EARLY WINTER

SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS and a lot of rain in the desert.  Mesquite looks very pretty now.  When we lived in Colorado, we had a friend who lived in a small town in the mountains and she always said it was so ugly until the snow covered the ground.  I understand what she meant now.  I really hadn't even noticed the mountains much.  They just look like high desert.  BUT, they are so pretty with snow.  Of course, there is no snow here at 2,000 feet, only cold rain and those who have spent the fall here before say that the cold is unusual and early.

HAM, HAM, AND MORE HAM from the 4.99 breakfast in one of the casinos.  Food used to be a real bargain at casinos.  Las Vegas is just out of site with the cost of food now.  We had a breakfast there last year and it was nothing for almost 30 bucks.  Mesquite is kind of a throwback to the past.  Anyway,  we had two giant ham steaks.  With the leftovers, we had ham and beans and a great big breakfast this morning.  We will return to that again.  Also, had a prime rib dinner for $5.99.  It was very good.

PICTURES FROM THE DRIVE AND MESQUITE are finally on their way.  We take a lot of pictures.  More photos later.  Tomorrow we travel to Pahrump, NV via Las Vegas.

Caprock Canyon is a refuge for bison

A roadrunner joined us at the campsite

Campsite at Caprock Canyon

Fort Sumner NM

I guess I'll pay admission next time

Mesquite AZ

IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, A LOVELY TOWN SPRINGS UP FROM THE DESERT replete with green grass, shiny casinos and lo, a Super WalMart.  We have not been to Walmart yet as we are pooped.  We are settled in Solstice, a motorhome private campground.  They got lost in the economy and lucky us, we get to stay here.  I will get out and take pictures tomorrow.  It was cold last night and up to 70 today, and VERY dry.

GOOD THINGS HERE include 80 stations of free cable, good wifi, and free laundry.  It ticked all my boxes.  We had lunch in one of the casinos today.  It was in a bowling alley inside the casino.  I won a hot dog in a drawing so, guess we will have to go back for that tasty morsel.

THIS IS A TOWN OF 20,000 SOULS and pretty much the same size as the town we left in Oklahoma.  That is about all that is the same.  There are six beautiful golf courses and a large Del Webb retirement community.  Not to mention, many casinos.

BOO BOO is strangely quiet.  He seems to be eating okay.  He just wants to sleep all the time.  Herb thinks he has altitude sickness.  He acts like a depressed cat.  Guess he misses all he porch buddies from the lake.  I am sure they miss us.  Poor Kitties.  More to Come,  C, H, and Boo too