{"id":6801,"date":"2014-11-13T10:02:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/?p=6801"},"modified":"2014-11-13T10:02:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:02:32","slug":"arriving-at-lake-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/arriving-at-lake-mead\/","title":{"rendered":"Arriving at Lake Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bryce<\/a>Since leaving the Bryce Canyon area, where Moose and I boondocked a single night in the Dixie National Forest, things have been fairly uneventful. A 250 mile drive, spanning two days, resulted in us arriving at our destination of Lake Mead where we met up with a few other RVers to hang out for an undetermined amount of time.<\/p>\n

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We got our first south-west sunset of the trip last night, treated out to a airstream-cooked potato and root soup, then finished the night off by going into Las Vegas to see a movie (John Wick) with the guys. I had forgotten that this part of the country lives on Pacific time, so my 11pm Mountain Time return to the van was exhausting. Luckily, it was followed by a great night’s sleep in 50 degree overnight temps.<\/p>\n

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Our\u00a0 first task was to scout the area with Moose and find an easy way to get to the water so we can test Moose’s new life preserver<\/a> later in the week. Even though it takes a bit more of a hike to get to the water then our previous visit<\/a>, once again Big Blue’s size (or lack there of) allows me to get a little further “out there” then the big RVs. I could get within a few dozen yards of the water, but that just means I would have to hike up to the others to socialize every day.<\/p>\n

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This morning is the first time in a long while I removed my window coverings, let the air flow through Big Blue, and completed some work with a spectacular view over my desk space. Out one side of the van is Lake Mead, and the other side is a view of the Airsteam camp above us.<\/p>\n

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