Friday (4/16) Nan and I drove to the Red Rock Canyon. In addition to the many hiking trails, it has a 13 mile scenic loop where you can drive around the canyon.
On Saturday Nan and I drove 1 ½ hours west to Baker, California. The purpose was twofold. My nephew’s daughter and her son live in California about 1 ½ hours west of Baker, so we met them at this halfway point for lunch and a visit. But this also gave me a chance to cross another item off my bucket list. As I’m sure many of you already know, Baker, CA is the location of the worlds tallest thermometer. And what made it even better was the fact that it was located at the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. So not only did we have a nice visit and feast, we ate at a location with some historical significance.
Then on Sunday our former neighbor from Ohio (Betsy) and her lover (Steve) arrived in Vegas. We met them at the Mirage Casino for dinner, and then the 3 of them went to see the new Cirque De Sole show "Love" which is a Beatles tribute. I’ve seen 3 Cirque shows already so I decided to pass on this one. I have a philosophical problem with putting more money into the pocket of someone as arrogant as Yoko Ono. Instead I went back to the campground and watched Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice show on TV.
Today I went to visit the Shelby Cobra museum. They give tours during the weekdays. The one car with the racing stripe is what I consider to be a classic Shelby Cobra design. The other car was the first Shelby Cobra built by Carroll Shelby. A few years ago he was offered $20 million for that car, but he turned it down. If you look closely at the picture, the seats are original and all ripped up. They took us in the back room where for $33,000 they will modify your Mustang to make it 750 horsepower. This voids the power train warranty, but people don’t seem to care.
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