As each year passes, we all get another year older and last year, I was in total denial about just how old I really was. And with that, I figured, what better way to spend a birthday in denial than to do it in Denio... Nevada that is! Like so many of our adventures, we did not film this one but we did take a pic here and there and hope you can enjoy them now. 
Bright and early in the morning and Ripley is all ready to go!
With the sun climbing higher in the sky, we made a stop over at a concrete monument that was dedicated to the intrepid pioneers that cross this infamous, 40 Mile Desert.
I apologize for this not being easier to read but you can kind of make it out if you try.
After reflecting on the hardships and difficult trip the emigrants face, we got back in our modern prairie schooner and continued our way to the north.
Along the way, we climbed our way to the base of a butte to get a better view of the valley ahead.
So many reasons to stop and enjoy the desert but our journey to the north must go on.
One of the things we love most about Nevada are all the ancient dry lakes that you can drive on and for what seems like forever.
As we got closer to the Oregon border, the landscape began to reflect as much.
With the sun dipping below the mountains, we decided to make one last stop to hike across a valley to explore something we were seeing from a distance.
It really is just so beautiful out here and every which way you look!
If you look carefully, you can just make out the steam rising from the water flowing out of a nearby hot spring.
With the sun down and outside temps dipping to unpleasant degrees, Cindy and I continued on our way to our home for the night.
It always cracks me up whenever I talk to people who aren't from Nevada, describe what it's like. And, even though most think of Las Vegas, the rest of us don't.
Bright and early in the morning and Ripley is all ready to go!
With the sun climbing higher in the sky, we made a stop over at a concrete monument that was dedicated to the intrepid pioneers that cross this infamous, 40 Mile Desert.
I apologize for this not being easier to read but you can kind of make it out if you try.
After reflecting on the hardships and difficult trip the emigrants face, we got back in our modern prairie schooner and continued our way to the north.
Along the way, we climbed our way to the base of a butte to get a better view of the valley ahead.
So many reasons to stop and enjoy the desert but our journey to the north must go on.
One of the things we love most about Nevada are all the ancient dry lakes that you can drive on and for what seems like forever.
As we got closer to the Oregon border, the landscape began to reflect as much.
With the sun dipping below the mountains, we decided to make one last stop to hike across a valley to explore something we were seeing from a distance.
It really is just so beautiful out here and every which way you look!
If you look carefully, you can just make out the steam rising from the water flowing out of a nearby hot spring.
With the sun down and outside temps dipping to unpleasant degrees, Cindy and I continued on our way to our home for the night.
It always cracks me up whenever I talk to people who aren't from Nevada, describe what it's like. And, even though most think of Las Vegas, the rest of us don't.
. As said before, they’re giving me an itch to do the same.
