Road Trip!: Fiddler’s Campground

We decided to spend a restful and quiet day around camp. Most of the other Casitas were scheduled to leave today. We had a few nice chats with others before they departed. Thankfully the woman apposed to our generator departed early so there was nothing more of her opinions. When we talked to others we expressed concern if our generator bothered them and none said it did, in fact quite the opposite. They commented on how quiet it runs, which of course is an attribute to the little Honda 2000 and why we bought it. The next time we decide to try out a Casita Rally or gathering of some sort we will first as about the use of generators, etc. Apparently at the Rally these people came from there were maybe 100 Casitas and certainly a lot of them used generators, and not quite ones either! Before it was too warm today we went on a “Headquarters Plant Walk” that started at the Visitor Center, just a brief walk from where we are camped. It was interesting to hear about the different wild flowers, shrubs, and trees in the area. We are told in the coming weeks there will be a lot of wild flowers in bloom but the bloom will be very short if there is no more rain. This I can believe. Mesquite is the only natural occurring tree in this area. Fascinating to hear about all the uses of this particular tree! One can even grind cooking flour from the pods. During the afternoon we relaxed, read, and played cards. I managed to put most of my photographs in order and labeled this afternoon as well. Tonight we went to a “Seekers of the Stars” program, also at the Visitor Center. It was not very impressive, but I have one nice photo from the talk. When they began to talk about dark sky pollution and extraterrestrials we decided to head back to camp. It must have been above our thinking. One thing we heard today that makes one pause for thought – In the desert “things” either stick, sting, stab, or stink. I thought that was funny, though pretty accurate!

Furnace Creek Visitor Center