Tom and I haven’t ridden on a bike trail in months. We planned on riding in Death Valley but the only place to ride was on the road which was either all up or all down. So while we were in Las Vegas we took some time to ride on the Historic Railroad Trail from …
From April 2015
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
One of our day trips while we were in Las Vegas was to Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Spring Mountain Ranch is on land next to Red Rock Canyon. Red Rock Canyon is super-crowded with people, so even though it is beautiful, I didn’t want to go back there. Traveling bumper-to-bumper at 10 mph along …
Mojave National Preserve
While Tom and I are in Las Vegas, we have been making day trips to parks close by (within a 60 mile drive). Las Vegas is surrounded by mountains and parks so our difficulty has been narrowing down those places to see in the week we are here. One of our day trips was to …
Banishing a Complaining Spirit
I recently finished reading, as part of my daily devotionals, a book by Laurie Beth Jones entitled “The Path.” It is one of those books that was so popular during the 90’s about finding your mission in life and setting goals. It is a good resource if you need to do something like that because …
The Racetrack
Before we left Death Valley, we rented a jeep for one more adventure. Adam and Laurie, the Christian Ministry in the National Parks leaders, picked up the jeep at Furnace Creek and drove up to our compound to pick us up. Then we headed past Ubehebe Crater to the Racetrack. The Racetrack is a playa …
Back in Civilization
Tom and I left Death Valley on Tuesday and arrived in Las Vegas (civilization) three hours later. We have a week here at the Oasis RV Resort to re-acclimate and get used to driving in traffic. In Death Valley, three cars going by our house in an hour was a traffic jam. The Oasis RV …
One Year Anniversary
Exactly one year ago today, April 22, Tom and I left our house and moved into our RV full-time. It was the day after Easter and John came up to help us with the heavy stuff. We took a couple of truckloads to the RV and took a U-Haul load to church and we were …
What I Will (and won’t) Miss in Death Valley
Tom and I heading back to civilization, so I thought I would review the things I will miss (and won’t) about living in Death Valley and working at Scotty’s Castle. I will miss: 1. Our fellow rangers. We have gotten to work with a great group of people. Some we like better than others, of course, …
Our Plans and God’s Plans
A couple of months ago Laurie, one of the Christian Ministry in the National Park leaders, preached on the story of Abraham and Sarah. Something that she said has really stuck with me, so I wanted to share it today, as Tom and I head out of Death Valley. Abraham and Sarah believed God’s promise …
The End of the Season
We are on the last day of our season at Death Valley. It has been a great place to spend the winter and we have really enjoyed working at Scotty’s Castle. We hate to leave the other rangers who have become an important part of our life in just a short time. But the season …