We were heading towards Ely, Nevada (pronounced ee-lee), but I’d previously noticed a tiny red dot indicating a point of interest on the Nevada map – Lunar Crater. It was about 84 miles from Tonopah, a halfway point to Ely. We thought it might be worth checking out… because, why not?
Read MoreThe Paiutes called it Nuvagantu, “where snow sits”. In the winter, it’s the place to go skiing in Las Vegas. In summer, we call it a welcome respite from the Mojave Desert’s relentless heat… Mount Charleston. At 11,916 feet (3,632m), it is the highest mountain in southern Nevada’s Spring Mountains and the fourth highest mountain in the state. Snow-covered for six months of the year or more, it looms over the Las Vegas Valley as a prominent feature of the western horizon, visible from the Strip and, on clear days, our front yard.
Read MoreGood friends, Kelly and Mike from Wisconsin, visited last week. Like us, the allure of Las Vegas is not its casinos nor the neon lights of the Strip, but rather all the other interesting sights and experiences Las Vegas has to offer. With temps in the triple digits, taking a tour of the Hoover Dam topped their list of things to do.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
