The weekend was excellent and filled with worthwhile activities. Saturday we went to the pool at a friend's house. Lola was happy, though flushed from the heat, Gwen finally got some sun, all while I enjoyed grapes and veggies around the table and talked about funny things. Lola went to bed early and that left Gwen and I some time to begin the John Adams series (which is excellent).
On Sunday, Chris and I went hiking and decided to conquer BONANZA! peak. We saw many critters along the way along with some mountain lion tracks. When it was all over we climbed over 2300' and hiked over 10 miles. I had not hiked in a while and really felt the fatigue. The reason we chose this peak was because we had heard that this is a place where wild horses like to roam. Having lived in Nevada for three years, I have never seen a wild horse. Rattlesnake? Check. Multitudes of lizards and Wild donkeys? Check. Today I was determined to find a wild horse. Ten miles and six hours later near the end of the trail we encountered three horses that were initially about 25' from us. I am actually terrified of horses, having been kicked by one when I was in 8th grade. A large black male, a small brown female, and a brown and white (Paint? Palomino?) were munching on grass and really didn't pay us much mind.
As of this writing, my feet are sore, my upper arms are burned, and I am exhausted. A note about the photos: I am on summer break and "working" at a film festival with flexible hours. I have stopped shaving and probably will not get a hair cut until late August. Yes, I am wearing a Huey Lewis sleeveless t-shirt.
Also on Sunday, Lola began rolling over regularly. Over the past couple of weeks she has begun to roll over, discovered her hands, begun to play in a crazy activity seat, and articulate new sounds. She and Gwen will be joining me on these epic hikes before no time.
The brief clip below was from early in the hike. We were still on our quest to find wild horses when we came upon grasshoppers that made a crackling sound as they flew through the air.
4 comments:
Very cool and beautiful. I am glad that you got to check off wild horses from your list.
Next on my list would be a video of miss Lola rolling over (hint, hint).
I am still trying to figure out how to download the videos to the computer. But don't worry, I have about 25 videos or so to share. :)
10 miles, WOW, I'm impressed. Hurry up and see all the things you want to see and do all the things you want to do and move closer home. We all missed you over the 4th. Huge storm that put us without power for two days at the cottage but the weekend was perfect weather out there. Tim & Shannon talked some to Wendy & John. Send some more pictures of Lola. Love you guys.
Only two more years until we have reached our goal of five years. Sometime between now and then I would like to see a herd of elk up close in northern Nevada.
We're looking for plane tickets to Grand Rapids at the moment but they are overpriced and inconvenient. We'll find tickets but they may be last minute. We're excited to get Lola back to all of you.
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