Tuesday, September 1, 2009

PAHRUMP, NV

Our first stop on this years trek to Arizona is Pahrump, NV. Located about 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Pahrump was one of the fastest growing cities in Nevada before the economy slowed down. The town's current population is about 35,000 and it is considered the eastern gateway to Death Valley.




We are staying at the Charleston Peak RV Resort & Winery, it is the newest park in our Western Horizon membership system. The rv park office, clubhouse, winery and restaurant are all located in this facility at the entrance to the park.







The Pahrump Valley Winery has won over 180 awards for the quality of its wines over the past few years. The awards are displayed in this special room adjacent to the restaurant.





This is our first visit to an rv park with a heliport, so you can charter a helicopter trip for dinner and wine tasting on your next trip to Las Vegas.






All of the streets in the park are named after wines that are bottled next door at the winery. Bev is fond of the chardonnay and the pinot gries.







We have been seeing smoke from the Los Angeles fires for the last two days, and tonight's setting sun is obscured as it sinks over the amargosa mountains. On thursday morning we will be departing for Hurricane, UT to visit Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks.








1 comment:

Dick & Jackie Driver said...

So glad to see you are blogging again. But isn't it still quite hot in that part of the country?
Jackie & Dick