The relentless sunshine continued, although the overnights are getting chilly enough for reports of ice on the windshields when the cars aren’t parked under cover. Out cycling on Saturday I was initially regretting just wearing a sweater and not my rain jacket as well, which cuts wind better – there was a bit of a breeze and it was definitely chilly in the sweater. But by the time I went up a few hills, and the sun was higher, it was a moot point, back to warmth and overheated! Though I never did take off my sweater, on the way back it was definitely tempting.
The trail was pretty as always, and more people out than I usually see. At the main wetland visitor centre (which the cyclists bypass) there was a cleanup crew busy at work picking up garbage and debris. Apart from the usual careless and thoughtless human littering, flash floods bring a lot of debris down, including things like refrigerators, tires, etc., hence intermittent cleanups are needed. The preserve is a living filter system for the water as it runs through to Lake Mead, and so very important to curate. Only one roadrunner visibly out today, scurrying across the trail.
When home, LaTrek was dissassembled and put to bed in her suitcase in the afternoon, ready for her next adventure. Packing has begun! 5 more sleeps….
Sunday saw more packing, a nearly last foray to Trader Joe’s for veggies and dairy, and pickup of Debbie at the airport. Mystere (Cirque de Soleil) in the evening was pretty amazing – weird as all their shows, but this one more traditionally acrobatics and gymnastics, and the performers were fabulous. Debbie hasn’t been to Las Vegas as an adult, so some time was taken on the strip to see enough to repell her for the next ten years….no time to take her to see the good stuff, the outdoors within reach of the city.
And, another first for me here today – we had actual rain! Heavy at times, but by the time we got out of Mystere the roads were completely dry and the clouds had gone.
And so we enter the last week of the course…