Pahrump, NV

Harrumph, Pahrump!!!!  Great little town in the desert and an overnight stop on our way to Laughlin.  Beautiful day yesterday as we drove south – blue skies and sunshine with warm temperatures.  Why is it that we go out of town when the weather turns beautiful in Reno – go figure.  The Sierra Nevada look beautiful in the distance.

 

Stopped in Tonopah (Indian term for middle of nowhere and close to nothing).  We had lunch at the bar in the Hotel Mizpah which was refurbished several years ago after lying vacant for years.  They have done an excellent of restoring it, including using the old safe as an office.  Good lunch, no liquor (just Pellegrino water).  The Sons of the American Revolution were having a get-together there this weekend – not sure what happened to the DAR – must be part of the new equal rights movement J.

Always fun driving through Goldfield – a semi-deserted mining town south of Tonopah.  Buildings in various stages of disrepair and some interesting art vehicles in the yards.  People who live in Goldfield are enamored of collecting old items – someday we’re going to stop and get lots of pictures.  Wild burros abound in the desert.  In Reno are we have wild horses, down here they have wild burros (left over from the mining days).  Rather than driving straight to Pahrump, we took a detour through the Ash Meadows Wildlife Reserve.  Not paved, but pretty well maintained (except for the flooded sections).  You read that right, the road was flooded in a couple of spots due to the recent rains.  Ash Meadows has a couple of ponds and several streams from local springs running through it.  It’s still pretty desolate – will send a couple of pictures when I get a chance.  Famous for its pupfish which exist only here and in Death Valley.  Huge fish – no more than one inch in length and darting all around.

Arrived in Pahrump with the Red Baron covered in while alkali dust.  I think we’ll wait until Laughlin to get it washed because there’s more rough road ahead on the way to Laughlin.  Scheduled to play golf at Lakeview Golf Course this morning – it’s a little executive course (only par threes and fours), but good for warm-up on the way to better courses.

Have fun and enjoy life (we’re trying to).  Take care.