Our only other Nevada stop of this 11-week trip was at South Lake Tahoe. It was almost Not-Nevada, as the California state line was only 3 miles away, and a great majority of Lake Tahoe is actually in Cali. Lake Tahoe is the second-largest Alpine lake in North America, behind Lake...
Having visited Virginia City, MT last year, 2023 was the year for Virginia City, NV. Perhaps next year we’ll try Virginia City, VA, or Virginia City, NM. This particular Virginia City is an old mining town, reachable only via very steep, winding, guardrail-less roads, and...
2022 brought us a visit to Death Valley National Park, an area once described by The New York Times as “3 million acres of weird.” But first things first: meet our new family member and adventure buddy! Two days after getting Finn, a 10-week old English Cream Golden Retriever...
It’s the Grate Basin! OK, not that Grate Basin. Of course this is not the National Park Service approved sign, nor the proper spelling. Let’s try this one instead! That looks better. We’re headed out for 2 months in Idaho and California, including 5 new (to us)...
If Sedona, AZ and Moab, UT had a tiny little baby and plunked it in the middle of the Sahara Desert, that would be Valley of Fire State Park, in Southern Nevada! The good news for readers of this blog, who are undoubtedly sick to death of seeing Philip’s and my ugly mugs, is...
The Neon Museum outside downtown Las Vegas is a phantasm of light, color, and history! All of the neon contained in their 2.62-acre “boneyard park” has been preserved from old Vegas casinos, hotels and businesses when they were torn down or remodeled. In...
What do you get when you combine a 104-mile bike race that starts with dodging cheering drunks stepping onto the race course, that requires a police escort for the first 17 miles, and that ends with a stripper dressed as a nurse helping you up off the asphalt? Well, it could only be...