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Harold Carey Jr

Photojournalist, Navajo Historian & Online Learning Instructor

USA Trip Day 1 – Malad ID to Reno NV

October 25, 2016 By harold

Malad Idaho to Reno Nevada

381 miles –  7 hours  45 Minutes

USA Trip Day 1 - Malad ID to Reno NV I left Malad  at 4:30 am. As I came up the canyon I met a heard of about 20 deer. I was lucky I was driving slow or I world have hit them. My wife told me to watch for deer just before I left because they eat very early in the morning.

img_1379Flying J 90 S Stone Rd, Snowville, UT 8433 – 4:46 AM
I stoped here early in the morning very clean bathrooms are great new great selection of clothes and other items plus lots of stuff for your car have showers good selection of food.

Elko County Clerk County Government OfficeElko County Clerk County Government Office 571 Idaho St #3, Elko, NV 89801
I Got married here at the courthouse where we got married about 14 years ago and  took a few pictures.

KJ’s Airport Shell 1415 Mountain City Hwy, Elko, NV 89801 – 7:32 am
Got gas at 8 o’clock in the morning the gas was 2:05 a gallon I put about $12 worth in. Station with clean nice bathrooms.

 

Denny's Diner 2405 Mountain City Hwy, ElkoDenny’s Diner 2405 Mountain City Hwy, Elko, NV 89801 – 7:35-7:53
I always a like a place to eat out a budget I have the four dollar value meal every day value grand slam with two eggs with bacon and sausage.

Senior Citizens of Humboldt
Senior Citizens of Humboldt 1480 Lay St, Winnemucca, NV 89445
Stopped at the senior center to have some lunch but lunch starts at 12 o’clock so I took a little nap because I got here about 11:30. The lunch was great they have exercise classes and many other activities. For lunch we had soup and a salad bar and then we had spaghetti there was over a hundred people there the lunch was only $3.

 

Flying J 480 Truck Inn Way, Fernley, NVFlying J 480 Truck Inn Way, Fernley, NV 89408 – 2:53 PM
I recommend you stop here in Fernley for gas it’s the last low price gas stations before you get to Reno it was about $0.20 a gallon cheaper than the gas in Reno.

Anytime Fitness Reno, NV 89511Anytime Fitness 18603 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV 89511 – 4:14 PM – 4:40 PM
I stopped here trying to find a place to exercise while on my trip. This place is very small but has brand new equipment staff is very friendly but they do not have showers or lockers. Open 24 hr.
This place is open 24 hours the staff is very friendly here they have cubicles to put your clothes in they have all new equipment and exercise room legwork and tea and for TV screens 24 hour camera monitoring

Apple Store Reno, Reno, NV 89511Apple Store 13925 S Virginia St, The Summit Reno, Reno, NV 89511 – 4:45 PM – 5:04 PM
This is a small store. Meet the manager. Good service and friendly. Went to the Apple Store to check it out. I also came to use the very fast internet the Apple Store’s is one of the best places to get fast internet and any city that has one. The staff is very friendly and helpful and answer any questions you have.

South Valleys Library Reno, NV 89511South Valleys Library 15650 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV 89511 – 5:11 PM – 6:11 PM
I  used the internet and upload some posted photos and check my email. it’s a beautiful new library very large large selection of video tapes books beautiful bathrooms place to fill up your water bottle. purified water. Very good and fast internet.

SUBWAY Damonte Ranch Town Center, Reno, NVSUBWAY Damonte Ranch Town Center, 1311 Steamboat Pkwy #800, Reno, NV 89521 – 6:33 PM – 6:55 PM
Had dinner here. I purchased sub of the day for $3.50. a very friendly staff here bathrooms are clean small like most subways.

Scheels Sparks, NV 89434

Scheels The Outlets at Sparks, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, NV 89434 – 7:46 PM – 8:19 PM
I never been to a sporting goods store this speak before you could stay here for 3 hours and not see everything. they have an airplane hanging from the ceiling and a ferris wheel in the lobby. They have a huge selection of all types of Sporting Goods larger than any other place I’ve been. I bought some earplugs to go swimming in the rec center tomorrow.
This is my first time here. Took lots of photos. Huge store and selection. Live fish tanks. Full size airplane hanging from above. Merry go round in store. Great place to take kids.

Walmart Supercenter SOUTH TOWNE CROSSING, 155 Damonte Ranch Pkwy, Reno, NV 8952
Spent the night in my car here at Walmart.

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