We made it to the Big Ditch(no, that does not mean I left Bryan on the side of the highway ;). Left Death Valley yesterday, headed north to see Stovepipe Wells, Scotty's Castle and a ghost town before heading back to Vegas for car repairs(blew out a strut mount, no fun!!)
We ended up skipping Stovepipe wells in favor of getting to Vegas sooner, and headed to the Castle. It's a cool old desert mansion that looks completely out of place and pretty cool, but they charge a pretty good fee for tours and you have to take the whole thing. We didn't have time, so it didn't make sense to pay. Looked around briefly and headed out.
On our way, we passed through a small little town called Beatty, which was much more than I expected for no-where Nevada! And pretty yummy burgers at the Sourdough Saloon...nothing fancy or special, but only $3.25 and worth every penny plus a few! Then we made a quick stop at a ghost town called Rhyolite a few miles away. Nothing major, but some cool remnants of what was a pretty large bank, train depot and even a house made of bottles!!
After a quick viva las pep boys stop for a new strut mount, we headed on towards the GC with plans to stop near Sedona and camp. The drive was a little longer than expected, and then the campsites were full? Who'da thunk that in Nov?
More later!!
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