Blogs from Nevada, United States, North America - page 6

SNOWSHOE THOMPSON Snowshoe has pretty much faded into obscurity nowadays, but he was the only man I ever heard my dad speak in awe of. Both of them were mail carriers. My dad had a mail route out through Ophir, near Auburn; he drove a 1955 Nash Rambler on his route. It was a good job, but, of course, he didn’t keep it long. Snowshoe carried the mail twice a month on his back across the Sierras in the winter. My dad thought Snowshoe was the toughest man who ever lived. I do not doubt it. The Story… Snowshoe Thompson: “Viking of the Sierra” When John A. Thompson responded to an ad in the Sacramento Union : “People Lost to the World; Uncle Sam Needs a Mail Carrier”, he had no idea he was to become ... read more

Today Terry and I had to attend a sales presentation in the afternoon so we needed to find something to do that was near enough that we could be back by 1:30. We decided to go to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The Hoover Dam sits on Colorado River on the border of Nevada and Arizona. It was built between 1931 and 1936 and was originally called the Bolder Dam but was changed to the Hoover Dam in 1947. It is a major tourist attraction with nearly a million visitors each year. The Hoover Dam supplies electricity for Los Angeles and several surrounding states. It also supplies water for over 18 million people. The Lake Meade Reservoir is the largest of its kind in the United States when it is full. . Several movies have ... read more

Heute habe ich zunächst wieder gefrühstückt, wobei die Auswahl in diesem Hotel nicht so schön ist, wie in anderen. Es wurde auch mit Wegwerf-Geschirr serviert. Danach ging ich zur nahegelegenen Station der Monorail und bin zum Las Vegas Strip, also der Hauptstraße der Casinos gefahren. Dort bin ich ausgestiegen und entlang gelaufen. Es war da schon recht heiß, aber man konnte es noch aushalten. Irgendwie muss ich nichtsahnend am City Center Gebäude vorbei gegangen sein, aber die anderen waren auch beeindruckend. In einem Casino war ich im Eingangsbereich. Es ist ja jetzt nichts, was mich besonders interessiert. Danach bin ich mit der Monorail wieder zurück zum Hotel gefahren und habe so dies und das gemacht. Erst am Nachmittag bin ich ins gleiche Einkaufszentrum, wie gestern, und habe mal wieder mexikanisch gegessen. Dann wollte ich doch noch ... read more

Well we are finally on the road. Our first night was in Jackpot. We drove a little over 400 miles mostly on two lane roads with very little traffic. My kind of traveling. The only incident was a 1/2 hour delay between Wells and Jackpot while they cleared the road after a semi went flying off the road. Not sure what happened just a lot of skid marks and the semi laying on its side. Could have been the strong winds we were fighting all day. Anyway we are here safe and sound at the Cactus Pete Casino RV park next to the local airport with no air traffic. Steve and Marianne, also known as the kids, stayed in the casino hotel and us tucked away in our little home away from home. The temperature is ... read more

Weather: sunny and 80s and 90s and gorgeous States: California, Nevada Cities: LA (Burbank), Las Vegas Miles: 269 miles Hours: 4 hrs 22 min Sites: Hollywood sign Restaurant: Other Mama Hotel/Home: Fairfield Movies: Audible: Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly Our alarm went off at 6:45. I wanted to forget the alarm and go back to sleep but not as much as i wanted to go on the hike. Our plan was to eat a meatless breakfast for Good Friday and hike to the Hollywood sign. I researched how and where to access the trailhead for the hike but I was nervous that it wouldn’t be that easy. It actually was easy.We arrived around 8:30 AM. Blue skies and 60s increasing by the minute which is why we started early. We parked and started up the dirt ... read more