NEVADA

Dear Ms.English and Class,

For my non-fiction blog I would like to tell you about Nevada. I have been to Wendover, Winnemucca, Reno and Las Vegas Nevada and I thought that I knew all there is to know, but I was wrong there is much much more to know. For instance Nevada got it's name from the Sierra Nevada which means snow covered peaks in Spanish.

There is a lot of history about Nevada. Washoe were the main Indians of Nevada. They lived by Lake Tahoe. A question of mine was how did Lake Tahoe get it's name? The Washoe called the lake DA-ow-a-GA which means edge of lake. Pioneers miss understood it and named it from the first two syllables Tahoe.

You think of Nevada as a harsh dry place but you are so wrong! Nevada usually gets 9 inches of rain each year. Also, the Sierra Nevada is mostly covered in snow during the year. Southern and West Nevada are the driest parts of Nevada.

Now I will tell you about the places in Nevada. Carson City is the capitol and Reno is the biggest little city in the world. When you enter Reno the neon lights will catch your eyes! A great place to visit is spirit cave if you like paranormal activity. If I could go I would spend the night there. Another fun place is Lake Tahoe. The Lake is over 22 miles long. Lake Tahoe is 1,685 feet deep. My favorite place in Nevada is Las Vegas! I stayed at this wonderful hotel Montego Bay. They had a real shark! The streets of Las Vegas have so much waterfalls and music! I go to the casino's a lot (but do not do anything there because I can't) because my dad likes to play poker and it is fun to watch on t.v. Hover Dam is a dam that makes sure the Colorado river does not over flow.

A question I had was What kinda shark was at the hotel I stayed at? And, How long and wide is the Hover Dam? What happens if you do stay the night at Spirit Cave?

Sincerely,

J.A.