Monthly Archives: December 2014

There’s a lot more to Vegas than the Strip. Of course, everybody knows that. But did you know within 20 miles of the strip are some of the ‘reddest’ rock… Read more »

Our trek from Palm Springs to Las Vegas took us through the “Heart of the Mojave Desert.” It’s beautiful, but wow is it desolate. It’s also beige. We had no… Read more »

Note to self: When a community has A LOT of windmills, it’s a good bet they get A LOT of wind. We experienced this self-evident phenomenon over Christmas here at… Read more »

Today was animal day. I am a huge animal lover, especially furry and feathered animals (definitely not snake, spider or bug type animals). Daughter is also an animal lover, although… Read more »

Today we met Santa. We also met Mrs. Claus and Frosty the Snowman. We met them in the parking lot of a local burger joint. They were getting burgers and… Read more »

We’re getting spoiled with blue skies and palm trees. We have been camped at Caliente Springs RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California for the past week. From the perspective of a… Read more »

We finally enjoyed our first “touristy” activity since we started our Big Adventure – horseback riding. It’s been a decade or so since any of us have saddled up. During that… Read more »

We are camping at Caliente Springs in Desert Hot Springs, California. We arrived Friday afternoon. Our campsite is sandy – to be expected – this is the desert. Other Half… Read more »

So far our Big Adventure has been full of new and exciting stuff. We’ve enjoyed $1 endless popcorn and $1 beers at the Tiki Bar, more than once. We’ve slept… Read more »

We have been camped at Emerald Cove RV Resort in Earp CA for the past couple of days. Earp CA is named for the old west lawman Wyatt Earp. He… Read more »