Trip to Yuma 11-24-27

Thanks Giving weekend    11/24-27 (thur-sun)
After work at Meteor Crater (closed at 1pm) headed to Yuma.  Its a 5 1/2 drive. Once there I had a late Turkey plate waiting for me. 
Friday.   Mark came in from Quartzite and the three of us (mark,andy & me) went shopping and then to the movie- Tower Heist.  Funny.  That evening, card game ( 9 of us).
Saturday.  Breakfast, then some geocaching.  Dinner at Chile's.
Sunday. Lundry and some relaxing before heading back to Meteor Crater RV park.

geocaching

This is called a travel bug hotel- big locker at a Shell Gas station  where U can drop or retrieve TB's

Holbrook geocaching 11/20

sunday  11/20   Holbrook
After getting a haircut at Wal-Mart in Winslow, headed  to Holbrook about an 1/2 hour drive on I-40. Some of the caches were Historical.  Geat lessons.  Plus some fun ones.  The cache I couldn't find was at the Courthouse. Went  inside the museum to see if the Curator knew anything about the cache. Turns out the little jail house, where the cache would be hidden on, was removed from the property on friday for the Holbrook christmas parade on 12/3.  Funny.  Informed the cache owner and he has archived it for the moment.   Met another geocacher which is always cool.   Found 6 of them before heading back to the RV.

Hotel built in 1888.  Then in 1950 it was used for dorms in a Federal pgm for the Native Am students

Old bank then later a retail store

cute park -geocache was hidden within the windmill structure

geocache hidden in the "S"

old school house in Jack Rabbit off of I-40. Geocache was behind building

RV projects 11/20

sunday  11/20
Today I worked around the RV here at Meteor Crater RV park.  Drained water holding tank and the
water heater.  The plug was hard getting to turn.  Blew out the water pipes with air compressor. Empty the holding tanks.  I use water from gal bottles now.  Restroom is right next door.  This is all in preparation when I leave in Dec.  Leaving the RV here since I coming back the end of Feb. Off to
Wal-Mart for a hair cut  then for some  geocaching in Holbrook

Replacing RV converter

friday   11/18
Well last week I replace the RV batteries.  Got 4 yr out of the old ones.  I was told that if a cell or battery was dead then the converter wouldn't charge the battery.  But starting the RV engine would charge them.  In three days the converter wasn't charging.   On friday, Derek & I started the
project.  The owners manual indicated the converter was under the bed---nope.  Did some Google searching and found someone who stated it was behind the Elec Distribution panel.  Once we removed
there it was..... Mmmmm.  Tiny space to work in.  Took the converter to Flagstaff RV to have it it tested, yep it was dead.  They had the same one, cool but the cost of $280.00.  Wow  It went in faster then pulling it out.  Everthing is working.  Good.

converter where are u?

new converter

ready to close up

Return from LV #4-4 11/13

... con't Las Vegas trip   Blog#4 of 4
11/13/11  sunday  Returning to Meteor Crater
Kathy & Dereck had a 10am Presentation to attend which turned out to be  3 hour session. In the meantime I worked on my computer and later read my E-book.  Finally headed back to MC. In bullhead city we got caught in a 1 hr traffic jam.  Arrived at MC  around 8pm. It was a great 3 day adventure with Kathy/Derck.   thanks for the fun

entrance to Club36

lobby

check in desk

view of the building

our rooom

me

kathy & dereck

looking at MGM from the Club36

tour of the master 3 bed room suite

Traffic jam in Bullhead city

ET Hwy #3-4

. Con't trip in Las Vegas  Blog #3 of 4
Saturday  11/12/11  Geocaching day on the ET hwy
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One of the main reasons coming to LV was to travel on the Hwy 375 called the ET hwy. along this route is 1500 geocaches from Clay springs to Tonopah.  Caches were very easy to find. About 50-80 ft from the road. 
From LV to Clay Springs is about 120mi. Travel on 93 north to 318. Intersection at Clay springs is 318 I 375. Turn left onto 375. Shor distance is the first geocache-ET001. This is a 30m ammo can.  The rest of the caches are white 35m film tubes.  In the middle of "no where" comes a little community call Rachel. Motel, RV spots and a cute cafe - Litle "A Le" Inn. Had a late lunch. Friendly staff. Met other geocachers. The hi-light of trip was going out to the Area-51. Drove 12mi in from main road. Came across the gate & fence with alot of signs to Keep Out. Took a couple of pictures. More geocaching on the way back on the ET hwy.  Then onto LV. Fun day.  Once there we went and revisit the MGM casino.

road to clay springs

Me, starting on the ET hwy

Me. Our first cache

Dereck/Kathy

a gift shop but close

cafe in Rachel

we sign a dollar bill and tape it to the ceiling

lunch

geocache at showcase

cool 1941 chev truck

Area-51  gate/fence

Area-51 called the Back Gate

view of mtn

supposely the oldest mail box

view of mtn

In Las Vegas #2-4

...con't Las Vegas trip.   Blog #2 of 4
11/11/11  friday
We , kathy/dereck and I arrived  in the afternoon at the Club36 (Blue/Green resort) Time share place. About 6 blocks from the MGM (on the LV strip).  got our room. Kathy/dereck had a special deal for the room but.... they will have to listen to a "purchase" presentation on sunday am.  Then we went to the Luxor casino to check on the Criss Angel ( magician, illusionist) show. Got tickets for the 730pm show. Great /awesome show.  After that we walked the strip. Saw the dancing waters. In & out of casinos. Returned to the room around 1am. 

Luxor hotel/casino

Cool, its a wine elev in a high class rstr

on the strip

Dereck & Kathy

dancing waters

Hoover Dam/LV trip #1-4

11/11/11  fri
Las Vegas trip  and  geocaching on the ET hwy.  Blog broken down into 4 parts.
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The trip to LV was to geocche on the ET hwy (375) to be found in Blog #3.  Kathy /Dereck and I left Meteor Crater RV park about 730am.   Our first stip was at the Hoover Dam.  The new 93 road is great. New Bridge is awesome.  No longer necessary to travel over the Dam.  Did some sightseecing in the area.  Then onto LV.

new 93 hwy approaching the dam

new bridge

Hoover Dam

me

Dereck & Kathy

great bridge

on the dam road