It was a pretty relaxed 24-hour interval yesterday...no long drives, in addition to non a lot of sight-seeing. Heck, nosotros fifty-fifty went out for breakfast. When we're inwards a small-scale town, nosotros similar to see the local "watering hole," create got a repast (preferably breakfast), in addition to eavesdrop on the conversations unopen to us. It's a practiced way to larn how people pass their days inwards a town similar this one.
So nosotros visited this eating spot that serves upwards iii meals per day, seven days per week. To the right of the prototype below is the bar associated amongst the restaurant. It's advert is "Side Car."
Did yous always consider what it agency when yous acquire "sidetracked"? I can't state I have, although I've used that phrase many times. For the firstly time, I realized it refers to the railroad tracks running parallel to the tracks inwards use, where boxcars become to move parked in addition to forgotten. And do yous always wonder if anyone knows which prepare cars create got been parked where? I wonder nearly that a lot. It's what happens when yous acquire old. Your hear is occupied amongst inane in addition to unimportant questions. Also, nosotros learned from our server that no fewer than 10 tracks used to run through Caliente. Now at that spot are but ii or iii left.
We sat inwards the dorsum where at that spot was a heater running. The days create got been comfortable here, but the nights create got been below freezing. We've been bringing inwards our hose to proceed it from freezing, but the trace per unit of measurement area regulator however freezes overnight. We create got to hold off for the Sun to come upwards up to hook-up to H2O again. So here's how the eating spot looked inside. Be certain to reveal the ceiling.
Over our heads was a portrait of this woman.
On the dorsum of the bill of fare was a petty bio of her. I believe she may move the great, non bad aunt of the possessor of the restaurant. I'm hoping you'll move able to read her story. Remember that yous tin can brand the prototype larger past times clicking on it.
We each had the same breakfast...your basic breakfast, in addition to I dearest eating spot hashbrowns. I had the English linguistic communication muffin. Mike had biscuits in addition to gravy amongst his. And here's the thing: I don't empathize this concept of putting gravy on a biscuit. Isn't a biscuit a perfect nutrient all on its own? Putting gravy on it but seems to gild the lily, if yous desire my opinion. Certainly, yous are gratis to disagree.
While nosotros ate, nosotros amused ourselves amongst this petty timeline of the town of Caliente, Nevada. Be certain to create got regime notation of the years 1905-06.
Okay, thence our bellies full, nosotros returned to the RV to create got tending of a petty concern in addition to collect our things earlier heading dorsum to Cathedral Gorge State Park. I had fourth dimension to destination upwards the day's inchy...and but allow me tell you...I nearly had ticker failure at the sight of all those bullion stitches. I expected much crying, moaning, in addition to gnashing of teeth, but I stitched those babies upwards similar a boss!
Later inwards the day, I had some fourth dimension for to a greater extent than paw quilting. Each fourth dimension I've worked on this, I've filled an entire hoop.
Last nighttime I spread it out in addition to took stock of what is quilted in addition to what isn't. There are a few areas within the quilt blocks that volition demand to acquire finished. (They didn't gibe completely within the hoop every bit I was quilting the rest.) I'll create got to become dorsum in addition to destination upwards a few spots, but every bit of this morning, the areas within the yellowish business below are finished.
So, yous tin can run across I've made a lot of progress since the start of the trip. When all the blocks are finished, I'll become unopen to the border in addition to quilt the outer edges.
Okay, thence dorsum to Cathedral Gorge. We firstly headed into the green in addition to dorsum to where we'd hiked inwards the slot canyons. Mike is however learning in addition to practicing. Last nighttime nosotros talked nearly working on improving our drone photography. We agreed on this: He makes the videos, I do the processing afterward. It'll hateful learning to occupation some amend video processing software. As it stands, these are solely edited for length.
I tried to acquire a flick of what Mike sees from the controller, amongst express success.
Let me innovate yous to our petty friend. Perhaps he needs a name.
From here, Mike made ii videos. The firstly was flight upwards in addition to over the move past times of the slot canyons. If yous can't run across the video, thence click right here.
After that, he took some to a greater extent than video giving yous a bird's oculus view. Click right here if yous can't run across the video.
From there, nosotros drove unopen to to the Miller Point parking lot...the 1 nosotros hiked to on our previous visit. As nosotros left the park, nosotros noticed this guy sitting on a utility pole. Usually they wing away every bit shortly every bit I betoken the photographic boob tube camera at them. This guy sat patiently piece I fired off one-half a dozen shots. This was the best of the bunch.
My friends "in the know" tell me he is a red-shouldered hawk. And that reminds me...remember the actually terrible plane photograph I took out inwards Echo Canyon?
My friend Mary in addition to others create got correctly identified him every bit a golden eagle. Mary sent me this photograph from the Audubon guild website.
It looks similar the same plane to me.
Okay, thence nosotros drove unopen to to Miller Point, in addition to nosotros prepare gratis our petty friend again. By the way, the junipers growing inwards this green are some of the biggest we've always seen.
They are loaded amongst juniper berries.
Also, I neglected to demo yous the gazebo when I posted nearly this the other day. This is some other construction built past times the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Stepping inside, in addition to looking up, the roof looks similar this:
Here's a petty information nearly it from the bottom of the canyon.
While I was standing there, I took a pano of the canyon. This is the same canyon nosotros hiked to attain the viewpoint on Monday.
This is the video Mike made from the overlook. If yous can't run across the video, thence click right here.
While he was making video, I wandered unopen to taking pictures of the informational signs nearly the park.
And the side past times side serial of signs tells nearly the forces that create got created Cathedral Gorge over millennia. Read them or don't...there's never whatever requirement that yous read anything. Except when I'm telling yous the ways yous could die...you should definitely read that.
So that was our terminal see to the park. Back at the RV, Smitty got out for an eve stroll. Sorry nearly this blurry image. I was shooting through the RV window, in addition to thence I couldn't occupation flash.
When he comes dorsum inside, he gets lots of praise in addition to a spot on the particular throne acknowledging that he is a Cat of Valor.
If yous tin can stand upwards 1 to a greater extent than video, thence you'll bask this video of Sadie. She was fast asleep on her window perch, dreaming in addition to snoring. For such a petty cat, she makes a lot of noise. For this video, you'll desire to plough upwards your volume.
She would loathe knowing I'd posted this. It would move thence empurrassing .
We've seen the sites inwards the area, in addition to nosotros create got a total 24-hour interval hither amongst goose egg planned. There is a overnice walk along the river, in addition to thence we've talked nearly either walking or riding our bikes into town in addition to checking out some of the stores there. At the real least, we'll halt into the petty grocery shop in addition to alternative upwards a few items. I'll likely pass at to the lowest degree role of the 24-hour interval on my paw quilting, but after today, I'm getting dorsum to the snowflakes embroidery.