Day 8: Mammoth Lakes to Ely, Nevada
What can I say about this drive, other than we crossed Nevada! Kent and Becky refer to it as "the space between Utah and California." [sorry anyone who is from Nevada!] ;)
We did have some interesting experiences in a place called Tonopah. Sorry - no pics. We stopped there for lunch and while we were eating an air raid siren sounded! We looked around and saw no one reacting in any way so we went on eating. After about 1 minute, the siren stopped. Maybe they do it every day at noon?
After lunch we went to this little museum called the Central Nevada Museum. It was kind of fun, mostly old mining equipment, but my favorite antique was an old switchboard! It was a nice, and cool rest before moving on.
So much for day 8.
Day 9: Ely to Home
After breakfast, before leaving Ely, we went to this fun museum. The National Railroad Museum. It is a working museum. The railroad was built and was busy during Nevada's copper mining industry. Went that died, so did the railroad. However, they have kept it alive by charging people to wander through the buildings and even take a ride on the train. We went into the engine house and saw some young guys working on old steam engines. It was really cool. We didn't stay to ride the train. Maybe another time.
Next stop:
We drove to the top and had lunch in a beautiful spot. Our plan was to go for a short walk on one of the trails, but they were still all covered in snow.
Where is this, you ask?
It is called the Baker Archaeological site, excavated by BYU. It is the remains of a Freemont-culture village.
Last stop before dinner was the Topaz Internment Camp - the place where we kept any Japanese/Americans during WWII. Sadly, we haven't done much to honor this place. Desolation we a few white markers. This was says "High School".
Well, that's it. Our amazing journey to California and back!
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