Day 7

Despite being so tired, we had gotten everything in suitcases the night before. I was glad for that now because I was still pretty tired. We got breakfast and loaded everything into the car for the trip home. Then, after checking out of our rooms, we left.

The whole day we drove along almost the same route we had taken before. I saw the roads that I was now getting kind of familiar with and some of the hills, gas stations and trees that I knew I had definitely seen before.

After many stops and breaks we got out of California. Nevada was filled with mountains and valleys. I saw the "shoe tree" for the third time--and, for the third time as well, failed to get a good picture of it.

As we entered the town of Ely I wondered how cool it would be if stopped into the same hotel we had stayed on that first night. But as Dad said he was not ready to stop for the day, I lost hope for that.

Yet as we drove near the hotel, we slowed down, turned and went into the parking lot! Dad had been joking! We were staying again at the hotel that I was really starting to like.

Of course, we got out our bags, checked into the room, ordered pizza and enjoyed what I figured would probably be our last night of the trip.