We have been spending so many days sitting around and relaxing, that we decided we needed to get out and do some exploring. We were going to run down to Red Rock Canyon, which is about 40 miles from here. Then I remembered that one of the Local RV dealers was putting on a Luau at noon, with a free pineapple to the first 500, and a free meal of a 90 pound pit roasted pig and some fixings. So we decided to just take one of the trails close by and do a little four wheeling. That was at about nine AM. Somewhere around eleven fifteen we were at Wheeler pass about 25 miles from camp and about eight thousand feet. It was obvious that we were not going to be back by noon, but hey, we were having fun, and maybe there would still be a pineapple left when we got there.
We were passed by several groups of people going out to use quads and have some off road fun. We stopped to talk to one group, and they told us how to get to Wheeler Pass, so that is when we made the decision to keep going a little longer. You just always have to see what is on the other side of the mountain. We stopped at some old Indian Kilns on the way up. Other than that is was mostly just enjoying the flowers and landscape and canyons.
We finally got back to town a little after one PM and sure enough there were still some pineapples left. They told us there were plenty so we could just pick up one on the way out. We each got a pineapple as we left, and since they came from Costco, should be pretty good. We both enjoy them a lot.
Today was one of the warmer days since we got here, and the wind had really dropped off. It was just a pleasant day to be out in the mountains. We had heard that there was a prime rib buffet at one of the casinos on Saturdays, so we headed over there about five PM, stopped for a few groceries, and then back to the coach.
Red Lion Man (& Lady)
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