Jackpot, Nevada

After running through 12 miles of US-93 road repairs that coated the front end of the Toad with oil and gravel, we pulled into the Spanish Gardens RV Park in Jackpot, Nevada. We were going to check it out before going down the road to the other RV park in Jackpot. The price was right - $13.95. The large cottonwood trees shading many of the sites was also great so we pulled in and set up camp. Spanish Gardens is wedged in between US-93 and a trailer park that houses what could be a good place for a INS raid. The park would be pretty nice if it were 200 yards away from the highway and had fewer permanent residents. A decent, inexpensive place to hookup and spend a night or two. Lots of road noise. We got use to it.

Jackpot has one grocery store, one gas station, a couple of motels, one library, one school, 1 free Wi-Fi hotspot, 2 RV parks, one church, 5 casinos/hotels-motels, and one grumpy woman. The main industry in Jackpot is taking the hard-earned wages from the good folks of Idaho. We liked the Casino 93 and its limited but decent buffet-cafe. $2 limit on craps. $3 BJ. Friendly folks. Cactus Pete's was too busy. Very poor layout and signage therefore hard to get around in the first time or two. It has some nice poker tournaments. Dealers are surly.

The only Wi-Fi hotspot is in the library - conveniently open Tues-Sat. I drove around some of the neighborhoods looking for an open wi-fi network. I hate to do this because invariably a white male sitting in a car looking down at his lap is a big threat to the peace and tranquility in most neighborhoods. I found one and asked the lady at the nearest house if I could use it. The grumpy paranoid woman acted like I had asked her to use her bathroom for a week and it took about 15 minutes for the police cruiser to show up. I showed the officer what I was doing and he nicely asked if I would move on. I did. I was able to check some accounts and fire off a couple of emails before shutting things down.