We’re in Hawthorne, NV, tonight relaxing after a pretty long drive from Pahrump, through Death Valley, thence via US 95. We stopped at Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley to admire the architecture and get some gifts/souvenirs. After climbing out of the valley and back into Nevada, we got on the scenic highway through Nevada mountain country and the rustic towns of Goldfield, Tonopah and eventually, Hawthorne. The drive was long, but no traffic or weather complaints, thank the Lord.
We packed for fall weather, but the forecast for the next couple of nights are for brisk lows in the 40’s tonight and maybe even the 30’s tomorrow night in the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Damsel assures me that there are warm clothes in the trailer just in case we need to bundle up.
We’re headed to Reno tomorrow, to do some shopping and sightseeing and then on to the next campground in the high country west of there just on the Nevada California border. No sense going into the K-stan any sooner than necessary.