Early morning start from Tonopah (aided by an early-to-bed night on Monday). Drove through Goldfield which is a semi-deserted old mining town which used to be one of the largest in Nevada. Now it's mostly in disrepair, although there are still people living here - mostly artists and miners trying for that one last big strike.
Took a self-guided tour around the town and took some pictures which I'll post tomorrow. They're trying to rebuild the old Goldfield Hotel and also the old school, both of which have seen better days. Interesting scenes of some old art-cars (have to see the pictures to believe them). Originally, they were driven up in Burning Man; however, I doubt they will make that trip in the future. Since we had an early start, we decided to drive through Pahrump as a different way of getting south of Las Vegas. Little desert town which recently had a population explosion as a result of commuters going to LV. Stopped and took a look at a Bucky-type van, but no decision there yet.
Continued through Blue Diamond - it's a great view of Las Vegas coming down Highway 160 as you come down through the mountains. Lots of flood channels which get used rarely, but when they're needed, they are very useful. Kind of like Arizona where they have bridges over dry rivers (dry, that is, except during rainy season). Beautiful four-lane highway south from Las Vegas to the turn-off for Laughlin (do you think it has anything to do with the fact that it runs through Searchlight, Harry Reid's hometown?).
Checked into Harrah's and then met up with Hank and Diane for some gaming and dinner at Aquarius and later at the Nugget. Fun catching up with them - always enjoy our time together. Tomorrow, all four of us are going to play golf at Hukkan Golf Course (also known as Desert Lakes). Should be challenging as they have wind warnings out for most of the day!
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