The Granites

You go south from Jackpot and stay to the right....mostly. That's Middlestack.

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We're on safari to check exclosures for tresspass.

That's Knoll Mountain, where we're going.

Ranchers are an unscrupulous lot and often, if a fence is down, will allow their livestock to enter areas such as springs that have been fenced to keep them out. Thus, the term "exclosure." 

The Granites - Northeast Nevada

I took the DelaPlain road a few miles south of Jackpot then turned right at Crocket Spring.

After a few more miles I made camp in this saddle.

I was fixing supper when a Peruvian sheepherder rode up. He spoke Spanish and my intermittent studies paid off; he accepted my invitation to beer...and then dinner (corazon). He and another live in two trailers parked about a mile apart. One of 'em is that white rectangle in the "flat" area.

He said their contract was for three years. I showed him my copy of Overland Journal. That's the Trout Creek drainage to the left of my right shoulder.

It looked like there might be a road into it, but I decided to follow the Devils Creek road; it resonated more. It was definitely The Road Less Traveled." (I'd be lost without my Garmin Etrex.)

It's beautiful country. And I had it pretty much to myself.