Las Vegas, NV to Ely, NV 9-30-09

We are 10 minutes out of downtown Las Vegas, heading north for our day with the vast brown wasteland. It was 106-8 when we left Casa Grande on Tues., 106 all day Tues. , very windy in Las Vegas Tues. night, and down right cool this morning. Tonight we are in Ely, NV, elevation 5,000 or so, not really that high and it is- wait for it- 43, forecasted for 18 tonight!!! Yikes!, that is a 90 degree drop ! Our bodies are too old to deal with this, not to mention the fact we put shorts and short sleeve shirts on this am!! We left at 10 am and arrived here at 4pm, with a slow start due to the honeymooning German's next door who had a septic emergency. We felt compelled to lend our tools and expertise.