As some of you may have already seen and know, last weekend was Cindy's birthday and of course, just 3 days before was Ripley's and as always, they wanted to celebrate their day, out in the desert. Here are a few pics from all the fun we had.
As luck would have it, the cloudy days we'd been having the better part of the week lifted and we were treated to some sunshine and beautiful clouds as we made our way out into the wilderness.
Our main plan for our first day out was to stop by a little known ravine, out in the Mojave and spend most of our day fossil hunting.
It takes a lot of work but it does pay off if you keep at it. Here you can see a rock that Cindy split open and the Trilobite that was inside of it.
Here are a few other samples that we found.
Working our way north, we made a stop along the Amargosa River and mainly because it was full of water and flowing. This is something you rarely see, especially this far south of the headwaters.
On the road again, we drove past a familiar spot and was about to pass it by but then we noticed something new there - a BIG PIG!
Mmmmm, bacon!!
It was about this time that we found ourselves quite thirsty and so we decided to do something about it and at this fine establishment.
With nightfall coming and the winds picking up, it was getting a bit too chilly to be outside for too much longer but decided to make this final stop to soak in the setting sun.
Of course, there was more thirst quenching to be done - CHEERS!
As luck would have it, the cloudy days we'd been having the better part of the week lifted and we were treated to some sunshine and beautiful clouds as we made our way out into the wilderness.
Our main plan for our first day out was to stop by a little known ravine, out in the Mojave and spend most of our day fossil hunting.
It takes a lot of work but it does pay off if you keep at it. Here you can see a rock that Cindy split open and the Trilobite that was inside of it.
Here are a few other samples that we found.
Working our way north, we made a stop along the Amargosa River and mainly because it was full of water and flowing. This is something you rarely see, especially this far south of the headwaters.
On the road again, we drove past a familiar spot and was about to pass it by but then we noticed something new there - a BIG PIG!
Mmmmm, bacon!!
It was about this time that we found ourselves quite thirsty and so we decided to do something about it and at this fine establishment.
With nightfall coming and the winds picking up, it was getting a bit too chilly to be outside for too much longer but decided to make this final stop to soak in the setting sun.
Of course, there was more thirst quenching to be done - CHEERS!
