A Lazy Day
Lazy day? Well I guess there are a lot of them :) Today started late. I forgot to change my bedroom clock to mountain time so I was surprised at the time when I got up. But who cares? We had our coffee outside and then I made Marilyn Monroes for breakfast. What's that? Two poached eggs on rye toast! Yum.
After a few housecleaning chores we headed out for a brief scoping of the area. It was a lovely day. Here's a view of our campground from around the reservoir. Can you see us with Mr. Moto up?
The sites are huge. It's like night and day compared to some of the private campgrounds we've been in. We headed down the fisherman's access road to see the dam outlet. The water level is very high so they are releasing lots of water. It gushes out and pours down the Lost River. Here's the view. Too bad you can't hear the sounds.
...and my favorite pix of the day....
We stopped at the Forest Service Info Center for maps of the area and decided to try the Mine Hill Tour. Well we only went about 3 of the 15 miles...all gravel, bumpy, rocky, dusty...we headed back. I think it was a 12% grade again. I don't know ....maybe we're wooses...but it just wasn't fun and who needs their car rattled apart. We saw a few old sites and had a great view from up in the hills. Here's one of the old mining buildings.
To give you an idea of the immensity of the mountains here's a view of a main street in Mackay. We are at 5200' and the mountains in the Lost River Range are about 12000'.
We stopped at Ivie's Market for some snacks but we can never get out of the store under $50! Our plan was to have steak, broccoli, baked potato and sour cream...but the mountain rains came and it felt more like a "One Pot" day. What's that? Saute onion and celery, brown ground beef, add a large can of tomatoes, canned mushrooms and green beans and some sliced or diced potatoes (precooked or canned). Season with salt, pepper, Emeril's Essence, garlic and Worcestershire Sauce. Add broth, if necessary, to make it soupy. I like to use the "Better Than Boullion" paste. Pour some red wine....and voila...dinner is served.
For dessert the sun gods may grant us another excellent sunset so we're going outside to enjoy a fire with some tea and cookies.