LOCATION: in town of Beatty, Nevada. 5 miles from entrance to Death Valley National Park, near southern Nevada/California border. Across from brothel!
WEATHER: Hot and sunny. Highs around 80
We drove about 125 miles northwest from Lake Mead, passing through the perimeter of Las Vegas. We'll be returning to Las Vegas next week with my aunt and uncle, so we didn't stop.
We thought that we would spend 2 nights outside Death Valley National Park, in an RV park with electricity, for my air conditioning needs. Then, maybe 2 nights in the national park. Some of the park campgrounds are at or below sea level, and are unbearably hot. Others are at 2000-4000 feet, and no A/c is needed. We will find out more tomorrow.
After setting up in Beatty, we drove a few miles to Rhyolite, an old mining ghost town. At its heyday in the early 1900s, it was the 3rd largest city in Nevada, with 3 railroads, 60 saloons, shops, banks, and other businesses. After not finding much gold, everyone left.
One house remains. This house was made from old wine, beer and whiskey bottles. Building bottle houses was a common practice when there was no wood or other building supplies available.
They must have drunk a lot!
Then, we walked around a nearby open air sculpture garden. The artist is from Belgium. He had wanted to build a sculpture of The Last Supper inside Death Valley, but when he wasn't allowed to, he built it here instead.
His art is a bit strange.
See next post for more of today's events.....
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