The Nevada desert offers little relief during the hot summer months.  Travel just 15 miles outside of the town of Wells though, and you will find that much needed relief in the form of a nice cool mountain lake surrounded by beautiful scenery! Angel Lake, nestled in the East Humbolt Mountain Range, sits at an elevation of over 8300 feet.  Surrounded by mountains and peaks, it sits in a valley carved out by glacial erosion.  Three sides of this lake are nature made – while one side is man made to dam the glacier water that forms the lake. Angel lake covers an area of approximately 13 acres, and…

  “Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing”  –  Dr. Seuss   “Amazing” is a great way to describe the Valley of Fire! You would never expect that just 50 miles northeast of the bright lights and crowds that make up the Las Vegas Strip, is an area so breathtaking and colorful, you forget you are even in the Mojave desert.  Welcome to the Valley of Fire – a Nevada State Park of epic proportion! The Valley of Fire was formed about 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic Age, when the ocean floor began to rise, exposing the land to wind, creating a “shifting and…

  “He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.”                                                                                                                                            – Clement Clarke Moore   No, it isn’t Christmas, but it IS Jelly Belly art!  I never knew there…

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory”                                                                                                                                           -Dr. Seuss   I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by!  When I look back through my photos, it hardly feels like it has…

  Happy Howl-o-ween! What better time to share some spooky adventures, than on Halloween?!  In our travels, we have visited places that are said to be haunted.  I thought I would share a few … Colonial Park Cemetery – Savannah, GA Savannah, one of the oldest cities in Georgia, is full of haunted stories and ghosts of the past!  The Colonial Park Cemetery in the middle of historic downtown, is full of history and spooky stories!  This cemetery is the final resting place for many of Savannahs residents.  Established in 1750, it filled to capacity (despite being expanded several times) when Yellow Fever swept through the city in 1820.  By…

  Our latest adventure is taking us just north of San Francisco.  Follow Sir Frances Drake Boulevard as it winds its way through the Point Reyes National Seashore area, and at the very end, on the eastern most tip, you will come to an area called Chimney Rock.  It is here that we decided to hike around a little bit and see what we could find. The Drive The destination is only a part of any adventure.  Another part, sometimes overlooked, is the drive getting there.  As our travels have taken us along to so many different areas, I have learned to take notice of the drive.  So much passes…

“Where land ends, and sea begins…”   If you had .30 cents to spend in San Francisco, what would you do? If it were the late 1800’s, you could take a train ride along the coast, and hang out in one of San Francisco’s unique entertainment spots – The Sutro Baths!  For just .30 cents! Unfortunately for us, it is well past the 19th century and the Sutro Baths are no longer with us.  On the other hand, the ruins are still here, and it doesn’t cost anything – not even .30 cents – to walk the edges of the pools, smell the salty ocean air, and hike the cliffs…

  Leaving Las Vegas The days in Las Vegas had been long and hot. There was no escaping the heat, even with the air conditioners running and the shades pulled, the temperature in the RV hovered at a consistent 85 degrees.  Outside, it was around 115 degrees.  This was our third time staying here at the Famcamp at Nellis Air Force Base.  It was the second time that we had placed ourselves here in the early heat of summer.  Like last year, the time had come to look for a place in cooler temperatures.  The next time we stay here – it will NOT be in the summer months! Finding…