More from Walker lake NV

May 21, 2021

As forecast we woke up to light rain and 38°.  

There was a possible weather window later in the day where we could make it to the next stop but the forecast for tomorrow was even better.  With time on our hands we opted to stay one more day and make a big pot of soup on this cold rainy day.

Much more snow in the mountains.

Here's some random pictures from what turned out to be a week long stay at Walker lake.

We're second from the left.

Sun setting over the mointains.

This sign is hard to read even when standing right in front of it.

There are sign's at various location's around the area indicating the lake level in certain years.  Our spot was at the 1949 level.

We took a trip into Hawthorne (14 miles south) for grocery's and propane. Hawthorne is the home of Hawthorne Army Depot known as "the worlds largest depot".  Established in 1930 as the Hawthorne Naval Amunition Depot, control was passed to the Army in 1977.  The depot covers 226 sq. mi. and has 600,000 square feet storage space in 2,427 bunkers.

Bunkers as far ss the eye can see.

Red arrow marks our spot on this wide view from the road south toward Hawthorne NV.

We arrived at Sportsmans Beach as a safe heaven from the wind and rain.  We stayed the next few day because of the great views and good weather.  By the end of the week it was back to being a shelter from the wind, rain and now cold. 

It's time to move on!