Day 597: Las Vegas Urban RVing, Day 2

This morning M and I drove down to our usual Las Vegas area camping location, Jean Dry Lake, so I could get in a morning flight:

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Flight #46 take off:

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There’s nothing to run into out here, so flying low isn’t a problem:

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During my flight, I flew over a group of folks getting ready to launch R/C planes.  Joining them was aviation photographer Eric B, who was testing out a new videography accessory for his DSLR and filmed me waving as I flew by:

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Since we were running up against 3 hours after sunrise, which is the latest recommended morning flying time due to thermals potentially building as the ground heats up, I only flew for ten minutes or so:

After landing, we drove over to visit the R/C plane crowd.  M had fun with Eric’s dog, which was quite large:

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Barry and his friend flew a variety of planes:

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This afternoon I went for a nice ride in the hills of Anthem. I’m waiting to receive a new clip for my cycling shoe, as I broke one mountain biking in Sedona, so my foot pulled out of the pedal half a dozen times on the ride:

Later this afternoon we moved the RV over to my parents’ synagogue, where it will be parked for Shabbos.  Unlike curbside parking at my parents’ house, we can put out our slides here, but there’s only one circuit for the building’s exterior outlets, so we will have to make do with just one air conditioner.  Hopefully it won’t be too hot.

Good Shabbos from Las Vegas!

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Day 596: Las Vegas Urban RVing, Day 1

Today promises to be a normal weather day here in Las Vegas, which is about ten degrees hotter than Cottonwood.  So long as we keep the slides in, the neighborhood watch doesn’t bother us:

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We are considering replacing our 3 burner, 1ish cubic foot RV range with a four burner, 5 cubic foot residential gas range.  This would involve tearing out cabinetry, adding electrical service behind the range, and modifying the range to run on propane rather than natural gas.  We visited a few stores to see what’s available in black and stainless:

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Trish has been wanting to replace the RV sofa with a living room set that takes up less space.  This set has ottomans that come out from under the chairs.  L’Chaim!

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Bubbe and Zayde took us out to dinner at Sababa’s.  I’m not sure what’s going on here:

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On the way home we purchased the furniture set and set it up where the sofa used to be:

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Day 595: Cottonwood to Las Vegas

Today we said goodbye to our dispersed camping spot near Cottonwood and drove North and West towards Las Vegas for Passover:

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We approached Flagstaff from the south.  The mountains just north of town, the tallest in Arizona, still have a bit of snow:

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We drove about 300 miles today and arrived in Las Vegas in the late afternoon, where we will be overnighting at my parents house for a couple days.  See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.

Day 593: Cycling Sedona

This morning we loaded the bikes into the truck and drove the 20 minutes or so to the Bell Rock Pathway trailhead:

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The trailhead parking lot was full, so I drove into town, parked, and rode back to the trailhead.  Not a bad backdrop for a strip mall:

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Riding the Bell Rock Pathway was surprisingly challenging in spots, and the scenery was amazing:

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We rode some singletrack on the way back:

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By the end of the ride I had bloodied an ankle, bruised a knee, and broken the clip that bolts on to the bottom of the cycling shoe.  M self extracted from his shoe an inch-long cactus thorn that went through his shoe and into his foot.  We can’t wait to go again!