Karin Bartsch's Journals

I just uploaded some pictures in the Photo page - and I must say that I should have taken one more - yesterday evening. We arrived yesterday in Tonopah at about 1:20 PM and connected our electricity and drove the slide-outs out, when other camping units pulled in, two Motorhomes coming from Yuma, AZ, en-route to Oregon and one Fifth Wheel, en-route to the East. When they were finished connecting their units, we all came together, stood talking at first, then getting chairs out, one unit put their barbeque out and everybody had a favorite drink. We were sitting in between the units in a round, were talking and eating and having a good time.  Why did I not take a picture??

We left Tonopah this morning at 8 AM and arrived here in Fernley at 12:20 PM. Sunny weather, a nicely performing truck and very curious landscapes captured us. Route 95 has alongside many Ghost Towns, dried salt lakes, marshes where cows wade knee-deep in water, Yoshua Tree forests, snow capped mountain ranges near and afar. We had several summits to climb, the biggest was almost 6000' high.  On the left side hidden Death Valley in California, on the right side hidden "Area 51" . Before we drove into Hawthorne, NV, we observed the ammunition bunker areas. which really look curious! Where we re-fueled gasoline, here for $ 4.21.9 per gallon, we looked up at a big mountain with snow areas on the peaks, it is Grant Mountain, I was told.

 Leaving Hawthorne brought us immediately around Walker Lake, the road in serpentine fashion let us turn left - right - left - you get the idea. The city of Fallon calls itself an Oasis in Nevada and we agree. Location: where the unfamous Route 50 coming from Delta, Utah, meets Route 95 in Nevada. The city itself is pretty modern amidst older buildings, I guess the Naval Air Base and Coast Guard Air base does this trick. 

Desert Rose RV Park is lovely, we stay here also under the "Passport America" program, where we pay only half the price, which meant for us short of $ 40.00 for two nights. Within 2 reservations on this trip, we have already the money for the yearly fee back. Every Road Warrior should have a Passport America Directory, to help bridge the distances in between the big membership resorts.

This evening Dieter and I will watch "Dancing with the Stars",  my hubby manages most of the time to get our Television going, to get our favorite Evening news Channel.             Tomorrow we will drive to town to get gasoline, fueling is easier without the trailer hooked onto the truck. The day after tomorrow, April 19th, we will tackle the last leg on this tour, from Fernley through Reno to Susanville in California. Within my Photo page I have an earlier album " From Fernley to Susanville", where I have some pictures posted from 2008.  Take care, you all,  will post again when we have some breathing room in Susanville.