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Later in the evening, I rinse off in Nipton's dirt-floor semi-outdoor showers and wash some clothes in the two-washer laundromat

03532-shower.jpg Back in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the eveningBack in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the eveningBack in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the eveningBack in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the eveningBack in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the eveningBack in the shade of the tent, I settle in for beer from the Nipton store and a makeshift cooler of ice plus plastic bagThumbnailsThe Nipton hot tub was repaired today, so I try it out later in the evening

There are a lot of water bugs around my tent, apparently living in the adjacent septic field. A few of them get into the shower building, which more squeamish campers might not like.