Found our niche?

Maybe. We sure did enjoy our stay in Lake Mead Natural Recreation Area. With a beautiful view of Lake Mead from the campground,

Boulder Beach Campground

daily visits from the local hummers,

31 mile multi-purpose trail,

near perfect weather,

nearby hiking trails and only a few miles from the small town of Boulder City (where ABN thinks she would be comfortable driving) we think we could be content here for maybe a month. If we were to become bored, well Las Vegas is only 21 miles away!

While Captain continued to recover from over hiking at Picacho Peak, ABN explored the multi-purpose trail and hiked the Historic Railroad Trail.

Historic Railroad Trail

View along the trail.

One of five tunnels on the trail.

The railroad was built in the 1930’s to facilitate the building of Hoover Dam.  Now it is a well maintained easy 3.3 mile trail from the trail head to the dam which gave ABN a nice 7 mile hike. (Yes, we can do simple math, but if you know ABN, you know there is a reason why her walks, hikes and bike rides usually end up a bit longer than expected.)

Look who we found roaming around the Nevada desert!

Shirlee, ABN, Captain, Shirlee's sister Mary and her good friend Lisa

Our friend, Shirlee, who lives in Montana. Needing a break from the harsh Montana winter, she headed to Mesquite, NV for a few weeks. We laughed, told (actually re-told) stories from all the adventures we shared over the years, then laughed some more. At the end of the day we agreed “we are all a bit different but some are more different than others.”  (If you were a part of these adventures, you know what we mean.) Plans are being made to meet up again next year, same time, same place and create some more memories.

This week we are spending some quiet time in the desert in California.

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