Home Again, Home Again

Back in Grapevine. We arrived last Wednesday afternoon. We left Albuquerque a day early and drive down I25 to pick up US 380 that would take us all the way to Decatur where we turned on 114 and into Grapevine. Right back where we started from. Here is the view from our front door:

Land of Enchantment

We have parked for the night after a marathon driving day from Surprise. Tomorrow we meet up with 100+ airstreams at the balloon fiesta.

Williams, AZ

We spent a few nights at Williams. Went to the Grand Canyon and enjoyed the cool weather. Stayed at the Grand Canyon Railway RV park. It was great and we anticipate returning when we are in the area.

SURPRISE!

This is the view from my spot in the pool at the Sunflower Resort. We are 15 minutes from Collin's house. Today we rode the trike to Lake Pleasant. Upon Collin's suggestion we went to the Scorpion Bay Marina which is on the opposite air from where we were in June.

Reno Air Race



Reno Stead Control Tower



Racing

 We attended the Reno Air Races on Thursday.  Our tickets were bought on line, but I don't know if I'd do that again.  Geremy was able to print them and then fax them to the RV campground office.  We did buy the Chairman's Hospitality Tent tickets which included lunch and a seat in the shade.  We were able to come and go throughout the day, which let us wander the vendor tents and visit with the 99s in their tent.  Pit passes allowed us to go into the hangar area and see the racers up close.  There was a lot of "down time" between the races, but other than that, we had a great day.  We took the advice of the website and road the bus from one of the casinos, so we didn't have to drive and park in the dirt lot, and figure out out to get there.  This was truly the way to go to the races.

Virginia City, NV

"The Long and Winding Road" would be another good title for this trip today.  We rode the trike to Virginia City.  About 37 miles one way.  Nice ride on twisting, climbing road.  We walked down one side of the street and back up the other.  Lots of touristy stores and bars.  The views were spectacular!

Chasing Icarus

I finished this book and enjoyed reading it. Taken from the early days of aviation. I bought this book about 3 years ago in anticipation of retirement. I had been reading on the Kindle so when Gerry tool over my Kindle, I picked up the book. Good read and some cool pics. Let me know if you want to borrow it.