Monthly Archives: April 2006

Joyce wanted to take us out to brunch this morning at Red Rocks Casino.  The casino buffet is quite famous for it’s size and quality and we were not disappointed.  I had never been in a casino before and pretty … Continue reading →

We left our remote BLM site and headed toward Las Vegas.  We stopped in Pahrump, NV to check email for a minute and on our way out… it happened again!  We were driving along, minding our own business, and a … Continue reading →

We started this morning before daybreak and drove to Zabrinski Point for the sunrise.  The day started kind of cool, but warmed up quickly.  We did a longer hike, about 5.5 miles, at Golden Canyon-Gower Gulch loop.  The loop took … Continue reading →

A beautiful cold morning on a ridge, with a snow capped peak on one side of us and the salt basin of Death Valley on the other side.  We did some foraging, we gathered pinion nuts (pine nuts) to roast … Continue reading →

The shop got the parts and finally got our truck fixed about 2 pm.  The hotel was patient with us in the room after our 11 am checkout.  On our way out, we saw a sign claiming Tonopah as the … Continue reading →

The service station had to order parts (of course!) so we are here in a cheap hotel for another night.  We unloaded our cooler and kitchen into the hotel room and just made ourselves at home.  The room has a … Continue reading →

We continued on our way from Teakettle Junction to the Racetrack Playa.  The Racetrack Playa is the location of the famous moving rocks.  There are rocks on a dry lake bed that move, leaving tracks in the mud behind them. … Continue reading →

We started this morning at Scotty’s Castle.  This is a vacation home built by Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson and his wife Bessie in Death Valley around 1920’s and 30’s.  Johnson was first brought to Death Valley by a veteran of … Continue reading →

A beautiful morning, no quaking or shaking last night.  It is supposed to rain today and it looks like some clouds are moving in.  All of the dirt roads here are impassible in wet weather and we are about 5 … Continue reading →

We drove into Carrizo Plain National Monument.  This is a large valley flanked by mountain ranges, one of those ranges, the Temblor Range, is formed by the San Andreas Fault.  We drove down a dirt road to a Visitor Center, … Continue reading →