Virginia City, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, and a Ghost Town!

It is the Journey not the destination! 

Took me two days longer than expected, but I finally make it to Yosemite!

On the way to Yosemite I wandered around the Nevada/California border.  I stumble into Virginia City Nevada. I was talking to a barista at Starbucks (yes, I caved in) and he recommended a couple of areas to go visit when I go to Lake Tahoe, but he suggested a quick stop at Virginia City:

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Then onto Lake Tahoe where I spend the night "boondocking."  I talked to a volunteer at the visitor center who gave me tips on where to go to camp for free and also where to go for nice solitary hikes.  He also suggested I visit Bodie State Park.  So I spent a day and half in the Tahoe area.

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Then headed to Bodie on 395 towards Yosemite - on the way I stumbled into another salt lake "Mono Lake"

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