Saying Goodbye to Ely

Ely was a great find.  After the rail yard tour, we were told to eat at the Red Apple restaurant for lunch.  When we walked in we were the only people in the place.  I yelled; "Fire up the grill" and a young lady shouted; "Mom, man here says fire up the grill"!  By the time we had eaten the place was packed.


Right next door was the local museum.  Entry by donation.  These little places are so much fun.  They have moved original buildings from around the town to this location to preserve them.  Much more fun to visit than the big city places where everything is far away and behind glass. Photo Album.



Downtown Ely was a busy place.  Many more motels than I would have expected.  Most of the main street has been restored and the Hotel Nevada was the star attraction.  We showed up just in time for Free Pizza (kitchen specialty) and after 20 minutes eating and playing penny slots, our dinner and beers cost us $3.30.  The hotel was a museum itself and the deer chandelier was absolutely priceless. Kaye just kept saying; "No", over and over.  Photo album. 


From Ely we are going to continue on the 93 North to Twin Falls Idaho.  Weather is supposed to get cool and we may get rain.  Iif I get a good WiFi connection, I can catch up on the blog and posting photos.   Bye for now.