Almost Home

A week from today we will be home!
We’ve been having great weather; chilly weather but no gales like Death Valley sometimes gets.
Yesterday, on our day off we went on a 4wheel drive road up into the Chloride Cliffs area of the park. We came to Monarch canyon and walked around a bit there. Jim hiked around more than I did but it was an amazing place with a dry waterfall of about 100 ft. I was afraid Harry was going to fall off the edge because he stood so close to the brim. There was evidence of sheep near by but we didn’t see any. Also, we wandered up to Scotty’s Castle. There are a pair of ravens that frequent the parking lot there that have become very good at opening up ice chests and other compartments on vehicles. I watched as they tried to get into a case on a Harley parked next to us. They were also pecking at a pick up bed cover on the truck next to us.
We had a nice visit with Jim’s boss from Costa Mesa and his co-workers. We all met at the Inn for a delicious dinner. Just seeing the Christmas decorations was a treat. We haven’t seen too many Christmas trees here in Death Valley. We really miss out on all the hoop-la of Christmas: the adds on TV, the ads in the papers and magazines, and programs at all the churches, and schools. I guess most of it doesn’t mean a whole lot to us but it seems almost a relief not to be bombarded with all the glitz. Maybe we are hermits, at heart. Family is what is the most important. If we could be with all our children and their families, we would have everything we need! God knew what we needed when He gave us each other.