Nevada: The Silver State

Nevada is called The Silver State because of the large number of silver deposits found and mined.

The Capital of Nevada is Carson City, the largest city is Las Vegas.

Nevada covers the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin, making it the most arid state in the Union.

85% of the population lives in the metropolitan areas of Reno and Las Vegas.

Daytime summer temperatures regularly reach 115 degrees.

*  *  *

From Oatman a short drive to Bullhead City, sitting on the banks of the very fast flowing Colorado river,a one night stop in a nice, brand new little site, so clean and tidy, and the weather, sunny and hot, after all, it is only the 8 of November!

Next day, drive across the Colorado and start the longest climb I think I have asked my bus to undertake all trip, heading for Las Vegas in Nevada

Some like Las Vegas, in fact millions do, some don’t like it, this is my third visit and I still get a buzz walking down the “strip” at night in the dark, visitors from every corner of the globe, and it is a pleasant 70 degrees.

I pre-booked a space in the only RV site in the centre of Las Vegas, it is in the grounds of the hotel Circus Circus, a first class site and very easy to walk one block on to “The Strip”, all other RV sites are on the outskirts of Vegas, not a nice place to be.

Walking down (or up) “The Strip” looking at all the amazing beautiful hotels all with some kind of sidewalk feature, most of them quite spectacular, it might be a mass of powerful fountains doing what fountains do but to music, or it might be two full sized pirate sailing galleons moving together to do battle, it might even be a singing gondolier punting a gondola under a bridge in Venice, it could be a volcano that explodes into a fiery show of flame and water.

Eventually, when you can walk no further, stand at the first bus stop and within ten minutes a big gold double deck bus will come along, using the cheap all evening ticket, get on and off as you please, great for tired feet, you might notice a small plate inside the door, made by Alexander’s of Falkirk, yes Falkirk Scotland.

Once more I enjoyed my visit to this unique city.