The Main Event (Fall 2024 Western Adventure)

(I'm documenting our latest trip through several blog posts for my future reference. Feel free to read along, or if you're not interested come back in a few days.)

Beatty, Nevada Day Two. Hubby Tony and woke up and packed up, then drove away from the motel. I was surprised to learn that the roads through Death Valley had many public roads, one of which was a California state route. Google Maps said the most efficient way to get to our next destination was to retrace part of yesterday's drive through the park. We did that, but before entering the park turned off to see the Rhyolite Ghost Town, then continued our trip. Halfway across the park, we again deviated from the Google route to head to one last place in Death Valley-the Father Crowley Overlook above the Rainbow Canyon, near the western boundary of the park.

National Park Service

After seeing the vista Tony and I decided it made the most sense to leave the park by a nearby exit instead of backtracking. We drove for three hours southwest, then another four hours northwest. Along the way the terrain changed from desert, to scrub, to agriculture. Thanks to traffic we rolled into Son Tony's house about 6:30 in the evening.

The next four days were spent with the two California families. 

• On Thanksgiving we joined Tony and DIL Ie's family for a Thanksgiving celebration. There were about 50 people there, and enough food to fill three 6-foot folding tables.
  

• Afterwards Hubby Tony and I got in the car and drove across the Altamont Pass to Son Brian's. 

• Friday we attended a San Jose Sharks game with them (The Sharks beat up on the Seattle Kraken, winning 8-5).

• Friday afternoon Son Tony and family checked into an AirBnB by Brian's house and came to socialize. They stayed until it was time for the kids to go to bed.

• Saturday Son Tony's family came back for a family Thanksgiving lunch. It was nice to see everyone, but we all missed Son Donald, who was back in St. Louis. 

• Sunday Hubby Tony and I joined DIL Nicole at swim lessons for the grands, then we ended up at the mall where they visited Santa.

Sunday night Tony and I started packing our things up so we could get a quick start after taking the grands to school. We had more places to be!

To be continued... 

 Five years ago today: 1 Corinthians 13 (Christmas version)