March 27 & 28, 2010 To Carson City, Nevada

MAR 27, last day in Pahrump
The day started with a good breakfast then I went out and vacuumed and washed the inside of the truck, then put everything away such as chairs and BBQ, washed the windows on the truck and put the satellite dish away against Val’s protest but we are leaving early in the morning so I want the least to do. We had to go to town so we got in the truck and it wouldn’t start. I got the charger out and charged the batteries until the truck started then we went to town. I stopped at Auto Parts and got a battery ( the old one was the original) then we went to Albertson for wine and a few items. We came home and while Val put the stuff away, I changed the battery on the truck and took the old one back to the store and got a $12 refund. Now the truck is starting without any hesitation. I guess it was time to change it. I’ll buy the second one when we get to Oregon where there is no tax. I also re-installed my Super-Chip.
Val made Chilli for dinner and it was delicious. We watched local TV in the evening.


MAR 28, To Carson City, Nevada
We were on the road by 8:30 am after stopping at McD for a breakfast and coffee for the road. From 160, we took hwy 95 N. It was interesting seeing the view from this side; we had driven this highway going south about 3 years ago. We stopped in Tonopah for fuel, $2.899 and stopped again in Hawthorne where we had a late lunch. We carried on to Alt 95 where we turned west and north. This is new territory for us, the scenery was desert like but the mountains around were beautiful and it was an easy drive. Lots of traffic, not sure if it’s because it’s Sunday!? In Yerington, we turned south on 208. This was a green valley surrounded by snow capped mountains, tranquil and very picturesque. We then turned west and entered a most gorgeous narrow gorge where the highway followed this nice little creek. We climbed to 6000 feet (we were already at 5000) over the pass then descended to Hwy 395 and eventually Carson City.
We are camped at Silver City Resort, about 3 miles from Carson. This is a very beautiful resort with a store, swimming pool, not that we will be using it, a spa and a nice little lake where one can catch and release. We are in spot # 107 near a dog run for Tucker. This park is under CAMP USA Club so we paid half price. We will be here for 4 nights. The wind has picked up and it is gusting hard at times. We were lucky in that we had the wind behind us most of the way so our fuel consumption was very good.

We travelled 630 KM (392 miles) in 8 hrs at an average speed of 53 MPH.
N 39* 04’ 09”
W 119* 46’ 34”
Alt: 4676 feet