Carson City, Nevada's historic capital

The Lake Tahoe excursion was so memorable that it overshadowed the very nice visit we had in Nevada’s capital city, Carson City. A quaint small town with gorgeous views of the surrounding mountains (the ones crossed to get to Lake Tahoe), Carson City impressed us with its historic Capitol building, beautiful governor’s mansion, and friendly citizens encountered at the local tourism bureau. We stumbled upon the tourist bureau following the sound of bells from the clock tower playing Old Man River on the 10 o’clock hour. The receptionist in the bureau explained that the clock bell plays a different love song at the top of each hour. (Is Old Man River a love song?) Anyway, she was very friendly and guided us to Carson City’s historic sites. We toured the Capitol although I couldn’t locate the governor’s office so I could peek in and say “hey.” I didn’t knock on the door of the governor’s mansion either even though it is located in a very ordinary residential neighborhood. However, with Governor Jim Gibbons embroiled in a tumultuous divorce and allegations of an affair with a local podiatrist’s wife, I don’t really think he needed any unexpected company. Now I can check Carson City off of my list of state capitals to visit. (Actually, I don’t have such a list but since we’ve seen three state capitals on the trip with a few more on our itinerary, perhaps I need to start a list.)

P.S. For those who care, we paid $3.86 per gallon for gas in Carson City today.