My favorite photo of this post (so it shows nicely on Facebook).
After spending some time in my favorite boondocking location (so far) in Flagstaff, AZ, we headed back to Lake Mead for water-ski trip #2 of this year.
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US Forest Service Land near
Sunset Crater Volcanic National Park
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We met Bill and Maureen again in Boulder City, Nevada at the Fox Barbecue restaurant before driving to the Temple Bar Marina at Lake Mead for trip #2.
We skied on Tuesday and then on Wednesday, the weather was looking bad and we saw lightening off in the distance so we stayed off the water and went on a road trip instead.
Our Arizona water-skiing friends bought a house in Meadview, Arizona (near Lake Mead) about a year ago. It's closer to a different launch ramp than we use at Temple Bar. Meadview is closer to the South Cove launch ramp. We decided to take a drive over and see if we could find their house and we did. Meadview is not that big and we did have the address.
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| Here's us pretending to break in to their house |
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| A thumbs up all around to their house and location. |
The house is empty most of the time and only used when they are at the lake. Luckily they have an observant neighbor who came over to see what we were up to. We had a nice conversation with her once she realized we were friends with the owners.
Next we went down to the South Cove launch ramp to check it out and have lunch.
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| Lunch at South Cove Launch Ramp |
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| A big bay we often ski on when the water is nice and flat. |
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| Al, Maureen, and Bill |
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| Maureen, Bill, Nancy, and Al |
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| View of the lake from Pearce Ferry Rd/Rt 25 |
After the storm passed, we had a couple of more great days on the water.
Bill, Al, and I still camp in tents up in the campground and Maureen has been renting a cabin (with AC) so we've been using the amenities of her cabin (fridge/freezer and stove) for dinners. It's nice to get out of the heat and enjoy some AC while we drink Mudslides and Al cooks us dinner on the tiny stove.
At night we have a tradition of walking down to the launch ramp after dinner and checking out the sunset and then we lay on the dock and look at the stars.
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| Temple Bar (Rock Formation) and the Marina |
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| Sunset at Temple Bar |
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| Al on the dock |
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| Spectacular sunset reflected on the water near the launch ramp |
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| Bill and Maureen getting in to position for the star gazing |
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| Al looking for the first visible star/planet of the night |
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| Maureen |
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| Bill |
On our last day of the ski trip, Al and I celebrated our 1 year Nomad Anniversary. I can't believe we've been on the road a year already. We've had some great adventures and saw amazing things but the best by far has been the awesome people we've met.
Another exciting thing that happened while at the lake was our friend, Bill, finally sold his condo in Tustin, CA. He has a 30 day escrow so we'll wait and see if he needs any help with his move to Arizona.
There you go again Nancy...up to mischief! Breaking into someone's house then posting it on the internet ... What?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a great time at the lake again!
How much fun and I just love those pictures of the rooster tails ... very nice!
Sunsets look wonderful (I had to download the one reflecting in the water ... just beautiful)!
Has it really been a year already...Wow!
Time certainly does fly, especially when we are having fun!
Way to go you two nomads!
Thanks for letting me ride along!