Ely, Nevada

To escape the heat in Las Vegas, I have traveled to Ely, Nevada where at an elevation of 6,437 feet, it is ~20 degrees cooler. This evening after dinner was the first time in over two months I was able to sit outside comfortably. Am looking forward to the mid-50s tonight.

Ely is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada. It was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. It is located on Highway 50, a major east–west highway, connecting Ocean City, Maryland and West Sacramento, California. The section here in Nevada is known as “The Loneliest Road in America”.