We took a hike up Mosaic Canyon last week. Mosaic Canyon is one of the most scenic and popular hikes in the Death Valley National Park. The hike is not difficult, the path is hard-packed dirt or rock, and a gravel road takes you to the mouth of the canyon. We hiked Mosaic Canyon when …
From January 2015
Happy Birthday John!
Warning: Sappy blog post ahead! Today, January 29, is John’s birthday. He is 27 today. The name John means “gift of God” and this is the way Tom and I have always felt about John. I was told by some doctors that I would never be able to have children, but thanks to some experimental …
Why Is There a Castle?
Thanks to Kris Moye who asked this very appropriate question recently: “Why is there a castle in Death Valley?” I will begin to answer that question today, and write a little more about it each week. If I do it a little at a time you might not get tired of the subject! Tom and …
Ubehebe Crater
Tom and I work four days and then have three days off. One of those days is spent going to church, finding internet, posting my blog, taking care of other internet business, and grocery shopping. One of those days is for taking care of things at home such as cleaning and laundry. And one of …
Pahrump Valley United Methodist Church
Our quest to find a place to worship continues . . . This week we drove to Pahrump (pronounced prump – one syllable), which is 112 miles from our campsite. Pahrump is the closest Walmart and Albertsons, two places we needed to visit. It also has a selection of fast food places including Sonic (yum!). …
Churches in Beatty Nevada
We have been cut off from the internet for the last week and, as such, have had a hard time figuring out where to go to church. No one knows where to find a phone book that might list churches and worship times. None of the other park rangers were even sure there was a …
Invitation to Pilgrimage
For my morning devotions in January I have been reading the book “Invitation to Pilgrimage” by John Baillie. John Baillie wrote a wonderful book of prayers that I read frequently, so I was excited to read this small book. A noted English theologian and Christian apologist, Dr. Baillie delivered a series of lectures on Christianity …
Our First Week at Scotty’s Castle
We started working this week at Scotty’s Castle, but the first two weeks are training. We will be interpretive guides, which means that we need to learn all about the Castle and lead tours. We have been shadowing other guides, reading all the material we can find, and learning the ropes. As far as we …
Magic Mile Marker 25
As I mentioned in the last post, we are staying at Grapevine Campground and do not have any cell signal or internet. The first day we arrived at our campground, before we even set up the RV, we asked the couple in the other RV – Mike and Isabelle – what they did. They had …
Destination Death Valley
Tom and I accepted volunteer positions in Death Valley last year. Our first day of work was January 14, so we set our arrival date as January 11. It takes close to four hours to travel from Las Vegas, the nearest big city, to where we are stationed in Death Valley. Most people who come …