Ocean Cove

Out our side window

Anchor Bay - the beach behind the laundromat

$45.00 a nite with no sewer

Out Our Front Door

Buckeye in the window
pelicans




Looking East
Looking West
California Poppies

From Pahrump, NV to Ocean Cove, CA

Dust Devil in Nevada Snow in the Sierra's

The Sierra's

Caleigh playing with Ann's purse

Donner Lake

Donner's Lake

Vineyard in Napa

Winery

Grapes, as far as the eye could see

Vineyard
Vineyard

Snorkelers

Road construction
Fog bank - not clouds

California poppiesArch formed by the waves


Snorkeler

We left Pahrump last Monday & got as far as Hawthorne, NV. Spent the night in a casino parking lot. Made it to Fallon, NV the next day. Came here to visit with Carrie, Craig, & Caleigh. Carrie is Ann's cousin's daughter. We had a very enjoyable time. Caleigh kept us entertained the few hours we were with them. She is a real cutie!
We left Fallon on Thursday to head to Sea Ranch, CA to see Carrie's parents.
We drove, & drove. Couldn't find anyplace to spend the night - gotta love California! We ended up in Bodega Bay - this is the city the old moovie 'The Birds' was made. It cost us $40 to spend the night there in an RV park. Gotta love California!
We were only about an hour & a half from our destination, but, with all the wind & twisty roads, John was absolutely exhausted.
We got to see a lot of vineyards in Napa.
We are parked facing the ocean - really fabulous. There are birds galore flying around the rig; pelicans, sea gulls, & all sorts of land birds. We have also seen divers down in front of us.
I can't get any pictures to upload. I'll keep trying - hope they are worth the effort.

Ash Meadows

Finding a Geo-Cache

The Geo-Cache

Deciding what to take

Mountains across from Geo-Cache

More Mountains

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Cactus 2

Bobbi & Ann on the boardwalk

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Crystal Spring

Crystal Spring 2

Crystal Spring 3

Lizard

More Pupfish

Pupfish

Pupfish in the stream

The Stream

Ash Meadows

We drove out towards Death Valley with Bobbi & Armando to locate a geo-cache. We found it - it was under a hard hat that was made to look like a turtle. We left a small figurine & took a Czech geocaching coin.
Then we drove to Ash Meadows. This is a National Wildlife Refuge.
The 23,000 acre wetland has 7 springs, a reservoir, and marshlands.
It was pretty dry there today, but we walked a boardwalk along a stream to Crystal Spring. This spring and stream has pupfish swimming in it. We also saw lizards, some pretty flowers we'd never seen before, & some rabbits.
It was pretty hot walking the boardwalk, but the wildflowers & fish were worth it.
We stopped at Longstreet Casino & Hotel for lunch. This hotel is out in the middle of no-where.
It is between Pahrump & Death Valley. The casino & bar were full of antiques & they had a tv set that was owned by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Turned out, this is the same tv we had - neat.
We are going to the Nugget tonight to listen some country/western music ( & of course, do a little slot playing).

Stubbs

Saguaro Cactus in Bloom
Sarah & Libby

Great Uncle John & Hannah

Sarah and Libby

Grandma and
Grandpa with Hannah

Hannah

Libby

Coming into Phoenix (I-10)

Katie, Hannah's mom

Hannah with Great Uncle John

Hannah

On the road again

We have left Casa Grande, and are now in Pahrump, NV.
Murphy & Gail, Bobbie & Armando, & Ted &
Dorothy are all here, too.
We were later than usual leaving Casa Grande. We have been hired as managers at the park for next season - Sept. - May. So, there was lots of training to be done.
Then, John flew back to Toledo to attend the funeral of his cousin Ronnie.
A sudden death that has us all heart-broken.
The baby pictures are of our two great-nieces. Libby - born in November, & Hannah born in April. Aren't they just the cutest???
John also took pictures out the plane window, & the last was of an overpass fence outside Las Vegas.
We will be here for a week & then heading onward.