New Year's Gift
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:07 pm
Since we were going to spend the rest of yesterday exploring more mud caves, Lou gave me a couple of presents for New Year's: a hot pink bike helmet so I wouldn't get a concussion in some of the tighter caves, and...a Garmin etrex Legend GPS. It's about the same size as a cell phone and is so much fun to use. Fits right in the palm of my hand. Lots of bells and whistles, so now I have a new toy to play with and figure out how to use. It seemed to be very accurate in finding the caves, too.
One of those caves was kind of a combination of cave and slot canyon - we didn't even need the flashlights in that one although a couple of areas were getting a little dark when we returned to the entrance around sundown.
The full moon last night was beautiful--made me wish I was a wolf so I could howl effectively. But, I did my best. With all the twists and turns we made returning to the main road, that bright moon kept following us. I'd see flashes of it out of the corner of my eye and think someone with very bright headlights was following us. I took this picture the night before up at the tower.
Full moon January 10, 2008 from the Desert View Tower
One of those caves was kind of a combination of cave and slot canyon - we didn't even need the flashlights in that one although a couple of areas were getting a little dark when we returned to the entrance around sundown.
The full moon last night was beautiful--made me wish I was a wolf so I could howl effectively. But, I did my best. With all the twists and turns we made returning to the main road, that bright moon kept following us. I'd see flashes of it out of the corner of my eye and think someone with very bright headlights was following us. I took this picture the night before up at the tower.
Full moon January 10, 2008 from the Desert View Tower