We traveled south of Ely to Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park.  These beehive shaped ovens reduced pinyon pine and juniper from the high desert forest into charcoal to serve the ore smelters.  The ovens were eventually phased out due to a shortage of available timber--the ovens resulted in complete clearcutting in a circle of 36-mile radius around the site.

A quiet and lovely campground with several pull-throughs is next to the oven site, along with trails through the high desert.

Every day around 3 p.m., a large wind has come up, and blows fiercely, usually dying off by around 6 p.m.  Thunderstorms were predicted for today, but have not materialized.  They are also predicted for tomorrow when we travel to the Great Basin National Park.