Tuesday, Jan 22nd

What a great day.  Took off at 8AM with some of the guys in the park for a trip through the desert and a mountain pass.  Packed lunch & camera and we were off, 9 guys in 3 SUV's.  We were just ascending the summit when one of the vehicles started to overheat & I mean seriously.  The water in the overflow reservoir from the radiator was boiling like a pot of percolating coffee.  That was the end of the line for him.  We had to wait for him to cool down and then headed back.  It was a hot day today, probably contributed to it as the temp reached 83F.

   Lunch on the trail at mid-day where Bud's SUV heated up with some of the guys - Kenny, Norm, Val & Jerry.  By the time I took the pic, the others went on ahead.  I was the only one of the 9 whose wife packed his lunch, although Doris had helped Kenny.  All the others just shook their heads.  I'm accustomed to this now, so just reminded them I am domestically challenged.  LOL!  Eat your hearts out!  Hey that's a pun!

  The going was pretty good, probably something akin to poor lease roads, but dry with lots of dust. It was a combination of rough roads/trails and washes.  In some places the washes were actually better travelling than the trails. 
  This was where I found a piece of quartz with traces of gold in it.  No one could believe I found it.  Gave it to Norm who was really taken with it.
  Marg started out the day with some personal time with the vac & then went to water aerobics with some of the ladies.  Later a larger group of girls went for lunch out to Hackers & had a good time.  No that's not a golf course, just a restaurant to go to after.
  I got back early from the desert trip, so played a couple of games of pool to complete the afternoon.  By then Marg was back and we went to cocktail hour at Larry & Nancy's.  There were lots of people there [close to 2 dozen], likely something to do with the nice weather.  A quick trip up to Filberto's for supper [Mexican] and then off to bingo. The only winner among us tonight was Ron, so my streak has ended.  It was good he won, so he can play poker tomorrow night as he had a tough night last week.