Monday, February 17, 2014, Move to Pahrump, NV

Another easy moving day - this time to Pahrump, NV. We had pretty nice secondary roads for most of the 150-mile journey (7,059.2 trip/66,540.3 total). Along the way, there was no shortage of beautiful scenery.  

The color in the mountains was just gorgeous and so unlike anything that can be seen in the eastern United States. It is difficult to comprehend the scale of things - mountains are so high and the air is so clear you can see for many dozens of miles.

We passed the southern end of Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. We watched a program about hiking in the area that specifically highlighted Red Rock Canyon in this park. It is just an easy 30-minute drive from Las Vegas, so maybe we will get there before we leave the area.

Below is the view from the couch at our site in Wine Ridge RV Resort. That is Charleston Peak standing at 11,918 feet elevation. The small amount of snow on top hints at just how dry the winter has been out here.   

Since the resort includes a winery, they named all of the streets after a wine. Ours is called Desert Blush which I thought had a nice ring to it. We are only a few steps away from the pool and spa, the laundry facilities and the clubhouse where we will have waffles every morning - Life is Good!