Part 43 here Behind our hotel there was a Tonopah Mining Park that we were going to check. Silver was found in the area by Jim Butler in May 1900, when, as rumor has it, his mule ran away. Being…
Sabbatical 2016. Mizpah Hotel
Part 42 here In the evening Andrey tried to book a room for the next night in the Tonopah’s Best Western where we’ve stayed during our winter vacation. We liked that place, but today all rooms were booked. And I…
Sabbatical 2016. Extraterrestial Highway
Part 41 here After about two hours of driving from Las Vegas to the north, we noticed the Extraterrestial Highway sign. Before 1996 it was ordinary narrow highway with the boring name Nevada State Route 375. However people told the…
Sabbatical 2016. Las Vegas, Nevada
Part 40 here After camping we decided to head to the south, through the corner of Arizona to Nevada. Our Tundra required a regular service, so we decided to stay for a day in Las Vegas, to see the city…
Winter Break 2015, Part 3
Part 1 here Part 2 here In the morning we realized that home is not that far away, and it is possible to get there by the evening. So after a quick breakfast and preparations we left the hotel and…