Coyotes and Dust Devils

Today we headed down to Reno, NV. It's a long way and not much in the way of excitement. Snow covered mountains are always in sight, but the drive is through mostly flat desert. There were four places where the road actually went absolutely straight for 15-20 mi. Which means it must be pretty boring if the best thing we could do was measure the straight pieces of road.

This is the road out of Boise.

The road into Rome, OR.

One heck of a straight road.

We did see a coyote cross the road right in front of the car and he stuck around for some close-ups. That was it for wildlife, no deer, no pronghorn, nothing but one coyote...oh and the usual cattle & horses sprinkled through parts of Idaho, Oregon & Nevada.








After passing through Winnemucca, NV the excitement for the afternoon was watching dozens of dust devils spin across the desert.












In Rome, OR we saw this sign. The town is composed of one derelict building so I guess the 'Congestion' refers to the six horses behind the building.



Only one more thing to say about the long drive...why does Oregon post speed limits of 55 MPH when the road is straight & absolutely nothing for miles? What's up with that...every sane person traveled much faster.