Day 164 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways
I got a slow start to the morning today as I began my adventure on the Loneliest Road in America. The charger on my computer died last night, so I needed to stick around a large city to go in search of another one when the stores opened. In the meantime, I stopped off at Bowers Mansion located at a state park between Reno and Carson City. According to the posted signs, the mansion offers a glimpse into Nevada life in the 1860’s. The mansion, built in 1864 by Comstock millionaires Sandy Bowers and Allison “Eilley” Oram, reflects the rags-to riches-to rags story commonly associated with Nevada’s silver boom.