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The Schell Creek Range, between Great Basin NP and Ely, on US-50
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The foothills of the Schell Creek Range, just east of Ely, bask in the late-day sun
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That is one lonnnnnnnnnng view
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Schell Creek Range
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A warm afterglow on some odd clouds over Ely.
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The Toiyabe Cafe, in Austin. Cozy place with good, cheap, classic diner-style food.
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And they have a cool stained glass RAM in the window!
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US-50 is officially nicknamed "The Loneliest Road in America"
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The Shoe Tree. Some things just make you wonder.
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Shoes
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Shoes
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And more shoes
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Some have fallen to the ground
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Others hang all around
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Some hang high in the air
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Some are boots that cowboys wear
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Red boots
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Brand new Nikes
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Fluffy slippers
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A lonely sole
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Golf shoes
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Chad and Karen
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US-50, a view of Fairwiew Peak
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The long dirt road away from US-50, towards the earthquake faults at Fairview Peak
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A spot where the earth's crust buckled in the quake of 1954.
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The fault line, where the eastern plate dropped as much as 20 feet in a matter of seconds.
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Offroading beckons.
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One such option winds off to the west.
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Another leads towards Fairview Peak itself
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But a network of offroading options rolled across the foothill just east of Fairview Peak
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There were a few colorful mounds here and there, but mostly just sage and sand and surprisingly sharp rocks.
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I think we'll take that road next...
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Another Jeep ad.
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The view from our conquered summit
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The "next" road, looking back from whence we came
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A herd of desert deer scampers across the arid landscape. I bet they were thirsty.
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A look back at the offroading zone. Time to return to pavement.
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US-50, a look at Sand Mountain
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