Pahrump, NV

After the Hitch-Up breakfast we left Bullhead City, AZ and headed toward Pahrump. We took a secondary road through a Joshua Tree forest, skirted South Vegas arriving in Pahrump just in time for lunch. This Western Horizon park is one of the nicest ones we've been to. Too bad we will only be here for the night. We will fill up with water and empty our waste tanks before going on to Death Valley where we will be dry camping (no hook-ups) next week. I just came back from the dog park. I think I'll take a nap or perhaps go to the hot tub. Come to think of it I may go for a wine tasting at the Winery next door. Hmmm. Oh what to do.

I'll do the laundry and get groceries tonight. And we will fill up our motorhome with diesel in the morning. Then on to a new experience early tomorrow. Life is good......

The Chapter 32 Rally Comes to an End

It's been a fun week: (1) we were able to visit with a lot of North Ranch residents and some that weren't, (2) attended a Mel Tillis concert, (3) I placed 8th out of 30 in a poker tournment, (4) we entertained along with Jim, and (5) Willard got his fill of nickle Keno for awhile. Tomorrow we hitch-up and head down the road toward Death Valley. Life is good.

Chapter 32 Rally in Bullhead City

First Day: We arrived in Bullhead City yesterday morning. I had put the wrong address in the GPS so we almost turned onto the wrong road. Not a good idea. You can't make a U turn in a 40' motorhome pulling a TOAD. We turned off at the next red light after spotting a big turn around area. While we were sitting there checking our map, Willard saw Peggy drive by in her truck. We decided to call the RV park that we were to stay in and lo and behold we were on the right road to the park. Amazing......

We got parked and settled in for the week. At 4:00 we attended a get-together and pot-luck "dinner" at the pavilion. I was surprised at how many people we knew that were attending the rally. It's always a little awkward meeting with a new group of people. But, we always make new friends which is a blessing. There are about 40 people here and most are from North Ranch. Afterwards, we went to the Riverside Casino and deposited a few bucks.

This morning we gathered for a wonderful breakfast at the pavilion. The rest of the day we just goofed off. A storm is moving in and fierce cool winds began invading the area. Tomorrow the temps are expected to be in the 60s. We are supposed to play our music tomorrow afternoon, but, if it is too cold, forget it.

Hitch-Up Itch

We have just about put away our stuff ready to head down the road to Bullhead City, AZ early in the morning. We are going to attend a Chapter 32 Rally for a week. Then it's off to Death Valley for a week of playing and listening to music. After that, we will be headed for Utah to attend Melissa's wedding. We should be back at North Ranch about Nov. 16th.

Tom and Andra Visit

Tom and Andra (our Florida friends) came for a visit. They stayed in the North Ranch RV Park. We stuffed a lot of activities into just a few days: visiting, sharing meals at our home, lunch at the Congress Senior Center, linedancing, and drywashing (yes, they recovered some gold). Andra gave me a sewing lesson on free form sewing, we had a show-and-tell on recent projects, and Tom fixed our fan and bedroom light. It was a fun filled few days. They left for LA early this morning. We will miss them. Below are some pictures Tom took while Willard, Charlie and he were dry washing out on the desert.

Dry Washing for Gold on the Arizona Desert near Congress, AZ Oct. 22, 2009.


Photos by Tom

October on Lot 360

The hummingbirds visit early in the morning and late in the afternoon.

Willard is busy working his puzzles.

The birds love my bird bath.

My mini-garden furnished tomatoes and basil for the neighbors all summer.