The Trip to the Desert

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Well, we did our first spring trip this year down to the Desert. Ron and I got going in the Purple Machine and headed on down the California Highway. We made it to Modesto the first night (about 3 hrs South of Auburn)and spent the night at some friends. They also were going so we followed each other from Modesto, CA to Pahrump, NV. Yes, there is a place called Pahrump, NV. It is about 30 miles East of Death Valley and about 45 miles West of Las Vegas. This was a long day of driving, so the first day after we arrived, we just checked out the town and local casino.

We stayed at a really nice RV Resort, called Terrible Herb's. It has a lake, swimming and a casino. Found out one of our traveling partners likes to hit those slot machines. Sandi even got me in the casine every day playing those slots and joining in the slot tournament they offer to the customer's. You get 3 chances (2 minutes each) and the customer's with the most daily total's win $100 and then they also have weekly winners. I made it to #7 one night. Learned a new game with Mermaids, but enjoyed playing the blackjack best.

On Day 2, we took a drive over to Red Rock Canyon. It is located just on the outskirsts of Las Vegas. It is a real beautiful area that is managed by the BLM (Bureau of Land Mgmt). Whe I was working in outside plant, I was in a meeting in Vegas where we got a special tour from the local BLM District Mgr. We even had snow that day, which you will see from some of the pictures. As I haven't been too successful on getting the pictures over to his blog, I am including the link to Picasso which will then allow you to see the pictures from the day.

Tomorrow, I am going to add the rest of the pictures from our trip over to Death Valley. I had never been to Death Valley, and have to tell you, it is a really beautiful place (from a Desert point of view). We didn't see as many wildflowers as I was hoping for, but other things we saw and visited were great to see. Happy reading and hope you enjoy the pictures.

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