08/23/2019 Day 75 head to Hawthorne NV

Today we head to Whiskey Flats RV in Hawthorne, NV. We’ll be there for 3 nights, Lord willing, but always subject to change.

GOAL: Yosemite NP and whatever else we can find. 

Yesterday was a pretty awesome ride! 

We made it Lake Tahoe and Echo Lake. 

Now I know why my baby girl loves to go there, it’s really pretty. 

It was a pretty ride through the mountains. 

We meandered back down and through to Carson City. 

(Didn’t get a good pic of the Capital bldg,so I Googled it☺️) 

We drove through the little town of Genoa, founded in 1851, was the first settlement in what became the Nevada territory. Population today is 939. 

We drove past The Bentley Ranch, a 50,000 acre ranch & distillery located in the Carson Valley,at the base of the Sierra Nevada.  

We drove Hwy 88/89 through Luther Pass, a mountain pass between the Carson River Basin and Lake Tahoe. 

And....,we drove through Mound House, NV. One of eight counties that allow for legal prostitution 😲 and home of the Bunny Ranch (owned by Dennis Huf before hisdeath) 

Then we turned to go to Virginia City. 

Remember “Bonanza” and Little Joe, Hoss, Adam & Ben Cartwright? 

Yes, that Virginia City and the gold mining country. 

This would be a really cool little town to explore. 

Then, we went down through Six Mile Canyon Road 

I can’t imagine riding a horse or a stage coach down through some of the mountain passes we’ve ridden. 

Then we stopped for a picnic lunch down in the valley. 

The girls like the shade under the truck 😂 

It was a nice view, though

Then back on Hwy 50 heading back to Reno and Sparks for naptime! 

So, today we head to Hawthorne, NV as we follow the NV/CA line bringing us a little closer to Vegas. 
Have a good one everybody, we’re sure trying to.