Monday, Oct 3

Today was purely travel and was one of the more forgettable days of any of my trips so far. I had not expected great scenery on the journey from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Sparks, Nevada and could not find any stops along the way to interest me but I did plan to take a detour near the end of the route to drive the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway. By late morning, however, the weather had deteriorated once again with low clouds, rain and a little sleet along the way, so I decided it was probably not worth the extra 80 minutes of driving that the scenic byway would have added. You can see the map and video here but the video is not inspiring and the most interesting thing that occurs happens during my short introduction.

During my drive in Hells Canyon good views went in and out of my dash-cam frame very frequently and I have thought of an idea that, I hope, will allow me to retain the best shots at slower speeds and speed up the in-between bits semi-automatically in my road videos. If it works it will not only improve the documentation of the trips but also make the daily video editing easier and faster and I am so excited by the improvements that I think are possible that I am taking a pause in the trip for a couple of days to see if I can update the software.

The weather is supposed to improve by Wednesday and a Nevada hotel-casino is the perfect place for a programming pause. I have a great corner room on the 26th floor for about $40 per night with on premise restaurants, bars, swimming pool, hot tub, fitness room and games – it’s almost like working in a high-tech Silicon Valley headquarters 🙂

No photos today but I hope to be back on the road, with sunny pictures of Lake Tahoe, on Thursday.