Jackpot, NV and Bartons Cub 93 to Pendleton, OR and the Wildhorse Casino Hotel

 We had beer,  a good dinner at the casino restaurant and then bed.  Nice room and a great stop.  Up at 6am and on the road at 7:15 with almost another 400 miles to Pendleton.

The wide open highway.

A little bit of green but not spring here yet.

The lilacs are just getting ready to bloom.

We leave highway 93 and head west on old highway 33...a lovely scenic drive through small towns.

This is Buhl and our usual fuel stop.  You can buy pretty well anything here as it's farming country..

I ran across to the Ridleys market for a couple of sandwiches for tomorrow.  I just love these small town market stores with food, hardware and whatever else you need.

 

A lovely old building.

Isn't that pretty.  Old well kept houses and lots of Craftsman style which is my favorite.

As we wind through the highway 33 goes around farms...not through.

The mighty Snake River.

I saw the cow and took a picture...I'm not responsible for the sign🤣

The cows and calves are everywhere.

It's volcanic through this area and some farms are full of boulders!

Coming up out of the canyon.

 Out on I 84 heading towards Boise.

South of Boise and the farms appear.

The mighty Snake is still there. Close to Carfish junction where we stayed in the RV.

This is growing and flowering and it must not be edible as it's in fields and the cows aren't eating it.

The yellow patches of it are in the fields.

We stopped for lunch at Weatherby.

I used Google lens and it seems to be a Yarrow.

North of Weatherby and the traffic slowed..huge truck wreck.

Heading down to Baker City.

Up from Baker City and then down to La Grande before going over Cabbage Hill and down to Pendleton.

Not too far to go.  It can be really nasty through here but not today. 

Down below is Pendleton.  Lots of warnings to check your brakes before the six mile hill.

All flat and just about there.

Turn right for the Wildhorse Casino and hotel.

We got in at 3:30 and we're tucked in for the night.  

The view out our 9th floor window.  Eric had his eye on the construction 😁  The original part of the hotel has been torn down and a new building is under construction.  

What a view!

Tomorrow another almost 400 miles to Ian and Linda's in Kelowna.  We're tired and we'll lay over and visit before the last two days home. 

The creepy Sunset Inn. Alamo to Bartons 93, Jackpot

 We were up early this morning and on the road by 7:30 am.  Only 350 easy miles to go but we didn't want to hang around in the Sunset Inn😁  Alamo to Jackpot is our favorite drive through the wide open spaces and beautiful mountains of the Great Basin.  This blog is mostly pictorial because it's so beautiful I just keep snapping!  So enjoy our day with us.

Leaving Alamo and into Ash Springs with....ash trees😊

 

There's water so it's green.

The cows with their calves are grazing...beautiful!

Coming into White River Narrows and it's stunning!

Were rising and the Junipers appear.

We've been between 4 and 6 thousand feet.  A lot higher than Mazatlan😁

 

McGill just north of Ely.

Snow😬

The Ruby mountains.

Prong horn antelope migration and this is an overpass for them.  There are underpasses as well.  The fences along the highway are tall to keep them off the highway.

Bartons Club 93.  We were in early but it's an hour later here as Jackpot runs on Idaho time even though it's in Nevada.

A nice big room for $48 US.  Everything we need but...no microwave or fridge.  It's a casino so they want you to eat in the hotel😁

Cool here at 7c but no wind so it's all good.  Tomorrow Pendleton Oregon.