Tonopah Historic Mining Park encompasses a number of the early mines that were responsible for the boom of Tonopah.  We check out the museum and the History of Tonopah film…we will have to do the site walkthrough another time.  It is 45F and the wind is howling.

Did you know… US95 Reno to Vegas is home of Phase I of the Nevada Electric Highway Initiative?   We noticed many Tesla charging stations as we drove this way.  The docent at the historical park filled us in: it is the result of that initiative.  Tesla funded them all along US95.

Related did you know…the only lithium “mine” in the US is here in this valley.  It is actually “mined” by evaporating naturally occurring lithium laden brine that is found under these ancient sea beds.  Who knew?