Racing Across the Mesa

I was able to sort through our photos from the Grand Canyon and selected a group of big picture scenes that I feel you would enjoy.

I made another album of fun shots of our travels.   We thought we would be able to just relax and enjoy the evening and morning but the weather forecast had caught up with us again.  We set the clock for 0630 and I prepped all the outdoor pack up before we headed to ground.


The winds came up but no rain throughout the night.  A hint of sun sent me in shorts and sandals out with Kyle for his morning excursion. Halfway to nowhere the blackness took over and the two of us picked up our pace and raced back to the trailer with small pee hail beating down on us.  We fought the weather for the rest of the pack-up and hook up.  Kaye is very good at trailer hitch alignment now.  Of course she is outside and I am inside, so there is an incentive to get good!


We were on the road by 0800 fighting 25mph SW winds gusting to 40.   Very happy that we are driving a dually and that Kaye has filled the trailer with 'stuff'. Heavy enough that the wind was not an issue for the trailer and the truck just did not care either way.  The other good news was that we were headed from nearly 7000ft to about 2000ft.  It felt like we drove down hill for five hours.  Note to self; don't head to the Grand Canyon from Vegas from the West unless you own shares in a gas station!


We checked into a beautiful RV park in Boulder City.  Small, managed by an older lady, very clean and tidy.  No hot tub but the water pressure of their showers made up for it.  We left Kyle at home and spent the afternoon back tracking to the Hoover Dam.  It was 72F but with the high wind most folks were finding it cool.  I posted lots of photos and a story line in them, so enjoy.


This travelling during the 'off' season is great.  Sorry for you folks with kids at school who can't take advantage of this.  We had no parking issues, got to take advantage of the state free areas (which are small) and did not have to fight the tour groups at all.


Tomorrow we head to Vegas !  Ya !