Circus, Circus!
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Brian had some memories of staying in Circus Circus as a kid, so we chose to hang our hats there for the night. It was late when we pulled into town and the boys were asleep. Bummer they missed all the lights, till just when we arrived at the Hotel. I can't even begin to marvel at how insanely cheap this Hotel is! We certainly paid much more to pay at less of a place. The Circus portion of the hotel was a big disappointment. The games and carnival feel was authentic and August scoured all the games and found $.75. Ever since realizing you could find change while playing with a Metro Pass machine in D.C. - now he checks every machine for money. He has a blast, but it is a little embarrassed to have your kid digging for money like that. Maybe I'm only embarrassed because I'm worried about what other people are thinking...
We left Reno for Virginia City to ride a steam engine...this time we knew for certain we would ride! Virginia City is a Western must see. It is a quintessestial small town that made it's claim in the gold rush and is still hanging on. We enjoyed the short excursion on the Truckee Railroad through a tunnel and up to Gold Hill. Along the way there is historical commentary by the Conductor. I only caught a small portion of what he had to say, mainly history regarding the several closed gold and silver mines we passed on the rails. August and Brian got the thrill of the day by riding from Gold Hill back to Virginia City in the cab of the Steamie. Besides being insanely awesome it was insanely hot being next to the firebox.
We had dinner at a really neat restaurant in Carson City, NV called Reds Old 395 Grill. We did not make it there in time to see their Railroad museum, which hopefully someday we can make it back to. Maybe on our next road trip to Colorado?
After dinner we drove all night to make it to Redding, CA. We enjoyed the drive as we drove through the forested areas. Ahh, the tall trees and the smell of damp forest floor. Though, I'm telling ya - I was not ready for the cool temps! Brrrrr. Lassen National Forest and Lassen Volcanic National Park was a good drive through, though very lonely as the sun made its way over the horizon. This was a fun day, since we know we are approaching the end of the road trip. We are all seriously ready to get out of this car for a period longer than it takes us all to go the bathroom or get a night's sleep!
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We left Reno for Virginia City to ride a steam engine...this time we knew for certain we would ride! Virginia City is a Western must see. It is a quintessestial small town that made it's claim in the gold rush and is still hanging on. We enjoyed the short excursion on the Truckee Railroad through a tunnel and up to Gold Hill. Along the way there is historical commentary by the Conductor. I only caught a small portion of what he had to say, mainly history regarding the several closed gold and silver mines we passed on the rails. August and Brian got the thrill of the day by riding from Gold Hill back to Virginia City in the cab of the Steamie. Besides being insanely awesome it was insanely hot being next to the firebox.
We had dinner at a really neat restaurant in Carson City, NV called Reds Old 395 Grill. We did not make it there in time to see their Railroad museum, which hopefully someday we can make it back to. Maybe on our next road trip to Colorado?
After dinner we drove all night to make it to Redding, CA. We enjoyed the drive as we drove through the forested areas. Ahh, the tall trees and the smell of damp forest floor. Though, I'm telling ya - I was not ready for the cool temps! Brrrrr. Lassen National Forest and Lassen Volcanic National Park was a good drive through, though very lonely as the sun made its way over the horizon. This was a fun day, since we know we are approaching the end of the road trip. We are all seriously ready to get out of this car for a period longer than it takes us all to go the bathroom or get a night's sleep!
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