I had on VH1 Classic yesterday afternoon and one video they showed was Cinderella’s “Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)”. Aside from loving the song, I keep forgetting where the video was filmed. It was actually filmed at California’s Mono Lake. But it also looks remarkably like Nevada’s Pyramid Lake.
Pyramid Lake is a freaky little place about 30-40 miles north of Reno. It’s a salt water lake, even though the only thing running into it is a fresh water river. The lake got its name from the fascinating tufa (not tofu 
) formations in, and around, the lake. One of them is in the shape of, you guessed it, a pyramid.
The one and only time I saw the place was when I was ten. We were on vacation and my uncle who lives in Reno said, “I want to show you this place!” So off we went into the wilds of Nevada. Off-road (though now it’s more civilized and easier to get to which is kind of a shame). I fell in love with the place.
I don’t know how much of the stories I’ve heard about the place are true, but they’re highly entertaining. Like the World War II plane that crashed into the lake was never found because the lake is so deep. Or the fact it’s rumored to have an underground link to Lake Tahoe. Or how a lot of people have disappeared there.
There isn’t anything on tonight except reruns and politics. I don’t particularly care about either, so I’ll be watching recorded stuff. I have LOTS of that.
Last night I wrote about half a page of description about my heroine and her maid from the police detective’s POV. Kind of boring, really, but it was writing. 
Reading: Still reading Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers. I do love this book!
They say a train went off the rails over the river here and was never found. It’s since been named “Deep Water Bridge.”
Comment by Mahala — February 5, 2008 @ 9:35 am
I’ve never heard of this lake, even when we lived in Northern CA.
Glad you wrote today!
Have a nice day!
Comment by Brandy — February 5, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
I’ve never heard about that lake. Kind of interesting in a weird creepy way!
Writing is writing. A few pages are a few pages. At least you hack away at it every night.
Comment by kacey — February 5, 2008 @ 9:46 pm