning. Ah ha, that explains all the campers. A nice sunrise looking towards Sheldon.
Now that breakfast burrito I mentioned earlier, it came foil wrapped so I though, why not heat it up on the barbecue. So I did, on the upper rack, low heat and took a walk while I drank my coffee. I came back and uh, well it turns out it was foil coated paper. I got that off.
So half a cup of coffee as a timer next time but I liked how it came out even if I did have to use a knife and fork. I'll do that again for sure just being sure to rewrap in real foil first.
On the way in I saw Antelope, lots of them.
Arrived in Gerlach intending to get fuel and food. There was a line at the gas station so I passed. Bruno's was also packed plus the dog howled when I went inside so no food either. Lots of cops in town and I chatted with one while giving the dog some exercise. I thought it was just people coming up early, I didn't know about the pre-burn as the sheriff described it. Makes sense though, takes a lot of work to get ready for 69k people. He also assured me I'd be done with them once I was past the playa. The pre-burn could have been mistaken for the real thing. I need a telephoto lens (noticed this more than once this trip) but you can make out the burning man already completed.
I had no idea there is petrified wood along the road.
Obligatory truck shot.
For an area as vast and desolate as it was along 34 I was surprised to see so many campers along the way. I made to Sheldon in 8 hours, just about what I expected.
The first campground I came to was almost full. I wasn't expecting this and I wanted to let the dog off leash after eight hours of truck time so I exited the park and found a nice spot along a spur. A guy towing a trailer came along and camped about a quarter mile down the road. I went down and chatted with him. Thats when he informed me Antelope season was opening friday morning. Ah ha, that explains all the campers. A nice sunrise looking towards Sheldon.
Now that breakfast burrito I mentioned earlier, it came foil wrapped so I though, why not heat it up on the barbecue. So I did, on the upper rack, low heat and took a walk while I drank my coffee. I came back and uh, well it turns out it was foil coated paper. I got that off.
So half a cup of coffee as a timer next time but I liked how it came out even if I did have to use a knife and fork. I'll do that again for sure just being sure to rewrap in real foil first.
On the way in I saw Antelope, lots of them.
