On the Road ... again!

After leaving Dockweiler and the darling granddaughters behind, we headed towards Gardnerville, NV and our storage unit.  It was time to get rid of some of our winter accoutrements and rummage through the remainders to see what goodies it held for us that we had forgotten about.  Forgetting comes so much more easily now that we're retired and don't give a you-know-what about what day it is.

On our way, we stopped for one night at Boulder Creek RV Resort.  We've stayed there before and really like it.  We are going to actually have to spend a week there some time because there is so much to do in that area--the Alabama Hills, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Manzanar, Mount Whitney and so much more!

Our first night we were blessed with this spectacular sunset!

Which only got better!

 

 Here we are in the RV line-up!  It was fairly full at the campground because they were hosting an RV rally.  It was the most crowded we've ever seen that place!

 The Eastern Sierras from the RV park looking spectacular.

 

 I just had to take a picture of this pine tree littered with pinecones against the azure blue sky.  Yes, I just had to!

It was a one-night-stand at Boulder Creek so the next morning we loaded up and headed to the Carson Valley.  First, we dropped off the RV for an oil change and to get a few things fixed.  When that was done, we left the Jeep at Bob's Performance for oil change and valve cover gasket replacement (yikes!).  We stayed at my sister Jeanne's house for a few days but when the RV was ready we moved over to Carson Valley Inn RV Resort for the balance of our stay.

Here's the entrance to the Carson Valley Inn & Casino in magnificent Minden.  It's also where we had dinner with our good friends, Robin and Danny.

 While we were there, a crafts fair was going on in the casino's back parking lot.  On one of our walks, I bought a 4th of July necklace and pair of earrings ... I'm ready for Americana days!

 Our last night there the higher elevations of the Eastern Sierras received a nice dusting of snow.

 That white, snow-capped peak in the middle of the photo?  That's Job's Peak.

 And here's a close-up of Job's Peak.

We planned our route from Minden to Winnemucca, a little over 200 miles.  Winnemucca isn't, by any stretch of the imagination, the most scenic city in Nevada!  But, it did provide us everything we needed for a one-night stop along our route.  Here's our spot at Winnemucca RV Park.

Next morning we took off with plans for our next night's stop in Wells, NV.  But, the road was wide open, flat and level, making the drive oh-so-easy so when I took the last two-thirds of the drive I arbitrarily decided we would head all the way into Twin Falls, Idaho.  We drove almost 300 miles in one day!  I just couldn't see any reason to stop at either Wells or Jackpot when we were so close to Idaho.  And my taking a turn at driving really helps out allowing us to actually travel further in a day than otherwise.  Gary's sciatica and back just don't allow him to drive more  than 2-3 hours before we need to switch.

Next stop ... Twin Falls, Idaho!  Can you say "po-tay-toe" or is it "po-tah-toe"?

 

Judges 5:10
You who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who travel on the road-- sing!