Hi all! Had a fantastic day today! No major driving! We decided to stay one more night in the town of Ely, and took in some sights. First we went to the "Ovens", The ovens were a more efficient way to reduce all types of wood to charcoal. Vents on the bottom of the kiln allowed for fine adjustment of temperature, and the parabolic (beehive) shape reflected heat back into the center. Each oven could hold 35 cords of wood per firing, and would produce between 30 to 50 bushels of charcoal per cord of wood. All wood types were used in the ovens, including pinyon pine, juniper, aspen and even sagebrush. Pretty cool! Next we went to Cave Lake National Park. Beautiful!! Did about a 2 mile hike up into the mountains. The elevation is pretty high. A little winded at the top! But what a view! Check out the pictures!
Off to Utah tomorrow! Met a nice guy at the Ovens today who told us the best way to get to Zion National Park. He travels this route from Reno every year to go play softball in an over 50 league! Gave us lots of great ideas! Stay tuned!
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| The "Charcoal Ovens" |
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| Cave Lake |
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| Lunch Time! |
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