We are finally on our winter adventure. We arrived in Mesquite, Nevada, yesterday afternoon. It is always kind of a shock to drive through miles and miles of snow-covered hills and mountains then drop down onto cactus-covered deserts. It was sunny and about 60 degrees here when we arrived.

The first task was to "summerize" our trailer, meaning to flush out the antifreeze in the water system and fill it with fresh water. Like last year, this did not go smoothly. Water started gurgling out of our hot water heater all over the floor. It turns out that the tank ruptured along a weld. There isn't an RV parts and repair shop in Mesquite so we called our next destination - Lake Havasu City, Arizona. We have an appointment for Monday morning to have a new hot water heater installed so no hot water in the trailer until then. Fortunately, RV parks have bathrooms and showers so we will shower this afternoon.

Yesterday morning we were in Salt Lake City staying with Grandma-great Shirley. It was snowy there so we were anxious to head for warmer climates.

Before SLC we spent several days in Pocatello to load up the trailer and take care of necessary things (doctors, dentists, vets, and shopping). Before that we were at the cabin and it was cold!

Yes, on the morning that we left our outdoor thermometer read -17.6 degrees Fahrenheit! That's too cold for us (although it had been as low as the minus 20s). Regardless, it is still beautiful.

Looking downriver from our riverside windows a few nights
before we left.