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Next, the WINs moved on to Katherine Landing, another great public campground on Lake Mead -- only $5 a night with a Golden Age Pass.
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It had a nice marina, great views of the lake, and is located just north of Bullhead City, AZ, across the river from Laughlin, NV.
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One morning we went on a short hike up Grapevine Canyon to find the petroglyphs. The canyon got its name from a huge patch of wild grapevines that grows there.
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The petroglyphs are not hard to find -- they're everywhere!
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We also found a gigantic tarantula.
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These big horn sheep were very well preserved.
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The petroglyphs are supposed to be 1000 years old, but some of them look newer. I thought this one looked like a Martian!
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I also stumbled upon an isolated town where it seemed the local oddballs lived. This house had its own Boot Hill Cemetery.
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Sounds like some real characters are buried here.
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One night we made our own "Ice Cream in a Bag." In a small zip-lock bag, put 3/4 C milk or half & half, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Seal it tight, then put it in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag with ice cubes and 1/4 C rock salt.
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Then kneed the bag for 5-10 minutes, and voila! You have ice cream.
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We found some great country music at The Regency, a tiny casino in Laughlin with a microscopic dance floor. We had met Sundance, the singer, earlier in another casino.
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I had the good fortune to share a blood drink and play some cards with some creepy new friends.
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Then the next night we went back to hear Sundance again. He wrote a song that I just loved, which was a pretty big hit in Nashville, called "She's Sleeping Like a Baby." You can listen to it
here.
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Wow! I even got a dance with him! (And you know how I like cowboys!)
Does your cowboy have any friends?
ReplyDeleteLove the Taranchaboble and Love the Ice Cream (Jan and I are gonna try that one).
ReplyDeleteLew
Ice cream in a bag!?! That's even better than omelets in a bag.
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