Wednesday, November 6, 2013 (Hawthorne, NV)

The sun was shining but it was very cool outside this morning. We had a shorter travel day today of only 149 miles. We arrived at Whiskey Flat RV Park around 12:30 p.m.

When we headed out this morning our check engine light came on, so when we were checking in, Rich asked about a good local mechanic since there were no Chevy dealers in Hawthorne. After we got setup, Rich took the truck to the mechanic to get it checked out and luckily came back with the report that everything was just fine. Whew.

We didn’t do much except in the area except walk to the local grocery store and take a walk around the park. We did notice that every so often we heard a big boom. Well Hawthorne is home to the Army Ammunition Plant and the landscape around the area is dotted with bunkers. Apparently the booms we heard was the army exploding ammunition outside of town.