Well, here we are in Dayton, NV. Dayton is 11 miles east of Carson City and 36 miles Southeast of Reno, and 8 miles south from Virginia City (home of the Bonanza show). Now for the history lesson...Dayton was the site of the first gold strike in Nevada in 1849 by Abner Blackburn. Dayton was named after John Day the Surveyor General of the State of Nevada.
Dayton is the start of our journey across Highway 50. Hwy 50 is known as "The Loneliest Road in America". June happened to be the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Highway and to celebrate, seven communities (Dayton, Fallon, Fernley, Austin, Eureka, Ely and the Great Basin National Park) rewarded travelers with a commemorative coffee mug. Each mug featured an iconic photo of the town specific to the Lincoln Highway. There was also "The Official Hwy 50 Survival Guide" book that could be "stamped" at each town. After securing all seven stamps the traveler would be awarded a Certificate for "I Survived Hwy 50". This certainly made the trip across Hwy 50 a little more fun!!!
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| Lower right- someone left a little treat for a couple of squirrels. |
"Virginia City. A step back in time".
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| The town was full of interesting character(s)!!! |
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| The Mackay Mansion. One of the old homes open for public viewing. |
The first city on Highway 50 (from the west) in Nevada. It is the first city to stamp my "I survived Hwy 50" book (no mug from Carson City).
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| The State Capital, the Governor mansion and a couple if the old mansions in Carson City. |
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| Several of the restored train engines and cars in the Carson City RR museum. |
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| Part of how the west was won....or at least tamed. |
Got my mug and my Hwy 50 passport book stamped in Dayton. 6 more to go!!!!
Little things makes me happy!!!
Barb, Jim & Abby
Remember: to see the pictures better, click on the picture and press F11 to go to full screen view.
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