Day: July 16, 2026

Heading West ? Mount Charleston is a natural first stop ! 11,900+ feet of beauty and its less than 60 minutes away… don’t forget the Spring Mountain Visitors Center

#1 reason to add this to your list is the temp was 95° when I got off the exit, and it’s now 70°  at 8,000 feet.

Take I-15 North to I-11 / US-95 towards Reno. Once you have done that, drive out to Exit 96.

20 miles remain at this point, and there is a sign reminding you that there is no gas available for the final stretch, so check your Guage.

The elevation will gradually climb from just over 2,000 feet to 8,000 at the end of the road. You are still looking up another 3,000+ feet.

  There are so many places to hike along the way and, of course, up top.

Time ⏲️ to explore and grab some pics 📸, almost chilli up here !

More 2 Come….

Didn’t get anywhere near the peak but still at it !

A sea of Mountains ⛰️ in the middle of the desert 🏜 – don’t tell me that God doesn’t have a sense of humor !

Next Stop ✋️ – Visitors Center a few miles down the way back.

Bob, Dave, and Arlene are the real deal !

7 or 8 stories will come from this 2 hours.

David suggested I should take Nevada Highway 158 back out for aanother view.

Area 51
Aaron Sorkin moment here !

Sorkin wrote a two part story during the one season of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip that put Pahrump on my map. John Goodman played the Sherriff…

If you are headed further West to Death Valley National Park , make sure you have snacks and drinks and take advantage of the rest rooms in Pahrump because it’s about to become isolated from civilization.

If you are headed back to Las Vegas on Nevada – 160, you have a treat coming up.

Once you leave Mtn Springs, it’s a 3,000 foot drop to the base of the mountain.

At the bottom, you will junction with Nevada – 159. A left turn at the light takes you over to Red Rock Canyon. Going straight has you back at I-15 in 10 minutes.

Bonus stop ✋️ at the Junction of I-15 & Nevada 160. Inside the front lobby of the Silverton Casino is an Aquarium that is the size of a two bedroom apartment and has a live Mermaid 🧜‍♀️ inside !

Our Morning 🌄 Brew for Thursday, July 16th, is ready to go !

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Proverbs 16:6  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

The notification from American Airlines has arrived, letting me know that in 24 hours, I will be swapping out the desert 🏜 heat 🥵 for the Pacific Northwest. It will be the final stop ✋️on the 2026 Family and Friends tour, and we have five or six folks to break bread 🍞 with !

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day will appear here shortly.

Three faces from the crowd that made me smile yesterday !

Young Washington was an incredibly well told story that makes someone from the Commonwealth proud !

Messi plays Soccer ⚽️ on another level and my favorite female singer of All-Time turned 80.

Tracy and Ash are both safely back in Missouri now. The next group of folks will include my Bride 👰‍♂, one daughter, one grandson, one pick-six member ➕️ a Father & Son duo that fall under the category of extended family !

  Lin will be leaving Missouri for the first time in over 100 days, and meeting her again will be different.

24 hours left in the Desert 🏜, what are you going to do with it ???????

Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏