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Devils Tower & Deadwood
. . . and Mitchell. It was a little cool in the morning, we loaded up and headed towards Devils Tower. It started to snow a little but we kept going. When we got to Devils Tower, it was not busy and we hiked the Tower Tail. The snow stopped and we had great views…
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Wyoming
Today we spent the day driving from the southwest corner of Wyoming to the northeast corner of Wyoming. There was a lot of empty prairies and some stretches of rough road. But there were some amazing mountain views, rock formations, and lots of pronghorn antelope. We stopped in Casper for lunch at the Branding Iron…
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Mostly Utah
We started with a good view outside our hotel in Springdale, Utah. We hit the road and spent the morning driving north through Utah. For lunch we stopped at Strap Tank Brewing in Springville, UT. Good beer, good food and great services. We decided to drive to downtown Salt Lake City. I though we would…
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Zion
Once we found where I parked the truck, it wasn’t too bad getting out of Vegas. On our way to Utah, we took a little detour and drove through the Valley of Fire State Park. We only made a couple quick stops, but it was awesome to see the rock formations and colors. Some day…
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Las Vegas
We finished up our last days in Palm Desert checking out a few more places. On Thursday we went to a beer tasting at Whole Foods. It was only $5 to enter and get up to 20 beer samples. I didn’t think we could do anything in California for $5. We had a lot of…
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Los Angeles
This past weekend we went to Los Angeles. Originally we were going to have company. But when that did not work out, Julie said she could get us tickets to the Austin football match against LAFC in LA. So we made a weekend out of it. We planned ahead and got tickets for the Broad.…
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Ken & Janelle
After a delay with their flight because of a blizzard in Minnesota, and a visit to Anaheim, Ken & Janelle stayed with use for a couple days. We mostly explored our neighborhood and El Paseo, and the restaurants and bars in the area. We also relaxed by the pool, played cards and enjoyed a few…
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More California
Friday, March 31 we checked out Pioneertown. We had a beer at the Red Dog Saloon, checked out the building and shops, had had dinner at Pappy & Harriet’s. We talked about going back to Joshua Tree to do some stargazing, but it was overcast so we headed back to Palm Desert. Also, John &…
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Joshua Tree & Boomers!
I am a little behind in my updates. I will try to catch up the next couple days. Before you know it, we will be heading back to Minnesota. John, Anna, Caden & Carter came to visit us for a weekend. Last Saturday, March 25, we went to Joshua Tree National Park. Our first stop…
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California
We finished our time in Cottonwood and headed west. Made a stop in Lake Havasu City at Barley Brothers for lunch. It was right by the London Bridge so we walked around a little. Got to Palm Desert and settled in.Our first night in Palm Desert we went to the Little Bar for some food…
