So, after almost 35 years of marriage, Judy has been replaced.
We took a small hike this morning, in the Golden Canyon. Even though it was morning, we got hot and sweaty, and soooo enjoyed having some cold water with us. Harris (twice!!) said, “have I told you lately how much I love…..? now, this sentence used to be finished with “you”. But on this morning, he said, “our RV with the fridge”. Twice!!!
The hike was worth the effort, with beautiful rock formations and mineral colors. We headed back to the visitor center for some advice as to which road to take out of the park. We had a couple of choices. The ranger giving us the advice asked a couple of questions, looked at Judy’s face, looked at Harris’s face and then said, “go for it”. Can you guess which road we took? Of course! The one with curves and steep sides! Harris thinks they are fun to drive! Judy thinks they are torture! Howie thinks they are an excuse to rearrange everything in the cupboards!
Part of the road led on a side trip up a dirt road to the charcoal ovens. These were beehive shaped structures used years ago to make charcoal for a nearby silver mine. They are in such great shape because they were only used for three years; they are almost new (and the best example of them on Earth). We had lunch while we were there….inside, because it was cold outside. There was snow on the sides of the road!
Continuing out on the twisty road, the scenery changed from hillsides with trees back to desert with scrub brush. After we left the park (stopping a couple of times for caches), the scenery got duller and duller, and even ugly in spots. Lots of mining and industrial scenes.
We stopped outside Mojave, CA, in a small RV park. Harris cooked a great steak dinner. We were glad to have hookups because we needed our heater.
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