May 2020 – BOBBLE HEAD TRAVELERS

Well, we have left Beatty, NV and are now at Whiskey Flats RV Park, which is in Hawthorn, NV. We are about 150 miles from Spooner Lake State Park, near Lake Tahoe, the same State Park we were working at last Summer. Yes we were supposed to head to Washington state, but the State Parks don’t know when they will begin allowing volunteers in. Since we have been invited back to Nevada State Parks we are there, and we love it there, too.

While we were traveling to Lake Tahoe area we stopped at the small town of Beatty, NV whose population is a little over 1,000. We did go check out a place near by called Rhyolite. It was a mining town established in 1905 and it was booming with gold and over 6,000 people. But it only lasted till 1910. The pictures that Jodi and I took were what was left of the town, it is a ghost town with ruins all around. Plus, there is a small area down from the town that is called the Goldwell Open Air Museum. This was started in the early 1980s and art was added up until the 2000s.. Some cool art.

**This is our RV site at this small Beatty RV Park.. It was right next to a Highway and was very loud.**

One of the many burros of Beatty

We went on another hike to one other place just outside of Beatty, NV.. Torrance Ranch which is part of a Nature Conservancy. Then we went to a place called Spicer Ranch which is a private property open to the public with bike and hiking trails and at times do music events. There was some unique art here too. People in the desert get eccentrically creative. We made the best of our time in this small town. The town is also close to Death Valley for those who may want to visit the Death Valley National Park someday.

While we have been here in Hawthorn, NV we checked out the Walker Lake Recreation area. The sad thing is the lake is drying up and lots of algae is growing on the shoreline, so no swimming. For some reason it’s getting very hot again, 100 to 102 for the next few days.. Here are some pictures of the Lake and area.

In about three days, we will be at Spooner Lake State Park getting settled and getting ready to start working this Summer. We’ll keep you posted and share some great pictures of the Tahoe area. Such a beautiful area to be for the summer, and temperatures are nice and cool; the weather is great. We love the area..

Jodi and I are doing everything we can to be careful and stay healthy. Wearing our masks and cleaning our grocery’s when we go shopping. We are so tired of doing it, but it is keeping us healthy. Please everyone do the right thing and stay safe and healthy.