According to the weather forecast, there will be snow here tomorrow so away we went. We were going to stay in Tonopah but apparently this cold front is dipping way south and there are also high wind advisories all over western Nevada.
What a bummer because we had wanted to stay for a while in a couple places – :-(. We definitely need to take another summer and just travel in the west…..
So we made our way down Route 95 – mostly all high desert. Just imagine being on this high plateau (4000’-6000’), going thru areas of sagebrush and no trees; or sagebrush and sand; or sagebrush and trees; and even some very fertile areas. Imagine finding a lake in the middle of this high desert. Now imagine as you look on the horizons, roads go on and on, up to the mountains, or buttes, or both. WOW! WOW! and more WOW
We did over 400 miles today which is not our typical day but the weather will not be very good over the next few days – colder and very windy – so we decided to drive straight thru to Pahrump and are staying at the Escapee Park here. We pulled in after the sun set (which is very unusual for us) and went to the local casino for supper – dinner for less than $10.00 – 2 for 1 senior discount on Monday – LOL!! We are in the boondocking area for tonight and hope to get a full hookup site tomorrow.
Stay tuned – :-)))
Stats:
Miles Traveled: 406 Miles
Routes Traveled:
Nevada: US-395; US-50; US-95A; US-95; SR-160
2 comments:
Great high desert scenery, lots of wide open spaces and very little traffic. Hope you were able to outrun the weather. Did you encounter any bad roads, steep grades or other obstacles in Nevada?
Hi Ron,
Yes, we were able to outrun the snow and the wind - oh my!!!
Route 95 thru Nevada was wonderful - the road was in great shapes, no steep grades, some up and downs but not bad - I would highly recommend this road - it seemed like we just rode thru the high plateau and no mountain passes to speak of...
Tell Bonnie we said hello and hope to see you on down the road - :-)))
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