Day 295

Jackpot, NV to Preston, NV
Wow, what a weird feeling this is. We are retracing our steps from when we left Idaho in November. The only differences are that there is no snow, and we are seasoned travelers, and we have little fear of what’s next.
We spent the past 6 days in Jackpot staying in the RV Park. Did you know that they will comp you spots? All you gotta do is ask. Uncle Jerry came down with us in his trailer. It’s kind of neat to be camping with someone that we actually know. Don’t get me wrong, meeting new people is great, but nothing beats spending time with people we love.
We did a little gambling, but kept it within reason. We spent most of the time in the RV park where we met a lot of great people. It is amazing how much easier it seems to talk to people when you live in your RV. When we were camping, we tended to keep more to ourselves, but now we talk to everyone that we pass by.
We ran into a bit (ha ha) of trouble when we pulled into the RV park in Jackpot. Lee cut the corner a little tight and decided that he should back up. Not a good option since the tires fell into a sink hole. The more we tried to get out, the deeper the trailer sank. Finally we realized that we were never going to get out without help.
Cactus Pete’s was great during our ordeal. They sent over a couple of guys to assess the situation. Then the County workers showed up and together, with the largest forklift I personally have ever seen we were lifted out of the hole so that the county guys could put wood over the hole so we could drive out.
Took about an hour in the rain, lightning and thunder, but we finally got into our camp site and got set up for the night. Just as we got it all done, the storm ended.
Believe it or not we can’t find any damage except for a slightly bent stabilizer. They finally came to fix the water leak that caused the sink hole and the guy had to dig a hole almost 5 feet deep to find the problem. It probably had been leaking for months. Glad I wasn’t paying the water bill!
We decided to stop for the night at the Lesh’s Travel Center in Preston, NV. They have a tiny little RV park, along with a hotel, gas pumps, convenience store and restaurant. The restaurant was closed in November when we stopped here, but it appears to be open now. $24.97 a night, fill hookups. Not the nicest place we have stayed, but the scenery is beautiful and we don’t have any neighbors close by. It’s located on Highway 318, about 30 miles South of Ely.