Northern California and Nevada Road Trip

After our mini road trip last holiday season, my sister and I had so much fun that we wanted to do it again. Although we have traveled to northern California many times, there are still so many places we hadn’t seen. So once I got tickets to the Lantern Fest we decided it was time for another road trip.

Typically when we drive up north we drive along the coast of California, this time we drove up closer to the Nevada state line. I never knew that Death Valley, Red Rocks Canyon, and Mount Whitney were so close to LA. We wanted to share our northern California and Nevada roadtrip.

Bodie Ghost Town

First stop was Bodie, the largest ghost town in California. My sister and I had heard of this place years ago and we have been dying to go since. Bodie has over 200 structures still standing since late 1800’s. Walking and peaking into these homes, you will still see personal belongs. It was somewhat creepy and it felt as if you were taking a look back in history.

Reno

That same day we drove straight to Reno. Although Reno is nothing like Vegas, it still had a nice charm to it. As soon we we settled in, we took a long walk to see the city and stop for coffee.

Lantern Fest

The second day we drove to the outskirts of Reno where the Lantern Fest was being held at. The event was a great place to drink, relax, and make s’mores on the bon fire pits. Once it turned dark, we let go our lanterns fly. It was a magical moment and we enjoyed every minute of it. The best part was Danni boyfriend proposed!!! So of course that made the evening even more romantic.

Lake Tahoe

We decided to visit the South Rim of the lake, since there was more to do there. We had a nice lunch near the lake and rented out a speedboat for the afternoon. The boat ride was by far the funniest part of the trip, partially because we rode to Emerald Bay, but mostly because it was fun flying thru the lake.

Last Day

Saying goodbye to a vacation is never easy. Road trips are even harder since you pass other places you wish you can stop and visit, like Bridgeport or Mammoth Lakes. We did make time to have some delicious BBQ in a town called Bishop.