Goldfield, Nevada
Gem Rd - Boondocking
Gem Rd - Boondocking
It's a short drive on Hwy 178 from Shoshone to Pahrump. The scenery is so pretty!
Just outside of town I had read something about a castle in the rock. There isn't any info I could find and the gal at the museum told me about it. We didn't have room with the trailer to pull off but I got this picture as we drove by. You can see a window and the door just below it.
There was this strange oily looking stripe in the hillside.
Pahrump, NV
Elks Lodge
We spent one night at the Elks in Pahrump to dump tanks, take on water, refill our propane and grocery shop. W/50/Dump, $20.
We got a drink inside and they gave us an amazing Welcome Bag of goodies!
While we've been to Goldfield recently, once we figured out we'd be crossing paths with our friends, we had to stop again. We both only had a couple of days but it was Tina's birthday so we celebrated in the desert in our boondocking site on Gem Rd.
We brought our chairs outside and dined al fresco! We had lights and candles and enjoyed a great birthday dinner under the stars.
Tina, the Birthday Girl!
Happy Birthday!
I made a Ricotta Cheesecake topped with whipped cream and berries.
We wandered around and not far from our site we came upon some old mining ruins.
An old ore car.
The Yucca's are getting ready to bloom.
Joshua Trees.
The next day we found out, by pure luck, that the Baja Nevada 600-Mile Race was driving right through the area, just up Gem Rd. from us. Today's race was 295 miles from Pahrump to Tonopah over desert terrain. On some sections the different types of vehicles got up to 120mph! We met with some of the race volunteers and had an up-front view as they flew past! There were motorcycles, razors, trucks and special off road vehicles.
Volunteers checking the racers off as they fly by.
Turn up the speakers to hear the power these vehicles have!
Catchin' some air!
This guy almost missed the turnoff!
Even though our visit was short, it was a blast! Time for us to get back to family in Placerville and them to get back to family in Reno.
On our way driving towards Tonopah where the end of this route is, we passed a couple staging areas. A helicopter was following some of the racers.
Saw this guy near Tonopah.
There always seems to be something different when we drive through Beatty.
Not sure what this will be but it's pretty cool looking.
We decided to boondock outside Gardnerville instead of the Elks since we'd only be here to sleep.
We did get to see a beautiful sunset over the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada.
Our boondocking spot was on the outskirts of the tiny fairgrounds that borders some BLM land. The blue dot is us. The yellow/brown area is BLM. We just made sure we were at the very far end of the dirt parking area. Nice and quiet.
Here are the coordinates. 38.96818 -119.678329
And a couple of hours later we are back in Placerville.
Those farms with the backdrop of the mountains is incredible.
ReplyDeleteThe Baja would have been fun to experience, I can only imagine how dusty it was though.
Those are some very expensive ranches! The Baja was cool and we quickly learned to stay on the side of the road that wasn’t blowing the dust on us!
DeleteWe never missed the Parker 400 near where I grew up - always found a spot where there was a jump or a tight turn in the middle of the desert. How fun that you were able to catch some of the race there! Beautiful pics of the surrounding areas. What a fun birthday party :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was really exciting!
DeleteHow cool is that to just happen to be there for a Baja race. Those mountains scenes are beautiful. Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteIt was really fun! The volunteer race check couple had a pretty cool job!
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