Copilot
That's me. On road trips, Jim always drives, so I get to navigate. Which means I get to read my book (or in this case be in charge of the audiobook), write in my travel journal, enjoy my snacks and just hang out. I will occasionally check for a cache or two along our route, but that's rare. In this empty nest, I'm the cacher. More about my muggle later. We are headed to Las Vegas for a week, and decided to drive. I did find a couple caches on the way down, because we all know there's one at almost every rest area. And I found a few more on the strip during our stay as well. One night, before we left, I was just scrolling on facebook, and somehow I saw a blurb called "Stonehenge in the Desert - Geocache of the week" (I'll post the link down below). There was a photo of these piles of boulders, all painted in neon bright colors! It was the coolest thing! You could see how big they were in comparison to the people standing around them. My radar was instantly up! There was a link, so I clicked on it and read the article. These seven totems of huge boulders each reach up to 35 ft. high! And I had to see them! They were stunning, but the reason for the article was to showcase a geocache hidden there. WHAT? That's all I needed to know, and I quickly clicked the link to read about it. These seven totems of huge boulders each reach about 35 feet high! They were stunning and I HAD to see them! But the real reason for the article was to showcase a geocache that was there WHAT?! How I just stumbled upon this just a couple weeks before we left I have no idea. Sometimes the geocaching Gods just smile down upon you. So, this quickly went into my itinerary, in bold print! I couldn't wait. The drive down was uneventful, just a relaxing road trip. I think we went there on our second day? The drive wasn't long, they're only about 20 minutes south of Vegas. And it was a beautiful day to get off the strip. I was starting to get overwhelmed. So many dang people!
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| Can you believe these things???? |
As we're driving, just enjoying the scenery and talking about Joshua Trees and how they remind me of my dad, I caught a glimpse of something bright. Holy Smokes! Is that a mirage? You can see them from the highway and they are beautiful! We take the turn off, and find the parking area, which is just a patch of desert really, with informational signage (and not even very much of that). The walking path leads right up to the totems, and it's just the coolest thing. I could have looked at them for hours, but there was another task at hand. Turn on my trusty caching App and see which direction I am supposed to go. And I'm off! It was quite a jaunt, as you can see by how small the totems |
| At "Ground Zero" |
are behind me (even my muggle seemed to enjoy the walk and the find), but so worth it to be able to find the cache. There's nothing more exciting to me than signing a log to prove that, yes indeed, Koko-geo was here! Oh! And did you notice, my geo-buddy is always with me in spirit. Once the log was signed and the cache was put back where I found it, we head back to the totems to stand in awe for a little while longer. You just can't look at them enough. Ok, back to our condo and the hustle and bustle of the strip. I have to say, I did not enjoy Vegas this go 'round. We came once before, years ago, and it was awesome. This time, not so much. For one, we don't gamble really. And I'm not a fan of all the people shoving things at you, touching you, asking you over and over to check out the timeshare. And, way to much stimulation. I was near an anxiety attack every time we walked the strip. I told Jim, I need a coaster, a magnet and a shot glass because I am NOT coming back, and we left a day early. Seriously, just give me a beach someplace. And, yes! I have found a cache on a beach. But that's another adventure! So, the  |
| Leaving my geo-footprint |
moral to the story..... you just never know when a blurb on facebook will lead you to a fantastic adventure and a great memory. And, the fact that we were already scheduled to leave for Vegas? That really didn't make a difference, because those of you that know me? You know I would have put that mission in motion the very next day. I was going to see those totems and I WAS going to grab that smiley! My muggle really does love me😊. 
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