Not too much exciting to report today - we're sort of on the home stretch, and just "gettin' on down the road" to get home. We have to be home by March 1, as my temporary registration permit for the car expires. My Oregon auto registration expired at the end of January, so we have a temporary TX registration for the month of February. Just another of the small details involved in moving from one state to another.
We're "boondocking" tonight at the Escapees park here. That means no power and water as the spaces that provide that are full. We're fully prepared, so no real problem. We are having a problem with the bedroom slide not wanting to move, which we've decided we'll just live with and get fixed when we get home. Another thing we like about this rig is it's perfectly usable if the slides don't work, or there isn't enough space to move them out.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Well we "did the strip" last night.... which for us means we drove up one side and down the other, watched the fountains at the Bellagio, and then had dinner at a restaurant inside the Planet Hollywood building. We spent the night at the North Las Vegas Elks Club - pretty basic, but economical, and you get a complimentary beer at check in. A storm hit in the middle of the night, and of course this was the one night we failed to cover up the lawn chairs so they were soaked this morning. Fortunately, it's been too cold today to worry about sitting outside anyway.
The storm left a very artistic layer of snow on the hills surrounding the city, and was still sticking in a few places as we worked our way over the hills to our next stopping point. Our travels took us through Laughlin, which we've never visited before. Beautiful landscape - varied geology and a veritable jungle of cactus, yucca and joshua trees. We're parked tonight at the Escapees North Ranch park in Congress, Arizona. Pretty basic, but it meets our needs. A rain and ice pellet storm blew in just as we were setting up. . . .this is spring in the desert!
Sorry - no pictures.... you know what they say, what happens in 'Vegas stays in 'Vegas!!
The storm left a very artistic layer of snow on the hills surrounding the city, and was still sticking in a few places as we worked our way over the hills to our next stopping point. Our travels took us through Laughlin, which we've never visited before. Beautiful landscape - varied geology and a veritable jungle of cactus, yucca and joshua trees. We're parked tonight at the Escapees North Ranch park in Congress, Arizona. Pretty basic, but it meets our needs. A rain and ice pellet storm blew in just as we were setting up. . . .this is spring in the desert!
Sorry - no pictures.... you know what they say, what happens in 'Vegas stays in 'Vegas!!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Valley of Fire, Nevada
We arrived at our campsite in the Valley of Fire in the afternoon on Thursday 2/10. None too early either, as there was a steady stream of folks pulling in behind us. We had several sites to choose from so selected one on the outside of a loop, so we had a perfect view of the beautiful panorama.
After dinner Molly and I took our evening walk around camp, enjoying the drifting campfire smoke, the sounds of campers strumming their guitars, and the twinkling stars. Unfortunately the potbellied pig traveling in the Allegro coach had gone to bed early, so we didn't get to visit. What can I say, this is a unique experience in many ways!
We toured sites on the main road on Friday, then hiked our feet off on Saturday tracking down petroglyphs. This is a real treasure trove!
Saturday afternoon we drove east to the White Domes area, and a brief cloud burst provided an unusual photo opportunity. The wet sandstone glowed like molten silver.
While in the Valley of Fire we took over 400 photos, so understand we've tried to select a very few that are representative of the experience. You can click on either of the photos above for the full-size version, or follow this link to the full photo album. Click "slide show" at the top left. Best viewed full screen.
After dinner Molly and I took our evening walk around camp, enjoying the drifting campfire smoke, the sounds of campers strumming their guitars, and the twinkling stars. Unfortunately the potbellied pig traveling in the Allegro coach had gone to bed early, so we didn't get to visit. What can I say, this is a unique experience in many ways!
One of the camp hosts is from Eugene (originally from Santa Ana, where we lived before movng to Eugene) talk about a small world. We've met really nice people everywhere we travel, and people here seem especially appreciative of the beauty of the park, as well as the wonderful spring weather we've had.
Saturday afternoon we drove east to the White Domes area, and a brief cloud burst provided an unusual photo opportunity. The wet sandstone glowed like molten silver.
While in the Valley of Fire we took over 400 photos, so understand we've tried to select a very few that are representative of the experience. You can click on either of the photos above for the full-size version, or follow this link to the full photo album. Click "slide show" at the top left. Best viewed full screen.
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