Great weekend!

Well, Kyle left for work again this morning about 5:45 am. But, we had a great weekend! Here's a quick summary:

Before we met Kyle on Friday, Turbo and I hiked up to Robber's Roost, a very short 1.4 mile round-trip route that leads to a few caves and a rock-climbing area. If you look closely in the last picture, there is a guy climbing in the top left corner.

When Kyle got off of work that evening, Turbo and I met him in Vegas at a house of some of his co-workers. We left Turbo there with another pup and all headed to the old strip for First Friday. First Friday is something that we had both in Lubbock and Bryan, and it is a community event held on the first friday of every month that give artists and musicians a chance to showcase their work. There's also free beverages and food : ) I have to say, I saw many more strange people and things than I ever saw in Lubbock and Bryan at First Friday!

On Saturday, Kyle and I woke up and headed back into town to run some errands (REI, groceries, wash car, ect.) That evening, some of the other employees that also live in the campground were grilling, so we joined them and cooked some steak, veggies, and brats. It was nice to meet some of the people that I have seen wandering around the campground. The people staying in the campground are all about our age...some work with the Great Basin Institute (like Kyle), some with the Forest Service, there are a few firefighters, and then at least one who is training to be in law enforcement.

On Sunday, Kyle and I decided to get out and explore a little. We hiked to Mummy Springs, a 6 mile round-trip hike which climbs about 1400 ft. In this first picture, you can see Cathedral Rock in the upper left part of the picture, which Turbo and I made it to the top of last week.

This tree here is called the Raintree and is "possibly the largest Bristlecone Pine in the Spring Mountains".

These are pictures from Mummy Springs. The water was so cold and Turbo enjoyed a drink : )

View of the desert below:

In other news, Kyle applied for a job yesterday thru the Great Basin Institute in Winnemucca, which is in north central NV. According to the town's website, the main industries in Winnemucca are cattle and sheep ranching, gold and silver mining, and other agricultural industries. Sounds interesting...we'll keep you updated : )