Pahrump NV

 I am running behind on the blog. I hope to catch up over the next few days.

We spent a week in Pahrump as we slowly ease into RVing again after the Covid break. 

We visited Death Valley which was not what I expected. My initial thoughts was dry, sand dunes. Nothing like that. Yes the valley is dry, mostly scrub brush about 18" high. Mountains all around. 

As we approached Death Valley we saw a side road for Dante's Viewpoint. The last mile of the drive was switchbacks, 15 degree road to get to the top. This was well worth it. What a view, we could see all of Death Valley, 5500 feet below us. Temperature was a rude awakening, got out of the car and the wind is howling, temperature was 54, we had started at 71 and didn't realize we would have such a temperature change. Of course, no jackets. 

For most of the day we wandered around Death Valley, visited the lowest point at Badwater, -282 feet. We spent most of the day below sea level.

Nevada has a sense of humor for their scenic drives, this one is called the Death Drive. Others are Burner, Cowboy, Extraterrestrial, Great Basin, Cowboy, Loneliest Road, Rubies and Free Range Art.

As an added benefit there was a balloon festival in Pahrump. Where we are parked at an Elks Lodge we overlooked the town. The balloons were scheduled to lift off at 7 AM but took off early so we missed the initial take off. It wasn't like the Albuquerque  Balloon Festival but still a nice bonus.

Enjoy the pictures

Death Valley:

A Scenic Drive

Stunning Colors

The Lowest Point in the US

Pahrump Balloon Festival, from our front window

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Today was another windy driving day. At least another short day. We are in Pahrump, NV at an Elks Lodge. Gorgeous views. We will be here for 6 days. Plan to visit Death Valley, Red Rock State Park and whatever else we find. There is an interesting museum I town regarding nuclear waste. We also found out there is a hot air balloon festival this coming weekend. We are up on a knoll out of town and should have a great view. 

 

  

Pahrump must have and abandoned animal problem

 

 

 

Views from our campsite

 

 

 

End of the day

 

We have begun our trip and are now in Kingman, AZ at an Elks Lodge for our first night. Poor road and very windy made for an exhausting day. Glad to be parked early. The instructions for parking was to “park on the tennis courts”. The tennis courts are old and grass is growing through the cracks. One very nice bonus is that they are level.

Due to the rough road we are carefully opening cabinets. One of the cabinet locks broke and our dish receiver shifted and broke the HDMI cable. We have another day of travel and then will be settled for 6 days.

Here we are parked on our tennis court.