Austin NV

We had a good night in Middlegate. Despite being in the middle of nowhere, the food was fantastic, and the atmosphere was very memorable. We managed to stay up late enough to see the stars. Away from lights and the city you could see everything, it was marvelous. We stopped at Cold Springs NV in the morning which was another Pony Express station. The route was desolate on the way to Austin. We crossed scenic valleys, and two mountain ranges. Essentially Nevada is made up of mountain ranges with long stretches of valleys in between. The rest of our time in Nevada will be spent climbing mountains and crossing barren plains. We stopped for lunch under a sage brush at the top of one of the maountain ranges. After crossing another long plain we were quite happy to pull in to Austin by the end of the day. A small mining town built right into the mountain, Austin is home to small shops and a few small houses which dot the mountain top.