Fall Break: Pyramid Lake, NV

Road Trip! Fall Break arrived before we knew it and we were taking advantage of the kids being out of school for a few days. We planned to meet our friends at the Black Rock Desert. But, first we were going to do our own thing and camp along the way at Pyramid Lake. It was a 7 hour drive to another remote part of Nevada. I've never spent much time there and I was excited for yet another Hamilton adventure! We were packed to the max with the kids, gear, and Zeek! Haha

We made a few stops along the way; but finally got to Pyramid Lake (which is on a Paiute American Indian Reservation). It was the end of October and it was getting dark early. We quickly set up camp to avoid pitching a tent in the dark. We had the whole beach to ourselves, it's not as popular to camp this time of year as the summer months! Haha  

What a relaxing view!

Bryan got the campfire going and we watched the sun go down and had a bite to eat. Just like that, the night sky was draped over us......

I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with night sky photography.....

Another dark sky in Nevada, there was a little light pollution from Reno......

When the sun shined across the lake the following morning we were ready to tackle the day. Well, maybe after a cup of coffee around the campfire in the early morning light. The kids wanted another s'more. Why not? We are on vacation :)

Ava showed us her perfect s'more, mmmmmm

We hauled the kid's bikes on this trip. They had fun riding on the beach on some of the harder surfaces.

We will have to come back in warmer weather sometime when the kids can swim. They would love it.

Ava wrote out the alphabet for Willow. She was pleased :)

We packed up camp and drove to another part of the lake.....

Can you see Pyramid Peak? That's what the lake is named after. That section was closed due to people vandalizing it. It will remain closed.

Family shot!

Isaac and I hiked up a small peak for a better look (his idea!)....

We stopped at the visitor center. What a beautiful building! 

The kids did the activity book and earned a coloring book. That would be handy for our travels.
Our next destination was the Black Rock Desert (via Gerlach). We were looking forward to pitching a tent near hot springs at Soldier Meadow with our friends....