I made it back last night - driving a total of 3550 miles since last Wednesday. Sunday was a fun day - started the day in Hurricane, Utah (at 48 degrees), drove through Nevada to see Las Vegas and Hoover Dam (don't worry, I didn't stop at any casinos), then down US 95 through the Mojave Desert and California (where it topped out at 106), then back into Arizona, then into New Mexico, where I stopped for the night in Grants. Then yesterday, I drove from Grants back home = according to Googlemaps, it should have been a 12 hour drive, but it was really about 11. But it was still very long.
The weird thing is how being somewhere different makes you notice things where you live more. I noticed yesterday just how much more grass and trees there are here - in the Mojave desert, there was very little grass and no trees where I was. There was also no humidity - something I DEFINTELY noticed on the way back. The air feels wet right now - it feels like i am breathing in thicker air or something. Now that's something I could do without.
Anyway, I'm glad to be back - I slept in until 10 AM this morning. I think I'll walk the dog later - haven't done that in a while.
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3 comments:
Hoover dam is like a historical tourist destination after Las Vegas.
I was on a tour to Hoover dam more than 11 years ago during autumn.
There was some snow by the road side.
No, it was the Grand Canyon.
Anyway, do you want to exchange links with my Movie Special blog?
Welcome home! I remember the first trip back home when Dale was working the pipeline job - Everything seemed so green it almost hurt the eyes LOL. The desert is very BROWN almost ALL the time!
That's a lot of driving, but I'm glad you are back and had fun!
We were looking at your pictures the other night and it made us want to go to the Grand Canyon.
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