Events
On October 30, 2010 we are having the first annual Spooky 10K & 5K Fun Run at Pilot Peak Ghost Town, which is 10 miles west of West Wendover Nevada. Spooky (the wolfdog) will be running the 10K. Runners (and walkers) are invited to bring their four-legged exercise partners if they are friendly towards other runners.
Then on April 2, 2011 we will be holding the first Annual Pilot Peak April Fool's Run For the Gold Marathon and Half Marathon, which will start at Pilot Peak Ghost Town, go to West Wendover, and end back at the ghost town. The ghost town elevation is 4750 ft. West Wendover's elevation is 4375 feet. Runners are
encouraged to impersonate their favorite zoo animal.
All events will be held on dirt roads as there is not any pavement (except for I-80) around the ghost town. But dirt is better on the knees anyway.
Proceeds from these event will go to the animals at Pilot Peak Wildlife Park.
Very nice hotel rooms are available at the 5 casinos in West Wendover, but they don’t allow pets. Pets are allowed at two or three of the motels in town. We are going to work on getting some casino packages and discount rates at motels for participants.
If you are flying and happen to have your own plane you can fly into Wendover Airport, but for commercial flights Salt Lake City is the closest airport. Due to the casino action and Salt Lake being 120 miles away, all our hotels in town fill up on the weekends so registration will need to be made at least a couple months in advance. When we get a website up for the events and registration forms we'll post more info.
Come support the animals, run and be healthy, and explore the high desert and what our piece of the West has to offer.
West Wendover, Nevada, has great casinos, great concerts.
Wendover is right on the edge of the World-Famous Bonneville Salt Flats, where land speed racing events are held.
http://www.scta-bni.org/SCTA-
NewWeb/Bonneville_Main_Page. html Wendover, Utah was the home of a World War II airbase, where the Enola Gay was housed and the 509th composite group, the Black Falcons, trained for their deadly mission to drop the A-bomb on Japan. The bomb loading pits and the Enola Gay hangar are available for viewing. The effort has just been begun to find the money to restore the hangar to its former state.
For info on West Wendover: www.westwendovercity.com
The Wendover Times www.wendovertimes.com
At this time the Wildlife Park is still under construction!
Watch Our Progress
Water Service installation – Oct, 2007 City of West Wendover crew at work.
