These are the Voyages of Gonset (TM) the Extraterrestrial Robot sent to explore Earth.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
If you are traveling Highway 95 between Reno and Las
Vegas, you will pass through the old settlement of Lathrop Wells, Nevada.
There's really nothing left of the town except for the "Area 51 Truck Stop."
It's an alien-themed gas station - almost obligatory since it's so close to that
top-secret site. You can browse the store and pick-up everything from
Alien T-shirts and coffee mugs to having your picture taken with a little green
man. The road to Death Valley intersects here. It's down that road -
towards the California Border - that you will find the community of Amargosa
Valley. Nobody knows what the word "Amargosa" means in Spanish. My
guess is that it roughly translates into "Hey, look, there's an alien-themed gas
station over there."
Amargosa Valley has a
population of about 1400 people and twice that many rattlesnakes. The
rattlesnakes do not operate meth labs so any explosions that occur in town are
probably the result of scorpions stepping on discarded shotgun shells.
There is a nice Casino/Resort called The Longstreet Inn there. Plenty of parking
for RVs and the rooms are clean. It was built in 1995 in anticipation of
workers flocking to The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. That
project was scrapped but the Longstreet survives.
Beatty, Nevada
North on Highway 95
in about 30 miles is the town of Beatty, Nevada. It has something that
Amargosa Valley doesn't have: a flashing traffic signal. Turn left and
you're headed towards Death Valley. A right turn will keep you on the road
to Reno. Beatty has the best candy store in the state. Whether you have a
sweet tooth for chocolate - or gumballs are more your speed - you can get your
fill of sugary delights at the store.
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