We took time out of our busy schedules to do some camping. Pine Valley was our location of choice for this trip. We chose this location because we were looking for a new vehicle. There was a Nissan Xterra available in the town of Leeds, so we swung by to take a look. It was in good shape and we liked the ride. We actually agreed on the purchase right there on the spot. It was great to find a vehicle and have that bother over with, but now we were stuck with the task of selling our vehicle. This was a process that I was not all to entirely pleased about, but I would have to undertake it.
We forgot about that as we drove the good ol' Ranger up to Pine Valley. As soon as we passed through the entrance gate, we found a trailhead to go up. It was the Gardner Peak Trail. This one was not used too often, but we got underway. The trail was good at first, but then we got lost. So we pulled out the handy GPS unit with
the mapping software loaded on it. This was very valuable and was actually a constant companion throughout this hike. The trail would disappear and then suddenly reappear. When we were on the trail, I was happy with it as it took us further and further into the mountains. The views were good from high up as we looked out into the greenery that is the high desert. We spent so much time wandering around, looking for the trail in places that we spent a lot of time on this trail and were not going to be fortunate enough to locate the summ
it of Gardner Mountain. We went as far as we could going through some interesting rock formations until we could see that the trail was about to head back down. This is where we decided to just head out to the edge and see what kind of view we could get. The view was great, but the coolest thing was the wicked rock formation we found
. It looked just like a person flexing. I had Jacqueline pose next to it with her huge guns. This was a unique formation that possibly no one has ever seen. It was a good final destination: the Flex Rock. We turned around after enjoying the view, because we had to enjoy an evening of all the pleasures of camping. There was food to be eaten right out of the pot. A creek to listen to as we played cards until it was too cold to stay outside. Then we would retreat to the back of the truck where we slept the blissful sleep of the outdoors. We would rise to new complications and the excitement of bringing a new vehicle home with us.
We forgot about that as we drove the good ol' Ranger up to Pine Valley. As soon as we passed through the entrance gate, we found a trailhead to go up. It was the Gardner Peak Trail. This one was not used too often, but we got underway. The trail was good at first, but then we got lost. So we pulled out the handy GPS unit with
the mapping software loaded on it. This was very valuable and was actually a constant companion throughout this hike. The trail would disappear and then suddenly reappear. When we were on the trail, I was happy with it as it took us further and further into the mountains. The views were good from high up as we looked out into the greenery that is the high desert. We spent so much time wandering around, looking for the trail in places that we spent a lot of time on this trail and were not going to be fortunate enough to locate the summ
it of Gardner Mountain. We went as far as we could going through some interesting rock formations until we could see that the trail was about to head back down. This is where we decided to just head out to the edge and see what kind of view we could get. The view was great, but the coolest thing was the wicked rock formation we found
. It looked just like a person flexing. I had Jacqueline pose next to it with her huge guns. This was a unique formation that possibly no one has ever seen. It was a good final destination: the Flex Rock. We turned around after enjoying the view, because we had to enjoy an evening of all the pleasures of camping. There was food to be eaten right out of the pot. A creek to listen to as we played cards until it was too cold to stay outside. Then we would retreat to the back of the truck where we slept the blissful sleep of the outdoors. We would rise to new complications and the excitement of bringing a new vehicle home with us.
2 comments:
cute pic of jacqueline!
Love the flex rock. Burly.
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