Last Saturday, we moved out of the Q RV Park in Quartzsite to begin our gradual trip to our kid's place in Virginia. We expect to arrive in Virginia in about 6 weeks, so it will be a very slow move. The first stop is Boulder City, Nevada to visit my Mom, my brother Ted and his wife Lorna.
We arrived in Boul
der City Saturday afternoon, and set up camp in the Las Vegas Bay campground on Lake Mead. It is a very pretty spot, with a mix of shrubs, palm trees, and large shade trees throughout the camp. Las Vegas Creek runs through the canyon below the campground, which is perched on a peninsula above the lake. Normally, there would be a beautiful bay of the lake surrounding us. There is a boat launch here, but with the lake being almost 100 feet below high water, the launch is high, dry, and closed. The view is more natural, with the creek flowing through the canyon instead of the reservoir backed up into it.
We are preparing to head out this morning and get "upsized" in the tire department. When I put the lift on the TrailLimo I planned to upgrade to larger tires and complete the build up for clearance. I decided to treat myself to the tires and wheels as a birthday present. Just in time to head out for Moab Jeep Safari tomorrow. I am hoping to go on the first run out on Saturday morning. It is being led by an old Jeeping friend, Bart Jacobs. I may also go on another run or two during the week.
We also stopped by the DMV to get licenses and tags for the Jeep. The DMV in Henderson was quite an experience. It is a supercenter, with lines of literally hundreds of people waiting for driver's license and other ways the government can suck money from those who choose to motivate beyond walking. The crowded lines are an excellent opportunity to see the marvelous diversity of the inhabitants of the Las Vegas area. Wide varieties of fashion and diet were experienced. It was interesting to see the opposite ends of the weight spectrum and their drinks of choice. I have longe believed that diet drinks make you fat. It originally was supported by the fact that you seldom see a skinny person drinking diet drinks. I just read that science has started to support my theory, saying that drinking sweet drinks, whether they are sweetened with sugar or artificial sweetners, will overstimulate the appetites, and in the case of diet drinks they will slow metabolism. Back to the line at the DMV, all the skinny folks seem to be drinking small bottles of water they have paid too much for, and all the big people are drinking from huge tankards of diet sodas.
Well, we are going to be pulling out this afternoon, and I need to be packing. More to follow, when we are back on-line in a day or two.
We arrived in Boul
der City Saturday afternoon, and set up camp in the Las Vegas Bay campground on Lake Mead. It is a very pretty spot, with a mix of shrubs, palm trees, and large shade trees throughout the camp. Las Vegas Creek runs through the canyon below the campground, which is perched on a peninsula above the lake. Normally, there would be a beautiful bay of the lake surrounding us. There is a boat launch here, but with the lake being almost 100 feet below high water, the launch is high, dry, and closed. The view is more natural, with the creek flowing through the canyon instead of the reservoir backed up into it.We are preparing to head out this morning and get "upsized" in the tire department. When I put the lift on the TrailLimo I planned to upgrade to larger tires and complete the build up for clearance. I decided to treat myself to the tires and wheels as a birthday present. Just in time to head out for Moab Jeep Safari tomorrow. I am hoping to go on the first run out on Saturday morning. It is being led by an old Jeeping friend, Bart Jacobs. I may also go on another run or two during the week.
We also stopped by the DMV to get licenses and tags for the Jeep. The DMV in Henderson was quite an experience. It is a supercenter, with lines of literally hundreds of people waiting for driver's license and other ways the government can suck money from those who choose to motivate beyond walking. The crowded lines are an excellent opportunity to see the marvelous diversity of the inhabitants of the Las Vegas area. Wide varieties of fashion and diet were experienced. It was interesting to see the opposite ends of the weight spectrum and their drinks of choice. I have longe believed that diet drinks make you fat. It originally was supported by the fact that you seldom see a skinny person drinking diet drinks. I just read that science has started to support my theory, saying that drinking sweet drinks, whether they are sweetened with sugar or artificial sweetners, will overstimulate the appetites, and in the case of diet drinks they will slow metabolism. Back to the line at the DMV, all the skinny folks seem to be drinking small bottles of water they have paid too much for, and all the big people are drinking from huge tankards of diet sodas.
Well, we are going to be pulling out this afternoon, and I need to be packing. More to follow, when we are back on-line in a day or two.
Hi Gil!
ReplyDeleteLooks like we have the same coach, we have a '98 Storm on a Chevy chassis. Love the thing. I'm still 4x4-less at the moment. Would love a Rubicon 4d, but I think I'm getting a 2d 4Runner before then. ;-)
Enjoying the commentary and the emails your pup sends out!
Best regards,
Eric