The DeLorme Nevada Challenge

Three trips and 55 quads later we're done!!

FNTF (First NEVADAN to Find). We have lived in Nevada since 1981 and have never really seen much more than the Reno area. After teaming up with L3-Geo, the tour of Nevada that we took to complete the Nevada DeLorme Challenge was amazing. The scenery, geology and wildlife are more beautiful and varied than we ever imagined.

We began our journey in the northern part of the state. We went east on Highway 50 taking roads both north and south. We traveled north from Ely to Wendover and then west on Interstate 80 again taking side roads to visit all the northern quads. We’ve always wanted to visit Midas so when we discovered that Quad 22 had no caches, we were excited to plant “Midas Castle AKA Open Says Me” (GCQC9V). When that trip ended we had completed 30 quads. The second part of our quest took us to quads 18, 19, and 27. We traveled to the Oregon border and back through the Black Rock Desert where we visited Bruno’s Country Club in Gerlach. The final phase of our journey took us three very long days in Southern Nevada. We were up before the sun and traveled till after it set. We started at Tonopah, headed east to Ely and then headed south to Las Vegas. After driving all the way to the Nevada/California border we headed back up Highway 95 to complete the circle and the Challenge. Boy do we have stories to tell!!