Blogs from Winnemucca, West Wendover, Nevada, United States, North America

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Geo: 40.9732, -117.7355/25/12 – Rough day, today. A long day with lots of trials and tribulations along the way. We had planned an early start, because our drive to Winnemucca, NV was more than 7 hours long. But we had some condo business to attend to before we could hit the road. We finally left Maraposa at 8:45 with Yosemite in the clouds behind us.We drove for about 40 minutes down and out of the mountains and as soon as we got onto the highway, we had a sick dog. Beamer threw up in the back seat and we had to take an exit and clean it up and make him another comfortable bed. Once we got going again, Beamer got quite insistent that we attend to him and I knew he was not feeling well. ... read more
Nevada Dessert 2

North America » United States » Nevada » West Wendover » Winnemucca August 19th 2010

Geo: 40.9732, -117.735The rest of the trip was uneventful. I didn't make it to Reno like I planned, so I stopped in Winnemucca, Nevada. Its a small town, but I stayed at one of the hotels that had a casino. After getting the room and settling Magge, I headed over to the casino to try my luck. It was good! I played a Monopoly slot machine with a $20 bill and won $150! I then played $5 a Wheel of Fortune game and won $12.00! I took that and played $5 on another type of Monopoly game, and won $10. So, I went in with $20 and came out with $150; enough to pay for my hotel room ($98) and dinner ($18) with a little left over. I hope to make it to Long Beach, CA ... read more
Winnemucca, NV
Winnemucca, NV
Winnemucca Inn and Casino




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