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By: rjrivera 8:24 am

Back from a week of reporting in Nevada. Below, are time-lapse videos* of my long drives.

Reno to Elko

From the Siena Hotel Spa Casino in Reno to the Red Lion Hotel & Casino in Elko.

Distance: 291 miles
Time: 3 hours, 43 mins
Images shot: 1,084

Elko to Las Vegas after the jump

Elko to Las Vegas

From the Red Lion Hotel & Casino in Elko to the Grandview at Las Vegas.

Distance: 480 miles
Time: 7 hours, 5 mins
Images shot: 783
Of note: at 15 secs, stopped for road work; 48 secs, stopped for speeding ticket

*Images shot with Canon PowerShot A710 running CHDK hack, compiled into video using QuickTime Pro.

This entry was written by rjrivera, posted on October 22, 2008 at 8:24 am, filed under The Western Edge and tagged Battle for the West, Elko, Las Vegas, Nevada, Reno, time-lapse. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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