Instead of rushing out the door, we decided to take some time to explore Circus Circus. We decided to put $2 into the slot machines. I had never done it before, so I wanted to try it! We ended up with $4.33. ;) I count that a win! We definitely played on the conservative side and knew our limit very well. It was a fun adventure.
We enjoyed seeing two more circus performances: a comedy about a dog catcher and an acrobat doing aerials. They were in the Midland area, so we also wandered around and looked at the different fair type games...and decided spending more money on those weren't worth it right now!
For lunch we ate at a Mexican restaurant that was AMAZING! My mouth is watering just thinking about the food...
Right after the second performance, we drove to lake Tahoe to look around for a bit. We didn't have nearly as much time as we would have liked. The lake was beautiful and really made me want to go out on a boat. We sat on some rocks, observing the lake and people watching. What an amazing place to take a breath and reflect!
Then we set off for Ely, Nevada which was our stopping place for the night. We crossed on U.S. 50...and that road is not called the loneliest road for nothing!! There was no place (with semi-reasonably priced/safe looking food) to eat from the time we left Reno until we reached Ely. All of the towns we came across were tiny.
One intriguing town we came across was Austin, Nevada. It used to be a mining town that had booms off and on until the 1950s. We did look up the details, but guessed the timeframe based on when all of the housing updates in the town stopped! There was also an old school bus laying in a junkyard that looked like it was from the 1950s. It is still a working turquoise mining town...but basically looks like people are living in a ghost town. It truly got our minds spinning. Most, if not all, of our drive was along the old Pony Express trail. Those were the two highlights of our drive along US-50!
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