After having absorbed enough of the town
life in Gerlack, (Gerlack is beautiful and has a fabulous gypsum industry
for the fabrication of drywall) we headed back out onto the Playa.
Our goal was the hotsprings but along the way Scotty and Roger got lost
in the swirling clouds of dust that billowed up behind the rovers.
Driving across the Playa in staggered
groups to avoid dust
Andrew's V8 kicking up dust clouds
After driving around in a stupor calling
for Scotty on the CB, the three Rovers got tired and stopped at the hot
springs for a well deserved break. Apparently someone in this covered
wagon had stopped here too but some time back. Luckily all the Rovers
started and we did not have to leave anyone behind.
Two forms of transport at the springs
Scotty and Roger managed to track us down
and the group was united again. A calm set in. After lounging
in the springs and talking about the fun of cracking Playa we headed off
towards the high dry mine. If the scanner gets working I'll try to
get some more photos up of that adventure. In the end, LittleCar
did wonderfully well and nothing broke except the speedo cable just as
we passed Pyramid Lake.
Stopping on the way to the mine
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