Pahrump
On Tuesday morning we hitched up the wagon and drove off to the West, taking highway 190 to Death Valley, we planned to take an overnight break in Pahrump, the last large town before Death Valley as we had one or two preparations to make before disappearing into the desert. Pahrump is on the border between Nevada and California, so it is full of casinos, so we stayed at the Western Saddle Casino in their very nice RV park, with full hook up.
We purged the waste tanks and filled the freshwater tank. Did last minute shopping at Walmart for fresh vegetables and another 10 gallons of drinking water, to add the 20 gallons already in the van. Bought an extra 5 gallon petrol can, to use in the car or generator. Filled up with gas (petrol) at $3.52 a gallon ($5.53 a gallon in Death Valley). Filled the propane tanks. Got cash. Went to the Salvation Army Thrift shop to buy more books. Yesterday I had cooked a large batch of rice (now frozen), and a large batch of bolagnase sauce (now freezing). We are planning to be in dry camping in Death Valley for 11 nights, so we wanted to be prepared. We set off on Wednesday morning, and managed to squeeze another 4 gallons of gas into the van and gas cans at the Last Gas Station before the border. Then continued West into the desert. Wonderful scenery. The great thing about the desert is that the geology is laid bare – no dirt or trees hiding the rocks beneath. Just rocks and sand (and scrub) in layers of different colours, at crazy angles, eroded and washed away.
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