Laughlin, Nevada

Our drive from Winslow was a bit wet…  both rain and snow fell on us.

these two pictures are from the windshield in Flagstaff at 7300 feet above sea level.

this is in Kingman AZ, at about 400 ft above sea level, no snow but plenty of clouds.

We got to the Big Bend of the Colorado River State Park in Laughlin NV in about 6 hours. lots of hills, rain, snow and a little wind kept us going very slow.  but not too much traffic.  We are now on Pacific Time for the next 4 months!  We really like central time TV etc.. so it will take some time to get use to the new time zone.

We have a big beautiful site and within walking distance to the Colorado River.

 

Saturday Nov 23:  misty morning did not stop us from taking a walk through the conservation area.  We did see lots of birds and we got two new ones! Albert’s Towhee and Phainopepla! Since we are so close to Needles, Ca (about 25 miles) we thought we would take a ride to see our site for Jan-Mar.  We lucked out and the current volunteers were outside.  We stopped for a few minutes to talk with them.  They seemed to like the area and the work well enough, but not enough to stay another 3 months.  Right  now we will be the only volunteers at this location.  Needles is a bit depressed, like most of the old route 66 cities we have been through.  We did not explore the entire city but did find homes with flags outside that advertised Tamales!  we will definitely have to check them out next year!

I was having popcorn withdrawals and the weather was not so great ….so it was time to go to the movies.  Seen “Last Vegas”.  very funny and pretty good popcorn with a free refill for home! Eric found some large chunks of wood for an all night campfire. beautiful night in spite of the clouds but no rain or wind.

Sunday Nov 24:  Sun is out this morning.  we took a hike to the conservation area again.  Did not see any new birds, or I should say we did not identify any new birds. We were following these big prints..  do not think it was a dog..

Off to Bullhead city to get a few things.  Gas in Needles was more than $1 more than in Nevada and Arizona!  we found a few places to walk/hike along the Colorado river. We seen a motorcycle with a side car driving down the road, the side car had a large dog with a seat belt!  about an hour later we seen a personal watercraft going down the river with a dog standing on the side.  not sure if it was the same dog and man but….

we then hit a few of the local casinos in Laughlin and found a brewery!  but did not get the growler filled.  the beer was good but not good enough to fill the growler!

Monday Nov 25:

another beautiful morning, sun was shining, temps in the mid 60’s. We decided to stay here in Laughlin for another day. More hiking, birding and just enjoying the sunshine.

beautiful cactus:

 

another unidentified hawk:

Heading to Las Vegas tomorrow, we need to get settled in before our friends come into town for our annual Thanksgiving gathering.