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Road Trip Pizza: A King Supreme in Hawthorne, Nevada
I was not passing through Hawthorne on the way to somewhere else. I had time to spend before returning to Arizona, and Nevada gave me enough room to slow the route down without traveling too far away. Summer temperatures hovered in the high 90s and occasionally reached 100 degrees. Walker Lake offered inexpensive primitive…
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Ordnance Museum Reveals Nevada’s Powerful Military Past
The Hawthorne Ordnance Museum looked like one of those places I could visit for a few hours before continuing with the rest of my schedule. Instead, I stayed for hours and still left feeling like I had barely worked through everything inside. One afternoon was not enough. I hoped to return before leaving Hawthorne,…
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Simple Camp Meals From an Unforgettable Nevada Road Trip
A few years ago, a friend flew in from Hawaii to join me for a camping road trip through Nevada. We spent much of the trip traveling through backcountry areas, where grocery options were limited and dinner had to work with whatever we could find along the route. Beef Stew at Cathedral Gorge At…