Since I know most people think of desert, dirt, sand and the gambling, etc of Las Vegas I figured it was a good time to start a series showing some of the other side of Nevada.
For example, did you know there are tall mountains, running streams, wild horses, lakes, fishing, green grass, ranches, farm land and more in Nevada?
So, about once a month I will do a post of a different place in Nevada. Some will be a couple of photos and others will have the history, etc behind the place.
Even though we have lived in Nevada over 20 years some of these places we hadn’t visited until the last few years. And, yes, I even thought the central part of Nevada was mostly dirt and sand before we went out there.
So, I will start the series with this photo:
Hot Air Balloon over golf course, Gardnerville, NV
A few years ago my husband gave me a Hot Air Balloon ride as my birthday present. If you know me you know I love watching hot air balloons, but I am afraid of heights. I can tell you that being in the basket under the balloon was magical. I would love to do another ride sometime since I probably would enjoy it more now that I know what to expect.
This photo is over the golf course in Gardnerville, NV and those are the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background. We took our ride in May since the ground is still cold in the morning so they can get the lift. This was definitely a bad year for snow fall since there was hardly any snow left on Job’s Peak.
So, have you traveled to Nevada? What are your favorite places to visit?
Later – H
A Creative Engineer In Nevada 