A Nevada trip

Posted by michaelbaker
on July 9, 2009M at 12:50 am

We graduate from the Maynard Institute multimedia program on Friday. They call it graduation, but I don’t believe there’s a final exam.

Before that, I want to share a trip I took when I headed out of Reno for a day.

First up was Carson City, the Capitol of Nevada. The Capitol building sits in the middle of town surrounded by nicely landscaped grounds.

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The Nevada State Capitol

I stopped in a nice little coffee shop across the street, Comma Coffee, and had a quick cup.

Then I headed south to Minden. I first heard of Minden when I saw an advertisement for a uekele festival the other weekend. I didn’t make the festival but the town stuck in my mind. It has a mix of new and old. There’s some old buildings on the main street and a few newer areas just off. The Sierra Nevada Mountains make a beautiful backdrop for the town. When I was there it was July 4 and the city was getting ready for a celebration.

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Flower mill just of the main street.

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Town square area just off the main drag.

 

After Minden, I headed back north and to Virginia City. It was a mix of bikers and families and it was packed on Independence Day.  Not a place to park in the town. I parked at the end of town and walked back into the middle. A bunch of characters in period costume.  And at about 6,000 feet up in the mountains.
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Back to Reno after that. A nice day driving around. Some real pretty country.



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