Visit to family

Yesterday (Saturday) we drove up to Kingman, AZ (about 30 miles, straight up, as Dick says, approximately 5000 ft) to visit Gretchen (Jackie's niece), Matt and Mackenzie Hecht. We had a great visit, catching up with Gretchen and Matt and playing with Mackenzie. She is quite an independent little 15-month-old. But a real cutie, don't you think?

We're still in Laughlin, NV, planning to leave tomorrow to go back out in the desert to dry camp with friends. But more on that later. We've spent quite a bit of time walking the "strip" and checking out the casinos. We're not much on gambling (lost $2 tonight playing a poker slot), but it is interesting seeing what the casinos have to offer. And it's amazing to us that in this economy they are as busy as they are.

To be continued...