Hey CR, Good tip thanks. Yeah I`m planning on continuing south from Lew to Enterprise. There's a forestry road southwest of there that wanders down towards the Snake but doesn't typically open til late May. Don't have a map with me at the moment but IIRC its the 39. Have riden the road down to Elko via Mountain View??/Owyhee. Nice. Probably do it again this run.
From Elko I`ve camped in the Rubies and am trying to figure my route southwards towards Eureka and NV 50 westward. From Elko it looks like I have to cut back west a bit on slab to pick up the next paved road south.