Death Valley National Park

We are finally taking a vacation! Sounds funny for retired people. We have got a month before our next KOA job in Panguitch, Utah. Our first stop is Death Valley for a little warmth. The temperature was around 90 degrees and 60 at night. It was great! Also, alot less wind! We saw alot of stuff and some unique scenery. It's a worthwhile place to see, but not in the summer. In the year 1913 was the highest recorded temp-134 degrees, also in the same year the coldest temp for there-15 degrees and this year was also the wettest-4.54 inches of precipitation. we did miss some things because alot of the special things are on dirt roads and we were on the motorcycle with the little trailer doing some true camping. On to the nextstop.

Camping at Lake Mead

After Death Valley, we continued on to Lake Mead, where we were excited to find a beautiful campground and a spot open with a view of the lake. We stayed here for 3 days and had a great time. Right by here is the Hoover Dam and a neat trail to get there. It's called the Railroad Tunnel Trail and is 3.7 miles one way to the dam. We went on it and it goes through 5 tunnels and old railway bed. When the dam was being built they made a railway to the dam site to carry supplies and materials. This was in the 1930's and in 1961 they finally took it apart. It makes a great trail. After that I had to recuperate for the rest of the day. It doesn't take long to get out of shape-again! On the 19th of April I will be heading up to Anchorage. Ed will join me where we will drive my Subaru to Panguitch, Utah where we will be for the summer again. We enjoyed it there so much and didn't get to see everything. We will be at the KOA and enjoying the cool weather. So Long For Now, Vicki & Ed