Dave Knows: Elko

When we last talked we had just left Portland in search of sandier pastures:
The route took us west through Tillamook then north on highway 101 to beautiful Rockaway Beach, OR.

Rockaway Beach is a small, quiet town, but my family has been going there every year for at least 25 years?  We stay in the same [...]

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It had been 3 years since I last set foot in the Beaver state, so the wife and I planned a big trip to coincide with her cousin’s wedding.  We crammed in so much stuff in a week and a half our heads are still spinning!
I get yelled at if I don’t include a map [...]

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Now with more mapping goodness!
Below is the route we took from Elko to Vegas.  Note the right turn at Ely, which takes you to the “Lund Cutoff” on highway 318.  That cuts off about an hour from the alternate route on 93 through Pioche and Caliente.

It’s a pretty boring drive, most of it looks exactly [...]

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I’m headed to Las Vegas this weekend with the boys.  We plan to leave Friday morning, arrive in Vegas around lunchtime, stay until Sunday and arrive back in Elko on Sunday afternoon.
The trip was originally planned for just me to go to the USA Basketball tryouts to see a few Portland Trailblazers play.  It was supposed [...]

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Only 3 months without a post.   New record!  I was in Vancouver, BC last week for work.  It was pea-soup foggy for only the first 5 days, so by Friday I finally was able to see more than a block down the street.  I figured out a few things about Canadian (or perhaps just BC) people.  [...]

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Basque food. — The Star, Biltoki’s, etc. Plus Chorizos at just about every event!
The sun — As much as I hate the extreme heat and cold, waking up to a bright sunny day 80% of the time is nice.
 
Great customer service — some businesses are great and still give off that friendly small-town vibe
Casinos –  (Sports [...]

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The final batch of Blizzcon ticket invites went out yesterday, and since I do not have a message in my inbox, I did not get tickets.  Part of me is sad, part of me is happy.  The sad part thinks it would have been a really fun trip and a good father-son bonding thing, but [...]

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