Today's drive was OK - we headed south on US 93 out of Twin Falls and it took us to Wells, NV where we got on I-80 and headed west. I was surprised at the farmland in Idaho came almost all the way to the Nevada border but then the desert took over.
Just south of the Nevada border and the town of Jackpot there is a little rest area tucked among the willows and at the base of a huge cliff. We stopped for lunch as our stomachs were telling us it was time, but the clock said it was only 10:30. It's a nice little rest area along the Salmon Falls Creek, which US 93 followed for a long time. As we had lunch we watched scores of birds going in and out of the little "caves" in the side of the cliff - probably feeding little ones. It was a pleasant interlude. 
We encountered two older women who were, in their words, " hauling our asses from British Columbia to Texas." They were transporting two donkeys in a beat up old trailer. When I asked if I could take a photo of the donkeys we ended up getting one woman's whole life story leading up to why they were making this journey. Seemed like nice old ladies and the donkeys just tolerated Maggie getting up close to the trailer and sniffing at them.
We got into Elko early - forgot about the time change. We are staying at the Iron Horse RV Park which is run by the Hilton Garden Inn. It's a very nice park - wide spaces, grass, trees, paved roads and exceptionally clean. They've even got park models along the outside perimeter. It looks as though the majority of the sites are permanent residents - folks here for a job, probably in the mining industry.
Only one issue - our site is way out of level from side to side and front to back and the auto leveling system freaked out trying to get us level. Poor Roger was so frustrated. He had to recalibrate several times and we ended up doing it the old fashioned way with legos under one side and manually leveling the rig. Lesson learned - if the site looks un-level it is too far out of kilter for the auto leveling system.
We were so hot (96 today) when we were done we decided to go get something to eat after getting fuel. We had a coupon for the Hilton's restaurant, so we stopped there. They didn't open for dinner for another hour. Again, our stomachs were out of sync with the clock. We ended up going to a casino coffee shop and getting a so-so meal - but we were in the air conditioning and we didn't have to fix it or clean up after! Maggie was not happy with our having left her today - there were scratches on the plexiglass, cushions on the floor, and she was hyper when we returned. Good thing we didn't try to come back to the RV and then go back out to the first restaurant. She would have been even more of a basket case.
The RV is cooling down nicely - a lot faster than the old one. It's still hard for it to catch up with this kind of heat, though, and hasn't stopped running since we turned it on.
Since Rog is not hooking up the sewer tonight and doesn't want to travel with water in the tanks, we both opted for using the park's showers. We rarely do that, but after today, we had to! It's about 8 o'clock and we are sitting outside in the shade with a nice breeze keeping us cool. Maggs is stretched out doing her flat dog impression cooling her tummy in the grass. The sun has gone behind the hill and we seem to be cooling off nicely.
P.S. I keep forgetting to share these photos. We met this couple in Miles City, MT. They were on the way to Glacier Nat'l Park. When I asked if I could take a photo of their "unique" trailer the response was, "It's not unique. There are 783 more out there just like it." 
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