"Where are we going today? Los Angeles?" my nephew joked when he got up this morning.
Yes, we've done a lot of driving in the 4 days we've been here. Trek number one was a 3-hour drive to Zion National Park. Trek number 2 was yesterday's 2-hour journey out to Death Valley.
Getting to each park was one thing. The other thing was the hiking. Let's just say I've broken a few exercise records on my Apple watch.
We kept it local today and headed out to a Nevada State Park by the name of Spring Mountain Ranch. It turned out to be quite a sight! The ranch has been owned by a famous furrier to Hollywood, a radio show star, a famous German actress, and Howard Hughes.
German actress Vera Krupp's story is the most interesting. She came to Nevada to get out of Hollywood. By all accounts, she did more than her fair share of work on the ranch. The Krupp diamond, one of Vera's most prized possessions, had a story of its own.
Our little history tour of the ranch residence was interesting, but the real prize of the park was the beautiful surroundings. The towering red sandstone peaks of nearby Red Rocks Canyon provided quite the backdrop as we wandered the sandy paths around the property. We saw chipmunks scurrying the desert floor, a jack rabbit, and a few wandering burros.
We topped off the outing with some delicious tacos.
What a vacation it's been.
The ranch sounds like one of those unexpected treasures of travel! I'm glad you had such a fun trip.
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