 |
Tonopah Station. It was cold, they take dogs. Other than that, I don't have much to endorse.
|
|  |
Tonopah proper has some older buildings that I liked
|
|  |
More old buildings in Tonopah
|
|  |
And old cars. There is plenty of "old" there.
|
|
 |
...and a CREEPY "clown motel". I'm afraid of clowns, a little, and this place looks to me to be straight out of a Stephen King novel. I *almost* wish we had stayed there. Just to say we did. (note freaky 2/3-size painted guy on wall)
|
|  |
More old. More Tonopah. Pretty mountains
|
|  |
On the road again... with great, big, fluffy clouds
|
|  |
Nevada desert dropping into Eastern California desert
|
|
 |
I wish that I had noticed the highway marker before clicking the shutter
|
|  |
Doggy break. Sage.
|
|  |
I have no idea why I took this picture, hope you enjoy it.
|
|  |
Probably an awesome trout stream. Owens Valley, California (and no, we didn't have rods nor licenses, dangit)
|
|
 |
First of several hot springs with some hippy-dippy self-appointed caretaker who turned out to be a real peice of work. The best description I can offer is that he was a burnt-out surf goat type who was feeling territorial about "his" mungy little hot spring in the middle of almost-nowhere and sent us looking for a "better" one...
|
|  |
...which lead us down some well-maintained fire roads with towering trees
|
|  |
also soaring vistas -the Eastern Sierra in California is pretty. Go there.
|
|  |
We finally found the "super secret" springs that the Goat had described. So secret that they had posted signs, and were entirely concreted in and no camping allowed.
|
|
 |
At least the setting remained spectacular, but we decided to press onward
|
|  |
Soop. Surveying the Scenery serenely.
|
|  |
A lousy picture of a pretty building
|
|  |
Now *this* is more like what we were looking for!
|
|
 |
Natural hot spring cascading down into a natural pool formed by naturally(?) stacking rocks in a rough pattern.
|
|  |
Complete with wildflowers
|
|  |
And more wildflowers
|
|  |
and more wildflowers!
|
|
 |
Majestic trees, seen from our campsite
|
|  |
We even needed a little 4wd to get to our site
|
|  |
After a soak in the springs, we built a firepit and enjoyed a tasty dinner.
|
|  |
Our site
|
|
 |
I like the progress of my insulation when everyone else stayed pretty much the same.
Left to right: Steve, Annette, Seth, Soop
|
|  |
Soop put on a different hat, I'm sporting down jacket. The tropis will do that to you.
|
|  |
Campfire beats Casino 10/10 (but isn't as warm).
|
|
|
