A Haunted Tour

While in Virginia City we took a tour of the Old Washoe Club--the haunted tour, that is.

Apparently a great deal of paranormal activity has been observed in the upper rooms of the club, now made famous by such groups as "Ghost Trackers" and "Ghost Adventures".

Please note:  I have not edited the following photos in any way.  Let me know if you see signs of any paranormal activity such as orbs, mists, ectoplasm, etc. in any of these pictures.

This was our tour guide.  He chronicled many of the unpleasant things rumored to have happened here as well as the more current ghostly happenings.

Look!  It's two orbs!  I promise--I did NOT edit these photos!

Oh, wait.  There are a couple of orbs in this picture, too.  Is the lake haunted?  Maybe they followed us.

What do you think?

Virginia City

We also took Lori and Grandma up to historic Virginia City, another very cool attraction nearby.  Virginia City was a mining boom-town established in the 1800's and preserved for us to experience.

I guess some people took their losses pretty hard.

Mark Twain was "born" in Virginia City, as it is the place in which Samuel Clemens first began using his pen name.

The boys like the name of the saloon pictured below.

This monument was built to commemorate the Comstock Load and contains ore from every Nevada county.

We witnessed a hold-up at the visitors' center.

The boys love the "Barrels of Candy" store.

St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church is very impressive.

When we drove into Virginia City for the first time, I was really amazed that it was there.

  

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is super awesome.

It is one of the best things about moving here.  In just thirty minutes, we can be at the beach in the mountains.  The water is clear and beautiful, and the surroundings are gorgeous.

Unfortunately, we are terrible hosts--we forgot to tell our guests to bring swim suits.  It was very sad.  So, if you ever come to visit us, be sure to bring your swim suits!  Unless it's snowing outside.  Then bring your skis   Except we don't ski.  But you could.

Our favorite beach to go to is called "Sand Harbor".  (Actually, it's the only beach we've gone to.  We'll try other ones later.)  We have developed a routine.  First, we like to go play in this boulder cove.  It's a great place to climb, jump, and explore.  It's also a great place to catch crawdads, if you bring something to catch them with.  We didn't, this time.

After playing on the boulders, we then go play on the beach for a while.

The beach has plenty of nice sand and a slow incline so it's great for kids.

You all want to come visit, now, don't you?