This weekend was all about the truck. It was its longest trip from home, its maiden voyage into Nevada, and we made it a good one! From the lake bed, to the mountains...
...and even into town! 
Yes, it was a good weekend for the truck! On the way to Pahrump, Mark and I hit up our favorite lake bed just outside Baker, CA. We may have left a few donuts out there... Naturally, after discussing wind direction and how to best keep the truck out of the dust, I made a huge plume of flour-like dust and drove straight through it. Oops! (I'm still getting the dust out of my stuff!) 
Next stop, the movie set! They were just setting up the lightning machine and, Hory mo! I think I seared my retinas! 
At this point, Mark, who was not entirely accustomed to staying awake all night, may have gotten a little sleepy. 
But not to fear, bed was near! At the crack of dawn (OK, maybe it was more like noon), we headed out for out next adventure, with mountain bikes in tow.
I finally went up the dirt road on the west side of Mt. Charleston. This road has been taunting me ever since I first drove into Pahrump so many moons ago. I may have been a little excited about it.
Yeah, maybe just a little. The road finally encountered a huge iron gate with "No Trespassing" signs at about 7,750' elevation, where we found the remains of an old saw mill.
The weather up here was glorious. Fresh and clear, and 20 degrees cooler than Pahrump, just 15 miles down the road! And speaking of down the road... we got down in style!
Mark and I took turns on the bike the whole way into town...
Here's our route...
I finally went up the dirt road on the west side of Mt. Charleston. This road has been taunting me ever since I first drove into Pahrump so many moons ago. I may have been a little excited about it.
Yeah, maybe just a little. The road finally encountered a huge iron gate with "No Trespassing" signs at about 7,750' elevation, where we found the remains of an old saw mill.
The weather up here was glorious. Fresh and clear, and 20 degrees cooler than Pahrump, just 15 miles down the road! And speaking of down the road... we got down in style!
Mark and I took turns on the bike the whole way into town...
Here's our route...
Next time we're going to find a way to get even higher on the mountain. It's almost 12,000 feet tall! Our little ride from 7,750 was just a taste of what this mountain has to offer! For some reason, Mark was tired again.
But a quick trip to Vegas for a movie and a Guinness at Nine Fine Irishmen seemed to be just the thing to cheer him up. Actually, it cheered me up, too. (Yep, those are the nine gents themselves in the background.) This pub was actually built in Ireland, disassembled, and put together again in Vegas! That's ama-za-zing!
You can't think an unhappy thought when all this is going on!
By the time Mark and I wandered the 60 miles back home through the desert, the sun was coming up over the horizon. That's a sight I haven't seen in a VERY long time. Needless to say, breakfast (er...was it lunch?) rolled around before we knew it. Sunday afternoon was done and gone, and I had to leave my wife behind again. One of these days, I'll get to bring her home, and that will be a happy day!
And so, Mark and I went shrieking across the desert, back to San Diego with all the dejected, penniless gamblers.
But a quick trip to Vegas for a movie and a Guinness at Nine Fine Irishmen seemed to be just the thing to cheer him up. Actually, it cheered me up, too. (Yep, those are the nine gents themselves in the background.) This pub was actually built in Ireland, disassembled, and put together again in Vegas! That's ama-za-zing!
You can't think an unhappy thought when all this is going on!
By the time Mark and I wandered the 60 miles back home through the desert, the sun was coming up over the horizon. That's a sight I haven't seen in a VERY long time. Needless to say, breakfast (er...was it lunch?) rolled around before we knew it. Sunday afternoon was done and gone, and I had to leave my wife behind again. One of these days, I'll get to bring her home, and that will be a happy day!
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