With mountains obscured, rain, and icing developing, 15 racing teams were grounded for the day. Stop chair,
Donna and the volunteers welcomed us and were very helpful and hospitable. Miami girls are not used to cold weather and Elko's temperature was just above freezing. In an effort to minimize weight in the airplane, we didn't bring cold weather clothing -- it is June, after all. We searched all over town for a light jacket and stores do not carry such items at this time of the year. We also learned a lot about Elko. Did you know that Elko was one of the stops on the first air mail route. Elko is also a gold mining town, even today. Several movies were made here and Bing Crosby had a tuxedo made of denim for one of the movies. Several of us visited the Northeast Nevada Museum and the Western Folklife Center. We made lemonade from lemons.
The downside is that we must fly four legs tomorrow and three on Thursday or we won't finish the race by the deadline on Thursday. That means about 9 -10 hours of flying tomorrow. It looks like the weather will be better tomorrow and we will need to have engine start by 6:30 am. We also lose one hour of daylight because we will change time zones. So early to bed, early to rise.
15 Racing Teams waiting and wishing for better weather at El Aero FBO in Elko, NV
Weather forecast at our next destination, KPNA
Low ceilings -- too low to be able to cross 10,000' mountains
Artisans create hand-crafted saddles.
"Thank you," Donna and timers.
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