MAR 18, Thursday, Visiting Red Rock National Park
We left early this morning (10 am), Jim, Janet, us and the two dogs. We drove southwest on 160, across the pass to Las Vegas, found three caches on the way and entered the Red Rock National Park off hwy 159. We first stopped at Bonny’s Ranch, a replica of the old Nevada with a small petting zoo, a hotel, restaurant/bar and a small pond with lots of ducks, two swans and a few turtles. We spent about 20 minutes here walking around then went on to the park. It consisted of a loop with lots of places to stop and walk around and into canyon. We had stopped at the info centre and got a map with all the trails. On our first stop, we walked down and into a canyon where we found a small pond. The dogs enjoyed dipping in it as it was very warm. We walked back up and went on. The next stop was a quarry where we found two caches. The quarry supplied Las Vegas and the surrounding towns at one time. We could definitely see how they cut the square blocks in the mountain. We went on to another site then everyone was complaining of being hungry so we drove back to Bonny’s and had a late lunch/dinner.
From here we drove back home and go there around 5 pm. As we were approaching Pahrump, we could see a black cloud of dust being raised by the wind and as we got closer, we felt the full effect of it. It gusted to 40/45 mph in the evening and the rig was being buffeted side to side.
We had a marvellous day; it was warm, everyone enjoyed the scenery and hikes and the dogs were completely tired. We called it a day! Thos two, Jim and Janet, have been fantastic friends and we have formed a lasting friendship.
MAR 19, Friday, Pahrump
Today was a stay home day. Val did some laundry, I went to check on the window repair as to when the parts would be here then I went to the bank and came home. At lunch, the four of us went to the winery and had lunch which turned out to be inexpensive and very good, especially the lobster quiche soup...yum, yum, yum!
In the afternoon, we just did our own thing which was reading for us. J & J came over for happy hour and we sat and chatted until dusk even with the wind. We really have had a good time with these guys!
MAR 20, Saturday, last day in Charleston Peak Resort
Another quiet day at home. Val did a load of laundry and I loaded the kayaks and the bikes. I also emptied the hot water tank and changed the electrolysis rod and cleaned the tank out. For lunch, we went to the clubhouse and had a hot dog and ice cream and chatted with some members.
In the afternoon, we sat around, read and I uploaded my tax form to Revenue Canada. Val was sent last week and her refund is already in the bank. We had one last happy hour with J&J then I cooked steaks for dinner.
MAR 21, Sunday, to Preferred RV Resort, Pahrump
This has been our longest drive yet...4 miles! We got up around 8 am and after breakfast and walking Tucker, we packed the rest of our stuff, said goodbyes to our neighbours, made plans to meet Jim and Janet at 5 pm then left. We moved down to Preferred RV Resort, behind Terrible Casino. This is an R.O.D. park which means that it is free for us to stay here, 7 days to be exact. It is a very nice park with swimming pool, a club house and wood shop fully equipped with all kinds of tools and machinery, and it is free for members. The club house has a pool room, a sauna, an exercise room and a lot more.
Anyway, we set up camp and then relaxed and explored the park. At 5 pm, we met Jim and Janet at a Chinese restaurant and had the smorg which was very plentiful and with many choices. We had a nice visit with J&J then said our goodbyes to them and came home.
N 36* 12’ 43”
W 115* 58’ 47”
Alt: 2880 feet
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