Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield, Nevada is between Pahrump and Tonopah. Rex decided he wanted to stop in Goldfield and do a little sight seeing. I was glad he did since we saw a really interesting little old town.

Of course no sight seeing can be done without a "thirst parlour" on the tour. The name of Columbia Bar made me a little uneasy until, I realized we were on Columbia Street.

These fellows were sitting just inside the door...they turned out to be the liveliest people there!!

So I am sitting at the bar talking to the bartender who was actually a nice friendly guy, when I suddenly realized something. As I said to the bartender, we have been a lot of places and on any given Sunday during football season, we can ALWAYS find a Packer bar....but this is the first time we have actually found....

a VIKING bar. Who knew???

In addition to these two Viking signs the restrooms had Viking heads on them. Wow a Viking Bar in Nevada....the bartender said the owner was from Minnesota and a big fan.

This sign made us do a double take....not the usual warning!

During the early years of the Twentieth Century, Goldfield had the largest population in the state of Nevada with over 20,000 people. The sign above gives the reason....gold mining!! And rumor has it, if the gold prices keep climbing some of the mines might be reopened. That rumor is also in Oatman. You just never know.

The second "thirst parlour" we stopped in had this slot machine...of course we had to play it, it was calling our name!!

HAWTHORNE, NEVADA

ANOTHER LAZY TRAVEL DAY (105 MILES), AND ANOTHER FREE CASINO PARKING LOT. THIS TIME IT'S THE THE EL CAPTAIN CASINO IN DOWNTOWN HAWTHORNE, NV. ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF WALKER LAKE.

TOMORROW WE ONLY HAVE 135 MILES LEFT TO CARSON CITY AND THE SILVER CITY RV RESORT INCLUDING ELECTRIC, WATER, SEWER, HEATED POOL, HOT TUB, AND CABLE TV.

BOONDOCKING ISN'T A BAD THING IF YOUR CAMPER IS SET UP FOR IT WITH AN ON BOARD GENERATOR, SOLAR SYSTEM, BIG BATTERIES, AND AN INVERTER. OUR CAMPER JUST ISN'T SET UP THAT WAY BECAUSE WE HARDLY EVER BOONDOCK, SO WITH JUST ONE BATTERY (EVEN IF IT'S NEW) WE HAVE LIGHTS, AND VERY LIMITED POWER TO RUN THE FURNACE, AND WATER PUMP.

THE STOVE, REFRIGERATOR, AND HOT WATER HEATER ALL RUN OFF OF LP GAS SO WE AREN'T REALLY SUFFERING TOO MUCH. ALL IN ALL IT WILL BE GOOD TO SEE SILVER CITY, TAKE A LONG SOAK IN THE HOT TUB AND GET THE TV BACK UP AND RUNNING!

"SUNNY & 80" (ALMOST?)

TONOPAH, NEVADA

WE HAVE LEFT THE LOWER DESERT AND ARE DEFINITELY IN THE HIGH DESERT OF NORTHERN NEVADA NOW. WE ARE BOONDOCKING ON A GRAVEL PARKING LOT WITH NO ELECTRIC, WATER, OR SEWER.

ON THE GOOD SIDE, IT'S FREE INSTEAD OF $25. ON THE BAD SIDE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET DOWN IN THE 30'S TONIGHT AND WITH JUST A BATTERY WE CAN'T RUN THE FURNACE MUCH. HEY MARY, DIGG OUT THE EXTRA BLANKETS!!!

WE'VE GOT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING TO GET TO LAKE TAHOE TO TALK TO HARVEYS CASINO ABOUT GETTING BACK ON THE SCHEDULE. SO WE DIDN'T REALLY GET GOING THIS MORNING UNTIL ABOUT NOON, AND THEN ONLY DROVE 170 MILES TO TONOPAH BEFORE STOPPING FOR THE NIGHT.

A WALK-A-BOUT TOWN IN TONOPAH, AND COOKING GOULASH TO WARM UP THE CAMPER WERE ABOUT THE ONLY ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY.

AHH..... REMEMBER WHEN I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT "SUNNY & 101"?

HOY - HOY - HOY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE NEIL !!!

TERRIBLE'S LAKESIDE RV PARK PAHRUMP, NV

OVER THE YEARS TERRIBLE'S LAKESIDE RV PARK HAS BEEN ONE OUR FAVORITE STOPS BETWEEN LAUGHLIN AND LAKE TAHOE. THIS YEAR THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

FIRST OF ALL OUR THREE NIGHT STAY WAS $85, EVEN WITH THE GOOD SAM DISCOUNT.

SECOND THE FUN BOOK FOR THE CASINO HAS REALLY CHANGED WITH ONLY THREE OF THE COUPONS FOR PAHRUMP. THE REST ARE FOR LAS VEGAS AND PRIMM.

THIRD THE CASINO REMOVED ABOUT 30% OF ITS SLOT MACHINES, ALL OF THE LIVE TABLE GAMES, AND EVEN CLOSED THE BACK ROOM FULL OF SLOTS.

THE HELP REPORTS THAT THE CASINO ISN'T NEARLY AS BUSY, AND MANY OF THE RV'ERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING AS WELL.

NEXT YEAR AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH PAHRUMP I THINK WE WILL TRY AN RV PARK UPTOWN INSTEAD OF TERRIBLE'S LAKESIDE RV PARK.

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PAULIE'S IN CAMP

IT WAS A GREAT DAY WITH PAULIE IN CAMP. PAULIE AND BAILY SHOWED UP ABOUT NOON, THAT’S EARLY IN THE DAY FOR A GRAVE-YARD DEALER LIKE PAULIE.


WE HAD DISCUSSED WAXING PAULIE’S NEW TRUCK, BUT WHEN IT CAME RIGHT DOWN TO IT WE JUST ENJOYED SITTING AROUND CAMP IN THE PERFECT “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER. OF COURSE A COOLER OF ICE COLD BEER ADDED TO OUR LAZINESS.
A COUPLE OF TIMES WE LABORED OUT OF OUR LAWN CHAIRS AND MADE THE HALF MILE HIKE AROUND THE POND WITH BAILY.

OF COURSE THE DUCKS WERE A DISTRACTION TO BAILY.




WE SPLIT UP THE CAMP COOKING WITH REX IN CHARGE OF A PORK ROAST ON THE BIGG GASS GRILL , MARY IN CHARGE OF THE APPLE PIE IN THE DUTCH OVEN,



AND PAULIE’S ASSIGNMENT WAS, CORN BREAD IN THE DUTCH OVEN OVER CHARCOAL.

TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD TOO, WITH A CAN OF CORN ADDED FOR FLAVOR AND HONEY BUTTER ON TOP.

BY 7:30 PM WE WERE ALL FULL, MADE ONE MORE TRIP AROUND THE LAKE, AND JUST LIKE A COUPLE OF OLE CAMPERS SENT PAUL ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE CITY.


“SUNNY & 80”