Starting Point: Los Angeles, CA
Ending Point: Reno, NV
Distance Traveled: 472 Miles
This morning I left LA around 6AM and drove up highway 14, then highway 395 to Reno. The scenery became very beautiful around Lone Pine and continued to be green and scenic until arriving in Carson City. The weather was in the 90s but very beautiful and I got upgraded to a bar suite at the Atlantis, which was a nice surprise.
Unfortunately, when I went down to the parking lot, I realized that I forgot my keys in the room so I just decided to gamble for a bit. I initially started with $80, betting $10 each hand. On one hand, I even bet $13 and doubled down for a total of $26 and lost a hand that I was favorable to win. I ended up losing $80 and was disappointed. In the future, I shouldn’t gamble unless I’m interested in the social aspect and am willing to bet the minimum just to hang out. Also, I shouldn’t bet for than I’d be comfortable losing. In retrospect, $40-$50 would’ve been a more reasonable amount to start out with.
After driving around Reno for a while, I parked in Downtown and walked along the river. The river scene is happening in some parts and has a lot of potential as a high-pedestrian traffic retail and entertainment area. There are also several nice neighborhoods bordering downtown with multi-million dollar historic homes. The home shown below is almost 18,000 SF and listed is currently listed for $17 million! (http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/631-California-Ave-Reno-NV-89509/61639243_zpid/)
