It was hot, we hiked yesterday, so today was about cooling off in the lake. As luck would have it Lake Mead is only about 20 minutes away. Sounds like a great opportunity to have a picnic at the lake
We found a spot near Stewart’s Point. We had the place to ourselves. The closest thing next to us were a pack of wild donkeys. Josh was worried that there wasn’t any shade for Ned so he “McGuyvered” a towel/shade structure. Perfect.
Where was I? Doing what I do best, floating. Lake Mead water temperature was perfect.
On the way to Lake Mead we stopped at a warm spring to check it out. Rogers Spring is a sweet little oasis in the desert. It’s not really a hot spring, the water temperature is about 85 degrees. The water flows from an underground spring at about 1000 gallons an hour. We were going to go for a dip, but a sign was posted not to put your head in the water due to some pesky little brain eating amoeba. I decided to take a dip, but careful not to put my head in the water. (The others declined to partake of the waters).
Josh thought it was the perfect opportunity to be a “fan boy”. You funny Josh.
This morning as we were packing up for the picnic some big horn sheep came by our campsite for a visit. They hung out for awhile, wandered off, then came back again.
We visited some more interesting rock formations in the park on our way to Lake Mead and also stopped by to see these cabins built by the CCC in the 1930’s. They were so cool! Each one had a fireplace inside, nice adobe style interior and great views of the valley. Once again, we are so impressed by the work these young lads did in the 30’s during the Depression.
Rough day, I know. This afternoon we just hung out at the campsite, chatted it up and played some charades. Thanks Josh and Marlina for making the 6 hour trek to meet up with us in the desert. What a fun weekend.
