Over UEA this year we took the kids and went to Mesquite, Nevada. No, there is not a lot to do if you don't gamble. We left Thursday and drove to St. George and ate lunch and relaxed a bit. Afterwards, we finished the drive to Mesquite. It was nice and warm. We got to our room (Best Western Mesquite has family suites that holds up to 8 people - so it's great to have the family in one room and not have to pay for two) and went to the pool. Now let me remind you the weather was in the upper 80's, but the swimming pool was in the 40's to 50's. . . not very warm.
Friday we got up and I went to the travel center and asked if they had hikes in the area to go on. They mentioned a bike/walk trail that goes around for about 3 miles. We thought why not - let's check out the town a bit. We got our water bottles and went on the hike. We were almost at the end when the trail just ended. We were all hot and tired. I had a map but there was no last part of the trail. . . so exhausted. . .we walked back a bit and then walked along the main street (which made things even hotter and we were almost out of water) until we found the intersection where the path was. We were excited. We got to the car and were greatful for sitting down. I was impressed by Payton who walked the entire way except for 1/2 mile or so. After we got to our room we rested a bit, drank water and then went to eat at a mexican restaurant. The food was good but not worth the money.
Saturday came and we decided to drive toward Vegas and go to Valley of Fire State Park. What a beautiful place. We checked out the visitor's center and then decided to go on a hike. We drove to the top of the canyon and then hiked the White Domes. It was a beautiful and fun hike to go on. We enjoyed this hike when we knew it was only 1.5 miles. . .walking on rock, sand and through some narrows. The brochure stated the Valley of Fire State Park is where Nevada does a lot of shots for commercials. (just like southern Utah for movies and commercials for Utah). After the hike we went to the Lost City Museum. They had artifacts and reconstructions of dwellings found in the Moapa Valley. The kids didn't want to go but it was a good break from the weather. Once we were finished we drove back to Mesquite and was going for Subway when someone saw a Little Caesars Pizza joint. . . .so that's where we went for lunch. It tasted good. We took it to our room and relaxed some more and then right back out to the pool (which was still cold) but the hot tub was nice.
Sunday we ate breakfast, packed and drove home. . . while the kids watched movies. They all had a good time. I enjoed it because it wasn't home and a chance to get away for a few days. Thanks to my brother Mike for watching our dog Hailey. Now it's back to school, work and other things that come in the way.
2 comments:
Dianne, I found your blog through Camille's. How fun, I didn't know you had one. Sounds like your trip was fun. Ours is www.harperproductions.com/blog.
Lori - this is kind of fun. I'll have to mark your blog as a favorite so I check it out. Maybe we need to get a list of people who have blogs and get their addresses.
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