On our way out of Utah we made a pit stop at Crystal Hot Springs. I’m a warm water/warm weather girl, so this was right up my ally! I so enjoyed soaking in the hot water. They had turned these springs into pools and had several water falls with different temperature water ranging from 130 degrees to cold.
After soaking for a bit, it was time to hit the road again. We drove about 5 hours to Winnemuca, NV and found a place to eat (which unfortunately wasn’t that great, but it was late and a small town so what more could we expect). We’re definitely in Nevada because even this small town had casinos!
We found some BLM (bureau of land management/public) land to boondock that night. We got there really late so most of the spots were taken, but thankfully there was one spot at the very end of the road (Thank You Jesus)!
When we got up the next morning there were these huge “Mormon Crickets” everywhere! They were pretty creepy. I found a beautiful little stream there before we left. If we had more time I would have liked to hike the trail there.
We had breakfast at a really great place called “The Griddle.” It was the one redeeming thing in Winnemuca, NV... actually worth coming back for!
Next we had a 3 hour drive to South Lake Tahoe.