Drive to St. George

This is an A to B tour and the starting point is 1000 miles (1600 km) from my house. That requires a 2-day 1-way car rental. One way car rentals are hard to get nowadays, so I booked many months in advance. Oregon seems to have less of a car shortage than other western states.

On May 6 I drove 500 miles from Roseburg, Oregon to Fallon, Nevada. Volcanoes were obscured by clouds but I had a great stop at Burney Falls.

Looking across a burned landscape to Mt. Lassen. The northernmost part of the 2021 Dixie fire, California's largest wildfire.

Similar view a year earlier, on May 10, 2021.

On May 7 I drove 460 miles to Mesquite, Nevada which has much cheaper lodging than St. George. Later I found out St. George was super expensive that night because of the St. George Ironman Triathlon.

Alkali hot spring is 6 paved miles off US 95.

Graffiti covered abandoned building up the hill from the hot spring.

Brilliant graffiti inside the abandoned building spoiled by stupid incomprehensible graffiti.

Goldfield Hotel is an ongoing restoration project.

Goldfield, Nevada had 20,000 people in 1909. Population is 190 now.

This view near Beatty resembles Death Valley.

May 8 I drove 40 miles to St. George, Utah for a Sunday after-hours car dropoff.

The bike tour began at the Enterprise Rent a Car lot in St. George, Utah.

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Gregory GarceauI already know you'll be riding through a beautiful part of the country. And I think it's a good plan to be religiously neutral in LDS country. Still, I can't wait to read your reports. Have fun!
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