Day 8, Las Vegas, Nevada

This was really going to be a boring drive – Bakersfield to Las Vegas. It actually really was kinda not so bad. The rain still seemed to be following us, so the weather was surprisingly tolerable, even with no air conditioning.


We decided to make a stop at the halfway point at a little ghost town called Calico. It was a silver mine that survived a handful of years in the late 1800’s. Mr. Knott of Knott’s Berry Farm bought the town many moons ago and restored the buildings that were in the best condition, about one-third of the town, and then built replicates of the rest from old photos and such.


This is one of my favorite spots, now that I know it exists. The wood planks in the old buildings are silky smooth from all the foot traffic. There is even an old school house!

We finally made it to Las Vegas late that night. Since it was so late, we just found a hotel and called it a night. We ended up staying at the South Point hotel. Nice place. Wonderful bed!!