Other than the obvious, why would someone take a vacation to Elko?

[Mr. Lloyd]

Hi everyone! New here and this is my first post on the forum. I was looking for an excuse to make my first post, and I feel like this thread was the perfect place to do so. I am probably the only person here who was planning on going to Elko for reasons other than “the obvious”. In fact, I only even discovered the “obvious” well after I began planning my trip! While lurking here it seems I’m not the only person planning to take the Zephyr train into town arriving at 3:01 am… but that’s what is bringing me to Elko in particular of all places. I have already been to Reno among many other places in Nevada, and I figured I might as well try out Elko for something different. I figured I could enjoy a decent few days gambling in the casinos and dining at the Basque restaurants… though it came as a total surprise that there was another attraction that was of interest!

So to directly answer the question in the main post… in my case I’m choosing to take a vacation to Elko because it’s a new-to-me town in my favourite state that I’d love to check out. I can’t say there seems to be much to go out of my way for. But now that I know about this other thing, I might have a greater desire to come to town and have a little fun

Welcome to the board!

I definitely want to ride the Zephyr at some point. I can't really take longer trips at the moment, but that'll change eventually, and then a long train trip or two are in the cards. It'd be difficult to resist the temptation to stop in Elko, although the timing would make accommodations and planning entertainment a bit tricky. Let us know how it goes!

[NavySteve]

Taking the train is on my bucket list. However, I would depart Lincoln Nebraska at 12:14 am. Since I use a cane, getting from hotel to train, with a bag, on both ends would require taxi. I want to do this before the government cuts of funding on money losing routes.

[AbbyNormal]

Depending on the time of year, you could say you were hunting.