This weekend was great. We went to Battle Mountain, Nevada...my(dani's) home town. It's was a long 6 hour drive but we made it! The weather was great and sunny and warm and there was no wind. I LOVE THE DESERT!!! I just think the desert is great. here are some reasons why:
1. I love how DRY it is. I hate humidity. When we lived in Rexburg for 10 months, I about died because it was just a teensie bit more humid than Nevada. As long as the humidity level is -15%, I can handle any temperature.
2. SAGEBRUSH rocks! Right now, the sagebrush is this beautiful green and smells heavenly, sweet and delicious. When it rains in the summer time, it is even more fragrant. I even love the dead ones that become tumble weeds that roll across the freeway. Some are small, just going to your shin, and others are huge, going up to your chest. It's like carpet for the desert floor. So cool!
3. CASINOS. No I don't gamble...it's just that I was raised with casinos in every town and grocery store...yes...even the grocery stores had a few slots. You walk in to get a gallon of milk and there are the "DING DING DING". And who can discount the amazing light show each one displays when the sun goes down. Also, you can always get something to eat at any time of the night. McDonalds wasn't open 24/7 but the Casinos sure were.
4. CRAZY LINGO. I moved to Nevada from California when I was 9 and a school mate told me that her dad was working the grave yard shift for the week and I thought "You mean so many people die here that they need people to be digging graves all week long?" I was a little freaked out. Little did I know about the crazy work schedules that the miners work with days, nights, graves, ect. This last trip, we drove through Elko as well as Battle Mountain and it was fun remembering all the names to the construction firms, the different mines, popular street names, ect.
5. NOTHING. The beautiful nothing that is in Nevada rocks. It's one of the few places I know where you can drive to the end of a dirt road and the nothing is just that...nothing. It's not owned by anyone, it's not doing anything...just a bunch of sagebrush and lizards ready for you to explore and no one is going to say anything to you about trespassing.
6. SUNSETS. Nevada has the most beautiful sunsets ever. They are always full of color and they seem to move with the clouds and the mountains. I haven't ever seen a sunset like the ones in Nevada. They are so captivating that catch you off guard and there is nothing you can do except stare at them. It's also cool because the prettiness isn't just where the sun is setting, the color is all around the horizon.
I LOVE NEVADA. Forrest doesn't quite unterstand it but oh well...I LOVE THE DESERT!!!
PS I took some great pictures of my siblings in the desert and they are posted on my photography blog. The link is on the side.