Today we drive across the barren open spaces of Nevada and Idaho. With no traffic to contend with, my mind focuses on the vast olive colored landscape and undulating hills, which open up into flat and parched earth. They are beautiful in their own way and a reminder that outside of our dense cities exists an enormous expanse of uninhabited space. Why is this space so undesirable and will innovations in the future make these spaces viable for living?
We drive for 11 hours today, destination the Red Lion Inn, Twin Falls Idaho. To keep my circulation going, I do 100 jumping jacks at each 2-3 hour stop we make, though the 90 + heat is a bit of a deterrent. I have an 11 hour playlist, salads for lunch, and a humorous travel companion.
We reach Elko in time for dinner, arriving at Teriyaki Bowl a second after 2 busloads of soccer players arrive, thus we opt for the Mexican Fresh place instead. I have to admit, freeway fast food has improved greatly in the past few years, a bit healthier fare than McDonalds and fried chicken which were the only options in years past.
We arrive at the Red Lion after 10 pm to find the place dark, inside we see bare insulation on the walls. Double check the address, correct. It appears the place is closed for renovation and no one emailed to inform us that our reservation was moved to a different Red Lion! We are off to a great start!
