Our Escape From the City

Tired from the traffic, all the people, the desert, and mostly the heat; we escaped it ALL!! Nick has been missing the mountains from home and we've thought, 'if only we were in Wyoming!' But we've found this weekend, that we don't have to be in Wyoming to get the escape we've been longing for. Nick has always heard of people talk about how neat and relaxing Mount Charleston is, but he has never been able to check it out. We decided that it was time to go see what it had to offer. :) We did our Saturday chores around the house and yard and then took off for the "mountain". We were trying not to get too excited because we didn't want to be let down by what we would find. The closer we got to the mountain, the more beautiful it got. It began to rain the closer we got and so we were lucky enough to watch an amazing lightning storm fill the sky. We were so excited and it was ALL we had hoped for. We explored the entire mountain side and found out two down sides to the whole deal: 1. You can't actually drive over the mountain. The road just kind of flips a you and sends you right back down the way you came. There was a man sitting in a booth at the top and he laughed at us when we asked if there was no way to get OVER the mountain. We had to explain to him that we were from Wyoming and that's the way it was there. :) He told us the only way to the TOP of Mount Charleston, was by walking. An 8 mile hike actually. :) 2. And secondly, we were hoping we MIGHT get lucky enough to find a stream to fish from. But... after exploring the mountain side and also asking the booth man, we found that there is no water. I know... very weird. But we had to stay positive and just enjoy and relax in what we did have. My cousin Jess called me once we were heading back to the city and I had told her we just went to the mountains. "Mountains? In Nevada? Like with no rocks, pavement, and real trees?" she asked. Yes, that's right. Pine trees and beautiful mountains. Take a look...

(Mom, I told you Nevada isn't ALL that ugly... these are for you)

Not bad huh? It was just what we needed.

Once we returned from the mountain, we did something that has needed to be done for a LONG time. Both mine and Nick's mom FULLY agree, although Nick was NOT so convinced. He says that 'Every guy has one and they love it. It's a must have.' Yes, I'm talking about a cap. One that has dirt built up on it from being worn for FOUR years. One that's frayed across the bill, one that holes in the back from killing flies. Yes Nick... it is past time to let go. So we did it, we bought him a NEW CLEAN hat. And I must say that it looks VERY nice.

Here is the old hat....

And then the NEW CLEAN one compared to the OLD one! :)

Now that's what a WHITE hat is supposed to look like! :) Mom's we knew you'd LOVE to see this because both of you have been wanting this hat to only HANG on the wall and NOT been seen in public. LOL!! :)