Alive in Death Valley!

Hey Everyone, sorry for not updating sooner... I've been having computer problems. A lot has happened since I left L.A.! I drove to the Mojave Desert National Preserve and found an old deserted ranch to camp out. It was pretty spooky as I heard noises all night and had a tough time sleeping. Talk about being isolated! I think Chili was a little freaked too ;)


From there, I decided to check out Death Valley and I'm really glad I did! What a beautiful, desolate, incredibly hot place. I wasn't aware that Death Valley has the lowest point in the world (below sea level) at 282 feet below. It was so hot I couldn't even let Chili out of the car when I did little hikes etc. as she would take a couple of steps and would start crying and limping. Luckily, there were some small grassy areas where I could let her out to do her business... I actually got a little spooked thinking my car was going to overheat and I'd get stuck out there! I couldn't think of a better name for this place.


As I was getting ready to drive out of the park, I found an old ghost town! Can't believe people used to live around there and not surprised that this place became deserted. It was kinda neat as artists came in and placed some ghost sculptures made of plastic or fiberglass for added effect.


So I've been in Vegas now for a couple of days and getting ready to leave. It's fun here but a little too over the top for a recovering stem cell transplant patient ;) I just can't keep up with the pace not to mention it's so expensive to go out. I went to a couple of Casinos (but didn't gamble), Red Rock in the suburbs on Friday and the Club XS at the new Wynn Casino called Encore. It's been nice hanging out at my buddies place with a nice pool, big screen tv's and a little French Bulldog for Chili to hang out with!!

From here, I'm off to Santa Fe NM. Looking forward to going as I've never been there.

I've been feeling pretty good overall. Hope to keep it going...!

All the best,