US
50 crosses the center of Nevada from Lake Tahoe on the west through
Carson City, Dayton, Fallon, Austin, Eureka and Ely to Baker and Great Basin
National Park on the east. This is the view west overlooking Austin from
the top of Pony Canyon.
The Eureka Opera House
The Eureka Opera House is a magnificently restored example of western architecture, and a contemporary showplace for distinguished touring performers.
The Shoe Tree
This cottonwood
tree a few miles east of Fallon has been decorated by passersby with shoes, boots,
slippers, sandals, rollerblades, even ice skates, skis and snowshoes. But why?
Austin was
once the second-largest city in Nevada (after Virginia City) with a spectacular
gold and silver mining history. Now there are more people in the cemetery than
living residents, but the old city still welcomes visitors the year around.
A popular resort since Carson City's earliest days, The
Carson Hot Springs offers a large outdoor pool (98 degrees average
in the summer - 102 degrees in the winter.) and 10 private hot baths. Luxuriating
in warm water here was a special pleasure in the 19th century, and it's still
quite wonderful.
