| Show On the road again in Nevada j 9 V. V L LI I I 1 h 1 X 1 f Jr r r r Shirley M. M Goodman t Staff Writer SUMMER quarter getting you down It wont won't be belong belong belong long before students hit Y r the road A vacation break will be just what th the doctor ordered Where to go may still be the question Here are a couple of suggestions from the American Automobile Association As As- so Tour Book for a break away The colorful marble and limestone Lehman i Caves You can take the 90 min minute ute tour through the cave Films exhibits maps and park information are available at the visitors visitor's center that is open daily 8 5 pm p.m. Expect to pay a fee for the tour From Memorial Day to October mid there is a cafe open Twelve D mile ile W Wheeler heeler r Peak Scenic Drive Campgrounds are found along this scenic drive Fishing Fishing Fishing Fish Fish- ing in the many clear lakes is permitted with a Nevada fishing fishing fish fish- ing license and a trout stamp Licenses may be obtained at Ely and Baker It is is' that suggested you you- 0 I carry plenty of drinking water as the area is quite dry Keep an eye out for rattlesnakes in inthe inthe inthe the lower elevations when warm weather sets in Las Vegas in addition to nightlife and gambling gam gam- gambling bling Nevada connects to many recreational areas that are easy access when you hit the road Consider the Great Basin National Park that is 68 miles east of Ely off US 50 From US 50 go five miles south on SR to Baker then five miles west on SR to the park headquarters Admission Admission Ad Ad- mission to the park is free There is an Automobile Collection on the parking terrace terrace terrace ter ter- ter- ter race of the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas Classic automobiles and cars of special special special cial interest some of which date back to 1897 are on display display display dis dis- dis- dis play here Within the collection collection collection tion of antique automobiles is the King of Siam's 1928 Delage limousine a 1947 Tucker and a Model J Duesen Duesenberg berg parade car of President Eisenhower's and cars once owned by James Cagney and Max Baer You will need to allow at least one hour to view the collection Itis It Itis Itis is open am a.m. to 11 1130 30 pm p.m. with a admission price There are the your it self driving tours up the 13 mile scenic road in Red Rock Canyon that winds through the desert terrain It is also the site of the Spring Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain Ranch State Park once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes and Vera Krupp rupp wife of a wealthy German industrialist in in- The entrance fee is is' 3 per car and it is open Monday Monday- Friday from Friday from noon 4 pm p.m. for guided ground tours You You- might want to drive on up to Virginia City This Wild West mining center extracted Comstock ore valued at million The ore helped build San Francisco and finance the Union Army during the Civil War Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia City still has its Wild West appearance with many small museums like The Way It Was Museum Bucket of Blood Saloon The Wild West Museum Delta Saloon Museum of Memories and Ponderosa Saloon Virginia City the scenic i S rou route t of pf S SR northwest to the junction of ofUS ofUS ofUS US Then follow SR to National Forest on the northern shore of Lake Tahoe See the AAA Tour Book of the American Automobile Association Association Association As As- for other ideas I |
