Blogs from Nevada, United States, North America - page 10

THE BASICS We traveled only from Reno to Sacramento during our last week plus, and spent much energy getting the RV ready to sit in Sacramento until late January. But we did treat ourselves to a couple of forays into Reno. During the first, we walked past a bunch of casinos downtown and also on the riverwalk, along the Truckee River. The next day, we watched a Susan G. Komen walk along the riverwalk, and later indulged in a massive buffet dinner at a casino. We moved on to Truckee, CA, which we used as a base for our drive around Lake Tahoe the next day. And then, finally, to Sacramento. Highlights included a visit with our former minister, who left our church in July to resettle in California, and a lunch at a Mexican restaurant ... read more

blog 10-15-17 Hoover Dam Today we wanted to get up and out early. We wanted to take the Dam tour and I read that the tickets sell out early and you can only buy them in person. So we were up at 6:30 and out of here by 8:35 am. The dam was not far from our campground and as we drove just one mile we could see Lake Mead but a little longer to go til we got to the dam. We parked and went to the tour desk and Ginnie and I were the last 2 tickets sold for the 9:30 tour. We were ushered in to see a 10 min movie on the building of the dam then whisked away to a waiting elevator that took us 52 floors down in 90 seconds. ... read more

THE BASICS In Portland, we visited Powell's Books, The International Rose Test Gardens, Japanese Gardens, and had an informative walking tour of downtown, as well as a very enjoyable visit from Monika and Dick Parker's son Peter. We spent a few lazy days in the "boonies" then on to Astoria, at the head of the Columbia River, one of our favorite locales. With bright sunny weather, the view from the Astoria Column was spectacular. On down the Oregon coast, with drives through a few of the beachy resorts, some touristy, some artsy. Coast is stunning, with cliffs, huge driftwood piles. We camped in Tillamook and then in Newport, both times in places we had stayed previously. Decided to head inland, and spent some time in the attractive college town of Corvallis before moving on to Eugene. ... read more

For those who haven’t read my last blog and are interested in continuity, I would suggest you read that blog, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Air Race Championships and a Major Oops in Reno NV, to get the background necessary to make sense of this blog. Briefly, I departed Bonanza Terrace RV Park in Reno NV on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 for what turned out to be a two-week stay at Camp N Town in Carson City NV. My entire two weeks were interspersed with eye clinic appointments in Reno to treat my corneal abrasion and electronic negotiations with the owner of Bonanza Terrace RV Park to reach an agreement over damage and losses caused by a power surge that struck my Bighorn Fifth Wheel. After eye clinic appointments, I made stops at two Reno attractions – ... read more

PARTE I - Irma VS Las Vegas El miércoles 6 de septiembre, después de mucho pensarlo, decidimos emprender el viaje que teníamos planeado desde hace un par de meses. No fue una decisión fácil de tomar pues esto implicaba dejar nuestras pertenencias y sobre todo a nuestra familia y amigos a la merced de IRMA; el huracán más fuerte del Atlántico hasta ahora registrado. Y sí, escribiendo estas líneas vuelvo a sentir la angustia de aquellos días, se me pone la piel de gallina y siento una tristeza profunda por quienes lo perdieron todo... más aún de quienes perdieron a un ser querido. Definitivamente, contra la fuerza de la naturaleza no puede nadie! Ahora la tan anhelada vista al mar de nuestro apartamento se convertía en una amenaza y el parqueadero espacioso en el sotano, en ... read more