On our way to Lake Tahoe and we decided to go a different route than the Phoenix to LA then North to Tahoe route. We decided to take Highway 89 to Lake Tahoe literally through the middle of nowhere, Nevada. We brought 8, 3 liter containers of water just in case. We stayed in Vegas the first night at Jeff's parents house - they had already headed out a few days before so we arrived to an empty house. 2 hours into the trip from Vegas, we got stopped for about an hour in Beatty, NV. Nothing like sitting in 'traffic' from construction so long your car starts to heat up and you have to turn the a/c off - it's only 110 outside. awesome. We said good-bye to civilization and headed North and as you can see from the picture below - it was 'scenic'. A few abandoned towns along the way - one Lucas had to use the bathroom........I was afraid to stay there very long. There was plenty of cars, just no people. We found the 'public bathroom project' (there was a sign - said so) - a small brick building - 2 doors. They opted to go around back and then we got the heck out of dodge. It was like the song Hotel California - you can check in any time you like, but you can never leave......creepy.
movies and music are essential
more scenic sites - looks vaguely familiar to the above photo, but they are two different locations on the drive......exciting!
Hawthorne, NV - home of the army depot for miles to see. Truly amazing to see and such pride for our nation - seriously. When you grow up and your high school mascot is a Bomber (B52 - Days Pay plane and the nuclear bomb) - you can't help but swell with pride for every military location and person in the good ole USA.
Windmills made out of old bombs - how cool is that?!
The entrance to this cemetery is line with 'bomb tips'
I have an appreciation for old cars thanks to my dad. This was on the side of a building we stopped by to figure out which way to go from Hawthorne.
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