| Best Western Winnemucca
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The Best Western provided grab-and-go breakfast that we could take back to the room.
I had to take several trips down to the lobby to pick up enough food and coffee for my family back at the room.
With the family fed,
we could continue packed all our bags back into the car,
which was charged to full overnight at the Tesla charger.
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| Elko
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| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 9:12 am | Departed Winnemucca | 325 |
| 10:50 am | Arrived Elko | 162 |
Range/Distance ratio: 1.3
Conditions: Fast, 87°F
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Our first stop was in Elko.
I had in mind that all of us would have lunch here now. We went to the Round Table Pizza, which opened at 11 am,
and I had a personal-sized King Arthur's Supreme, but my family didn't seem hungry, so they simply had drinks
after a bathroom break.
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Cost to Charge: $0
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| Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway
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| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 11:31 am | Departed Elko | 299 |
| 12:20 pm | Arrived Top of Lamoille Canyon | 232 |
Range/Distance ratio: 2.03
Conditions: Substantial uphill, 80°F
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On this trip I wanted there to be at least one place for my family to see each day,
rather than just drive-and-go.
When I researched online for Nevada,
the Scenic Byway to
Lamoille Canyon was at the top of many lists
with words like "the wettest place in Nevada",
so it sounded interesting to see.
As we climbed to the top at 8800-foot altitude,
it was definitely wet and green and beautiful.
If we had more time I think it would be fun to hike around here.
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But one of the first items of business when we arrived was another bathroom break.
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You wouldn't know this is Nevada
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We explored the several nearby trailheads and found several very pretty places.
The place was as promised, the most green part of Nevada we've ever seen.
I learned there were several lakes and campgrounds up here.
It is definitely not the kind of attraction you would expect in Nevada.
I wonder what it looks like in the winter.
On the way back we stopped by some scenic points,
including a place where two glacier-cut canyons
merged into one.
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| Elko
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| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 12:56 pm | Departed Top of Lamoille Canyon | 232 |
| 1:45 pm | Arrived Elko Supercharger | 223 |
Range/Distance ratio: 0.27
Conditions: Downhill, 95°F
Upon our return to Elko, we stocked up at
the local Raley's on food and drink, including sandwiches
to eat both this day and the next.
Meanwhile my daughter and I enjoyed some frozen yogurt at the Spoon Me here.
The rest of the family was finally hungry enough to have lunch,
which they ate in the car on the next leg of travel,
this time into Idaho.
Cost to Charge: $0
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| Blue Lakes Inn
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| Time | Event | Range Remaining |
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| 2:26 pm | Departed Elko | 313 |
| 5:55 pm MT | Arrived Blue Lakes Inn | 112 |
Range/Distance ratio: 1.196
Conditions: Fast, 94°F
Blue Lakes Inn is a member of the Tesla Destination Network in Twin Falls, Idaho.
We checked in with no problem,
then found Tomato's Italian Grill, a
fun restaurant with dine-in service and excellent food.
We enjoyed dinner then came back to the hotel to rest.
I plugged in the car, then went to enjoy the pool,
and returned to the room to join my family for the night.
Cost to Charge: $0
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Dean E. Dauger holds a Ph. D. in physics from UCLA, where his group
created the first Mac cluster in 1998. Dr. Dauger is the award-winning
author in multiple American Institute of Physics' Software Contests and
co-authored the original, award-winning Kai's Power Tools
image-processing package for Adobe Photoshop.
After founding his company,
Dauger Research, Inc., its debut product,
Pooch, derived from Dr. Dauger's experience using clusters for his
physics research, was soon awarded as "most innovative" by IEEE Cluster
and continues to revolutionize parallel computing and clusters worldwide
with its patented technology.
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