Winnemucca, NV to Marsing, ID

Winnemucca is named after a Paiute chief. He adopted his name after prospectors found him by the river as a child wearing only one moccasin or one "mucca". They called him wannemucca. The keeper of the RV park told me this story. Humboldt County chamber of commerce website confirms the tale. 

Ky bought a cowgirl doll to remember the place. 

Leaving Winnemucca, we drove through more nothing.

Then the brown nothing turned to more beautiful green nothing. 

We stopped in Jordan Valley, OR 

for ice cream

in the cutest little stone house - very cool despite the heat outside 

and saw a motor home being fixed by lifting it with a forklift. 

We were planning to stay in "JV" but there was no cell signal and we just couldn't handle it ... just kidding ... there was no signal so we couldn't use our phones to find our BLM campground. 

So we decided to drive a bit more to Marsing, Idaho 

where, amidst farmland, we found a lovely place to stay right on the Snake River. 

I had my second chance to drive! /:

It was in the middle of nowhere, but then we had to turn right from a 2-lane highway onto a small road to go to the campground - ayayay - I know the truck driver behind me was not pleased with my super slow wide turn!

Although I made it, I am still not planning to drive too often!

Anyway - we put our feet in the fast-moving river. 

And relaxed

Sy found fish eggs

The kids found a little snake and brought it over to show us. 

Then we cooked and ate dinner outside again because it was super warm. 

Finally, we had a fire 

before finishing our audiobook of Johnny Tremain and heading off to bed. 

It was a great day. Doesn't feel like we're going too fast or doing to much. 

Nevada - Oregon - Idaho. 

Capitol #7 tomorrow!