27 Sep 1959 206 27 Sep 1170 Craigmour, Berkeley The lot across the street - first sign of new grass is evident - after the rain the 17th. several of the Baccharis are turning brown Nov. 14 Trip to Virginia City, Storey Co., Nevada Allen Falkin (deane), Ralph Sutmaker, Burt Rutkin & myself left Berkeley at 7:00 a.m. via Hwy 40 to Sacramento & on to Placerille to State Line, Douglas Co. Nev. on Hwy #50. There was no snow in evidence. Carson City is a dry, dusty rough appearing town. Virginia City about noon. We spent the entire afternoon roaming about this colorful town. The old buildings here are almost beyond belief - my are completely unsafe for any purposes but photography. The shops are semi-commercial- lut almost unchanged. We had some drinks in the "Silver Dollar" - the piano player, high hat & tiny hands, is off a Lantrac poster! The people look rustic but neither over or under- dressed. No accommodations - few decent places to eat. No prostitutes in evidence, afew divorces & a fair number of tourists. We left at 5:30 - for Reno - ate at Eugene's & at Painte Motel. Spent the evening touring the pleasure houses of this active clean town city. The gambling is fantastic. The place appears sexually antiseptic- and friendly, informal that new businesses like People dress in fancy fashion & type! at 11: it was 36 deg F cooling rapidly due in bucket at Nov. 15 V.C. at noon! "Continental" breakfast & out of town by 9:30 - to Truckee & to Squaw Valley, to inspect the Olympic winter games area. Reno was pushing this aspect very much - many used