HOO DOO YOU LOVE?

Monday, 5/24/10. With snow in the forecast, Tim is up at 4:30 a.m. to check the weather outside--it's snowing!! We are both dressed and ready to go at 6:30 a.m. and drive a short distance to Sunset Point.

Bryce Canyon is small compared to many national parks in the Southwest; however, it ranks among the most spectacular and rewarding of all America's parks. The rock formations and cliffs lie at the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, and part of the geologic series of rock layers called the Grand Staircase. A hoodoo is a pillar of rock--pinnacles and spires--left by erosion.

The view is ABSOLUTELY STARTLING!
We walk around the rim and admire all the hoodoos covered with snow. By the time we finish breakfast, the snow has melted. Hike for 3.5 hours below the rim in the canyon. It is gorgeous and serene. Red rock, pine trees. Hoodoos and all..we LOVE it. Our favorite so far.

Bryce Lodge is quaint but we would rather have lunch in the RV + it's hailing outside! At 2:30 p.m, leave Bryce National Park and head 12W to 89S to 14W (Dixie National Forest), to I-15S to St. George.

There's a Walmart!..

restock the fridge! The locals recommend an RV park outside of Utah. The route takes us 30 miles through Arizona, then behold> Mesquite, Nevada.

We register at the CasaBlanca Hotel-Casino-Golf -Spa (and yes,- RV Park). Our site is actually in a fenced blacktop parking lot. Full water, sewer, electric and cable hookups. Very quiet, considering the hotel-casino is packed with people.

Tuesday, 5/25/10. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! You are still beautiful inside and out...we love you. Wishing you a special day! XOXO

Ponderosa pines to palms!! OK, so I'll run this a.m....one mile for me, and Tim continues running down the road. Breakfast, laundry, bills, and P.O. Ready to roll at 1:00 p.m. and later approach Las Vegas. We have visited here before, but wandering along the Strip is still entertaining!

Circus-Circus has the world's only indoor, double-loop, double corkscrew coaster.


NEW YORK, NEW YORK! has a Manhattan Exp roller coaster that zips past the Statue of Liberty and city skyline.

And the big lion???? MGM Grand!

For lunch, park near Whole Food Market and decide we need more food items....and wine. Rt. 160 takes us to a fun-looking place--Terrible Town Casino and we stop to play a few slots.

Tim's a winner!! He's also a winner with a few locals at Bingo Barn.

Three hours later, we are rolling through the backroads en route to Death Valley National Park, California. It's late..and dark... and we come upon Furnace Creek Ranch Resort. Good a place as ever... until we are escorted to our site, which is along side the laundry and trash and restroom building and backed up to unidentifiable neighbors. Is this the overflow spot?? We look past the amenities and grill turkey legs to go with spinach and yam sides. Doors locked and lights out early.