About an hour west of Las Vegas is the town of Pahrump. There isn't really anything between the two places except beautiful mountain ranges and vast deserts. Las Vegas is an oasis compared to Pahrump which was very dry.
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| Nopah Range (I think.) |
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| Lots of cacti |
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| Pahrump |
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| A small selection of casinos. |
Pahrump is pretty much of a crossroads town. If you hang a left in the middle of town onto Highway 372 you'll find yourself passing Area 51 Fireworks.
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| I'm pretty sure when the aliens come for him, Dan will be waiting! |
Side trip to the road trip. Guess what? California is only another 30 miles away!
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| My first time in California. |
Just after we crossed into California the sky opened up and it poured. They so badly need rain in California. There wasn't even any green on the roadsides from runoff water.
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| And the rain comes. |
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| So dry! |
After a 30 mile drive we arrived in Shoshone, California. Good thing we didn't need gas!
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| YOWZA! |
We were planning to stop in Shoshone for lunch but decided the only restaurant looked a little crowded. (On a side note the desert smells really funny after a rain. Kind of like wet animals.)
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| Most of these bikes passed us twice on the way over. (They stopped once for rain gear.) |
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| CHiPs was nearby should things get out of hand! |
We were a pretty short drive from Death Valley but we weren't prepared for that trip today. (They advise a real compass, a paper map, lots of water and a full tank of gas!)
Lunch was in order when we got back to Pahrump. We stopped at Saddle West Casino and Conference Center. Pretty sure we were the youngest people in the building! The buffet was a soup, salad and sandwich affair. Not bad. I liked the mini ice-cream sundae for dessert. Of course we had to spend a couple of bucks at the slots. Dan was lucky and won us enough to pay for lunch. Winner, winner.
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| I would like to see this one after dark. |
Loved these mountains on the way back.
One more stop just a few miles from home. We will for sure stop here again for some shopping.
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| Suzanne Pearl, I thought of you! Rainbow glass - $4 a pound. |
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| Pomegranates? |
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| Saguaro! |
I told Dan he could buy my Christmas present here!
What a great trip. It's all about the journey!
Have a great weekend!
Nancy and Dan
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