Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Route 305 Boondocking

  The dirt roads that crisscross this area of checkerboard BLM land are used by mountain bikers, horse riders and ATV users.  A large gravel lot with an informative sign provides plenty of room for any size RV. We drove along the main dirt road to a dusty pull off to get farther away from the Route 305 and spent a peaceful night.

    This isn’t the most scenic spot but it’s easy to access and very convenient to Battle Mountain. The Mormon crickets are a bit creepy though.  BLM   40.61205, -116.9904
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6 comments:

  1. LeeJune 24, 2020 at 9:19 AM

    I remember those crickets from a 1950's sci-fi movie. Something about radioactivity from atomic bomb tests in Nevada causing them to grow to giant..OHMYGOD THEY'RE COMING DOWN THE CHIMN...

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    1. Karen and TonyJune 24, 2020 at 9:58 AM

      So that's what happened! :-D
      They're really big and hop around erratically so it seems like you're going to end up covered in crickets.

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  2. RobJune 24, 2020 at 10:57 AM

    That is an ugly looking bug!

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    1. Karen and TonyJune 24, 2020 at 9:20 PM

      Yep, I've wondered about Mormon crickets because of the story of the seagulls eating them and saving the crops of the early pioneers. Now that I've seen them I really don't need to see them again! :-D

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  3. GarthJune 24, 2020 at 2:16 PM

    Some times they migrate and thousands will cover the highway

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    1. Karen and TonyJune 24, 2020 at 9:15 PM

      We saw that this year. I thought they were grasshoppers at first. They leave brown smears on the highway because so many of them get crushed.

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