DAY OF 3 STORMS

When we woke up it was a little drizzly and by the time we left (10:45) it was raining. About a half an hour after leaving we were driving through a heavy rain and we couldn’t see much of the mountains in the distance (storm 1). Driving from Needles with an elevation of 720 feet we drove further and the rain started getting thicker with some snow content and as we continued increasing our elevation and reached 3,570 feet the wipers were now clearing snow from the windshield. The transport we were following pulled over along with some other RV’s and trucks onto the shoulder. I decided to continue as the road was only wet and not freezing and it was a good decision as we started to drop in elevation a short distance down the road (storm 2). Driving into Nevada the rain had stopped and looking ahead we saw clouds of sand blowing across the highway with some strong winds (storm 3). When we did arrive at the campground at Circus Circus in Las Vegas we could see the snow on the mountains in the distance.   And there you have it, a nice relaxing ride into Nevada from California. Glad we made it.

Heavy rain in California

Heavy rain in Nevada

Snow in Nevada

Dust storm

Vegas bridge

After settling in, Cathy and I went for a short walk up the strip even though it was spitting rain on and off. It was busy with people also checking out the stores and casinos.       

Snow on mountain in back ground

KOA in Vegas at Circus Circus

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All for now...