First, i'm doing this on my phone so typos may be nearly unbearable. But there's nowhere to plug in my tablet except above the lab and I am not going to stand up for this.
Yesterday: Crater Lake is exactly what I expected. Except the signs -- clearly written by a young person. "Caution, falling may lead to injury or death." No mention of broken hips.
At Crater, the park was full so I wound up on Forest Service property and camped in a warming hut. Comfy.
Next destination: Great Basin NP at Baker, Nevada. Let me just say this, if Cleveland is the mistake by the lake, Northern Nevada is just a mistakem
I stopped at Denio Junction for a cold Gatorade I wasn't expecting much,  so I wasn't surprised. One commercial property, cafe/bar/motel. Luke was sitting at a bar table, outside, in the shade of what had been the awning for a gas station. There was one stool and he had it; from his perch he was nursing a glass of something with lime.
I went in for a Gatorade purchased from the register at the bar. The sign said it was air conditioned, I think it was just dark. I took my drink back outside.
I joined Luke, but I stood.
Across the road two men were preparing to haul away a small building. Denio will be smaller tomorrow, noted this ain't Denio, Luke said this is Denio Junction. Denios bigger
how big?
26 or 28, probably.
Hundred?
No. People. Including me, I live there.
How many in Denio Junction, I asked?
Well, let's see. Two live back there (he pointed to the back of the cafe/bar), one hobo hangs out over there (he pointed to the old motel) and one old guy lives across the road.
Gasoline available?
We ain't had gas here in 4 years.
I headed to Winnemucca, 90 miles away but there's gasoline there.

South of Winnemucca, headed toward Hello and Ely, the hills and intoxicating smell of sage are reminiscent of Northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
Lots of warnings about deer (and elk and burros and horses and cows) in Nevada. One even cautions: Major Deer Crossing Ahead.
FWIW, must are more disciplined than deer and elk, apparently. Deer and elk crossings can extend miles. In Idaho, I saw two signs that said Moose Crossing Next 400 Yards. They even paint a warning on the asphalt. Someone must do a good job parenting the moose.
Lots of riding today, hundreds of miles of two lane roads. From a $39 motel (yes, Skipper. $39. I'm no coward.) To Great Basin No, to Capitol Reef NP, to Arches NP to Cortez where I'm hunkered down, hiding from thunder, lightning and rain like a cow... you know. I don't know many miles that is, but with brutal crosswinds, desert heat and wildlife all over the highways, it's a bunch.
I'm not alone in this CycoStampede Rally folly... 4 of us were at Capitol Reef at the same time. I have no idea where the others went.
The Ranger at Great Basin this morning said the first request for a cancellation stamp was from one of us -- on his way back from Skagway. Alaska.