December 2, Valley of Fire, NV

Pam and I woke up around 6am this morning and watched the moon set and the sun light up the sky. Because of the rock formations around us, one doesn’t actually see the sun until later in the morning.

After we each took a shower in the bath house (hot water, unheated room), we gathered with the rest of the Lazy Dazers for our potluck breakfast. I brought Paradise Bakery muffins, there was Irish steel cut oatmeal, egg and green chili bake, and other yummy things to eat. We finished breakfast with a brief business meeting about upcoming meets for the group. There was also a vote, should Lisa spend $$$ and fix up Blue or buy a new/newer rig. It was unanimous…. Blue should go to Jen and a new rig should be in Lisa’s immediate future. Poor Blue…..

We did a slight departure this time with our group photo, as we made sure everyone brought their dog!! There are usually one or three dogs, not the entire bunch due to the bark and fuss factor. But everyone was good. The other change was using the red rocks of the parks instead of a Lazy Daze in the background.

At 10:30 we piled into various vehicles to drive over to the visitor’s center, then took a tour up to the White Dome area. Those that wanted to hike followed the trail down and around, the others went back to camp. Jen was climbing everything she could, and by the time we got back to the car, my legs and knees were screaming. We hiked in soft sand for about 1-2 miles. Can you spell tired??

Back at camp, we chatted with Pam about her nice day just enjoying a nice, calm, quiet day in the beautiful Valley. Jen and Valentin made us sandwiches for lunch, then we girls wandered up to the ramada to make bracelets and anklets. Nancy was generous with her time and supplies to help the beginners make jewelery and wine glass dangles. This Knitster just worked on a scarf that Pam will claim when it is done.

Before it got too dark, which is by 5pm, we fired up the BBQ and Valentin cooked the carne asada. It was served with baked potatoes, nopales salsa, wine and margaritas. Desert was vanilla nonfat yogurt and strawberries. YUM, YUM!! After dinner, we retired to the “back room” for two spirited games of UNO, which took up a couple of hours of our time (not to mention tested our long-time friendships!!) Now Pam is playing solitare with a real deck of cards, Jen and Valentin are watching Night at the Museum II and I’m ready to call it a night!