At Sunset in the Charleston Mountains

Yes, Las Vegas is in a desert. But, for those who like mountains, take heart, they are quite close. In fact, the mountains are closer than most people think. The mountains that are so close to Las Vegas are called the Charleston Mountains, whose peaks rise to above 10,000 feet (Las Vegas has an elevation of around 2000 feet). Read the rest of this entry »

Red Ford Mustang

The National Auto Museum in Reno, Nevada, is one of the better tourist attractions in town that doesn’t involve gambling…or involve driving up to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra’s. The auto museum, as the name suggests, consists of several hundred old, historic and restored cars…many of which have been donated or loaned out to the museum (in particular, the Harrah Collection). Read the rest of this entry »

1909 Ford T

The National Auto Museum in Reno, Nevada, is one of the better tourist attractions in town that doesn’t involve gambling…or involve driving up to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra’s. The auto museum, as the name suggests, consists of several hundred old, historic and restored cars…many of which have been donated or loaned out to the museum (in particular, the Harrah Collection). Read the rest of this entry »

Fremont Casino in Las Vegas

This is the 2nd gallery that showcases Fremont Street in Las Vegas (view first gallery).  If you aren’t familiar with Fremont Street, or perhaps never heard of it before, Fremont Street is the way Las Vegas used to be. You won’t find any new, first-class, ritzy casinos here. And the casinos are all far smaller than the monsters you find down on the Las Vegas Strip. Read the rest of this entry »

The Fremont Street Light Show & the 4 Queens Casino

Fremont Street in Las Vegas is the way most of Las Vegas used to be. Neon lights, accessible “gentlemen’s clubs”, inexpensive rooms, cheap (if not necessarily good) food, cheap touristy trinkets, and the list goes on. And all that, and more, is why I rather like visiting Fremont Street. You see, as the rest of Las Vegas has gone through a boom (and now, for the time being, a bust), and caters to the higher end visitors, Fremont Street still caters to the visitors who visit Las Vegas on a budget. Read the rest of this entry »

Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park is the lone National Park in Nevada. It is also, compared to most other National Parks, seldom visited. And, consideirng how beautiful the place is, I guess that is a good thing.

This is the second photo gallery on this site that showcases Great Basin National Park. This gallery shows photos taken of the high peaks of the park from the west side, particularly from the Spring Valley. Read the rest of this entry »

The Mad Driver in Great Basin National Park

This is a strange gallery, admittedly. Great Basin National Park is located 5 miles from Baker, NV…at the end of the road called Highway 488. This road, which runs up towards the park on a rather steep and very steady upgrade…is incredibly scenic to drive as the peaks of the park totally dominate the view.

Yet, there are other things to look at on the drive up to Great Basin National Park from Baker. You see, strung out all along the road between Baker and the parks entrance, is a significant collection of what I call “Fencepost Art.” Sometime in the past, perhaps out of boredom, either people from Baker itself or people who happened to be visiting the park, began to create odd and very unique pieces of art along the highway. Some of these art pieces are on the fence posts. Others are on the ground. Yet others are in old and rusted out cars. Read the rest of this entry »

Tioga Lake in Yosemite National Park

These photos were taken in June of 2006 and show various sights you’ll see while traveling along the Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park. I love the sights you see off the Tioga Pass Road, as you truly do get a wonderful mix of everything…rivers, meadows, snow covered peaks, beautiful lakes such as Tenaya Lake, and massive rocks. Read the rest of this entry »