The drive to the AVI Resort & Casino just south of Laughlin Nevada was uneventful and we got checked into our site at 2:45 pm. It was 95 degrees when we got there, so turned on both ACs and got all settled in. All I wanted to do was relax the rest of the day, but Ken had to rewash the windshield because of all the bees/bugs we hit along the way. After that, we ended up mapping out a strategy for the next three days. The first picture is of the AVI Casio and the second is of the RV Park.
The 11th was Mother’s day and I didn’t want to do anything but go caching because everyone and their kin would be out that day celebrating and things would be way too crowded. We ended up going east of Laughlin and driving some back mountainous roads above Bullhead City and found 17 caches before the heat finally got to us (another high 90s day). However, that night, the winds kicked up something awful because of some storms going through the northern part of the state. Anyhow, the winds were so strong we ended up bringing our large living room slide in to protect the slide cover (awning). We left the small slide out because the wind didn’t seem to be affecting it as much.
Monday, May 12, the wind was still blowing extremely hard, but it was cloudy and the temperatures were down to the mid 80s. We even heard Arizona (Flagstaff) received 2-6 inches of snow from the storm. We again went caching, but this time we walked the Laughlin Riverfront and found several along there, then drove over to Bullhead City and did caches in town that we hadn’t gone to on Sunday. We ended up with 22 finds that day all before 2 pm. Later, we ended up getting cleaned up and went out to dinner to celebrate mother’s day a day late. It was very nice because all the weekenders had left and the places were much quieter and emptier...even the rv park was pretty vacant. It was a fun day and evening.
Tuesday, the winds were still blowing, but not nearly as hard, so we decided to go caching some more (this day was much cooler). There were many caches up along highway 163 and off road in that area, plus we wanted to drive over to hwy 95 and find the old historic Mojave Highway and follow it through the mountains back down to the Needles Highway. There were several caches along that route that we hadn’t been to in years past and wanted to see if we could find them (some required steep climbing and very rough 4 wheeling). This is really my favorite type of caching because you don’t have so many people around watching what you are doing. We had a blast on the 4wheeling parts and even were lucky enough to see 2 Desert Tortoises. They didn’t like it much, but we stopped and took some pictures and then left them to go their merry ways. They are endangered and it is a very rare occurrence to ever see one, much less two in the wild. Aren't they something?
We also saw some Jack Rabbits and a Coyote, but they didn’t stick around long enough to let us take their pictures. We ended up finding 21 caches with a total of 60 for the three days we spent caching, and we didn’t even have to work hard at it. What fun it was to finally get out and spend some time 4 wheeling and enjoying the countryside.
Wednesday morning we left AVI about 9 am and drove north through Searchlight and into Vegas then stopped at the rest area in Tonapah for the night. It was an uneventful trip, sunny and gorgeous all the way. We did encounter a side wind between Searchlight and Vegas, and then again after Vegas through the mountains to Tonapah. But once we got to the rest area, there was no wind and only two other RVs in the area who looked like they were going to spend the night (they did). The rest area is set up for RVs and cars, but no trucks are allowed to pull in there, so it is a pleasant place to stay and not have to listen to large rigs pulling in and out all night long. This is the nice view we had while staying at the rest stop.
Thursday, we had a nice easy drive into Reno and arrived at the Sparks Marina RV Park about 1 pm. Of course there were more bugs on the windshield and the coach was dirty, so Ken spent the rest of the 90 plus day cleaning it. This park is a very pretty park, with some nice looking rigs staying in it and you don’t want to have a dirty coach sitting there....at least we didn't.
Friday was a free day for us, so we walked around the marina, then did a morning run for some caches. I could not believe we ended up with another 20 finds for just the morning. It was a 90 degree day and the weekend is scheduled to be even warmer.
Our stay in Reno is going to be very busy with visiting Ken's aunt and uncle and various cousins. There will also be a day spent at Lake Tahoe with everyone enjoying the beautiful weather (95 as I write this). There is a brand new Cabelas store at Boomtown that we will be going to and one day we are going to drive to Virginia City. Not much time to sit and rest.
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