April 10 - 11, 2024 Boulder City Nevada

 April 10th, 2024

We left our AWESOME spot near the Grand Canyon and continued west and then north.

Our views along the way:

Thru the Joshua Tree Forest (Yes, these trees are interesting to me, can you tell?):

We needed a new picture for our business cards.  Andy saw the background so we stopped and took a few pictures.  I really like this one.

Now these next two pictures are morbid so feel free to pass them by.  In all of our travels - together and alone - we have seen signs to watch for free range cattle.  This is the first time we have come across deceased cattle in the roadway - near houses.  Not sure what kind of program they have here but in PA when we see a dead deer, we can call PennDot and they remove them.  Very interesting. 

Wind turbines - first ones we saw in a while:

Coming to the Colorado River - the scenery becomes very dramatic as we get closer to the river:

Crossing the Colorado - Hoover Dam:

Hoover Dam - Lake Mead - the picture speaks for itself:

Into Nevada (Goodbye Arizona until the fall):

Lake Mead:

We saw so many homes that were built when the water was high and their views were probably amazing.  They are still amazing, just without the lake.

We arrived at the Boulder City Elks Lodge, talked with RV Deb, and set up.  We are having a problem with our inverter and finally did call a local RV Technician.   Sadly we have been having some problems over the last few months and now we need a new inverter.   He rewired it so we do have some power for now.  Hopefully he can find one for us.

For those who have asked about business cards:  If you travel, I highly recommend making them for folks that you meet.  We learned about them during the first year we traveled.  As we meet folks and get their card, we note where and when we meet then.  Really helps our memories.

We make our own - over the years we have used Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Open Office.  We print them on card stock - it is cheaper than business card stock.   

Just an FYI.

We met our neighbors and had a great time chatting and sharing stories.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 96 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Arizona: Diamond Bar Road (IN-267); Dolan Springs Road (IN-25); US-95

Nevada: US-95; US-93/95; Boulder City Parkway; Juniper Way

April 11th, 2024

Today was a hanging out day!  Between traveling and sightseeing, we just needed a day to not have an agenda.  So I did get some blogs written (I am so behind) and did some things around the RV.

We finished the evening at the Elks - Taco Thursday.  What a great time.

Our RV Technician still has not found an inverter for us.  We are looking at our options at this time and want to get it fixed before we head to Alaska...

So stay tuned and enjoy today.