On the long drive between Lake Tahoe and Bryce Canyon, we chanced upon two of the Silver State's less-publicized destinations.
In The Middle of Nowhere (actually forty miles east of Fallon along Route 50) was the Shoe Tree (click on the photo to enlarge it), with hundreds if not thousands of old boots and sneakers hanging from its branches. There it was--no roadside sign, no explanation, just a tree full o' shoes.
Next, on a a hill outside old mining town of Austin, we stopped for a picnic lunch at the ruins of Stokes Castle, a three-storey granite tower build by a wealthy mining and railroad tycoon and used for just one year. Its current owner, who inherited the Castle from a family friend, happened to be at the site. He's applying for a grant to restore the building and make it a State Landmark.
Not surprisingly, we were the entire crowd at each spot--a far cry from the Strip in Las Vegas 250 miles south. -DJN
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