Saturday, July 26, 2014 – Visit to City of Rocks Preserve

Did some yard cleanup and laundry in the morning, then persuaded Hubby to get out of the house and take a ride through the City of Rocks Preserve, which we haven't seen much of since his fall. He managed to climb into the van, and off we went. The dirt road we drove on was actually part of the original California trail, and the Rocks were pretty spectacular. This is one of those spots where many of the pioneers signed their names in axle grease on some of the rocks, and though they're weathering a bit, many are still clearly visible. Imagine, writing your name in axle grease during the gold rush, and having people looking at it 165 years later! Amazing! The rocks are quite a jumble, and anyone with an imagination could easily name most of them. I was rather astonished at how many people were out here, considering how far off the beaten track we are. Almost every campsite was taken, tents and RV's everywhere, almost constant traffic on the road, including lots of dirt bikes and dune buggies. Though Hubby stayed in the van, I hiked a number of trails to explore some more, looped around Bath Rock, which some adventurous families were actually climbing all the way to the top, went up to Parking lot Rock and hiked down to Creekside Towers, then stopped again at "the Arch" behind campsite 37. Beautiful views of Cache Mountain and the beautiful valley below. The only bad bit was that the road was quite washboard-y at times, so Hubby got knocked around a little, but he held up okay. On the way back, once we hit the tarmac again, I had him take over driving, and headed into town, just to make sure he could handle it, and to solve any problems that might occur. Turns out he had no problems, having the steering wheel to grab onto actually helped him climb in okay, and other than some jagged turns, he had no problem. Just have to get him a cup with a straw in it so he can have a drink along the way. Got back, gave the horses another flake of alfalfa (we are on the last bale before I have to move the satellite dish, so we might just squeak by), and settled down to watch soccer, golf and movies for the rest of the day.

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