Nevada State Parks Near Ely

I'm writing this on October 11, after arriving in Fillmore, UT. I'm not sure when it will be posted, but here goes.

On October 10, I went to two Nevada State Parks. The first was Cave Lake, then Ward Charcoal Ovens.

Cave Lake is a gorgeous little lake in the hills near Ely. I didn't stay long, because I was planning on hitching up the trailer later in the day, so I didn't want to take too much time. I then went to Ward Charcoal Ovens (WCO).

There are two roads to WCO. The one closest to Ely shows 10 miles to WCO. So I took it. It was the most godawful road. Besides being dirt and gravel, it felt like it had been made by tank treads. It was so rough and beating up my truck so badly, I could only go about 10 to 15 mph. Even then the truck was tossed around and onto some very slippery gravel.

So I turned around and took the other road, farther from Ely. It showed a distance of only 7 miles. The road was so much better, I was able to go 50 mph and got to WCO fairly quickly.

Both places were extremely quiet and with very few visitors. Which made for a nice time.

Traveling to Fillmore wasn't too bad. I really wish that Ziva (Woolibaar Ziva Baaavid) wouldn't sing along with the music. First, she doesn't know the lyrics. A "mew, mew, mew" doesn't do it. In addition to not knowing the lyrics, she can't carry a tune in a bucket and her timing isn't even close to what the song's is. Oh, well.