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Anniversary Lunch
Oct. 13th, 2020 07:08 pmToday was Lisa and my 24th wedding anniversary. (At least one of you reading this was there when we got married on board Portland Vintage Trolley car 513 running on Portland's light rail system.) Because of the pandemic, we can't do anything ambitious like a trip or a fancy dinner in Reno, but we did get away for the day. I took the day off from work and this afternoon we drove down to Fort Churchill State Park, where we ate a picnic lunch that Lisa had packed for us.
( Anniversary Lunch al Fresco )
After a nice leisurely meal of salmon sandwiches, with a side of blue cheese and the baguette chips we bought from Cost Plus World Market, we cleaned up, put away the picnic things, and went for a walk along a portion of the park's 2.5 km Nature Trail.
( Along the River and Through the Rabbits )
About an hour before sunset, we headed out, with a detour to Buckland Station and a side trip to explore a back road that did not lead where we thought it would, but fortunately didn't lead to us getting stuck. (A later exploration on Google Maps shows that we did the right thing by turning back when we did. The minivan is not the right vehicle for exploring Nevada's back-country dirt roads.) As the light faded, we made for home back up US-95A/50A. We had one more wildlife encounter, but couldn't take pictures of it, as Lisa counted some 72 wild horses along the road between Silver Springs and Fernley.
Next year, we hope we can do someting a bit more ambitious than this, but we certainly got our $5 day use fee's worth at the park, and it got us out of the house, which is a good thing during these trying times. This is the third time we've been here, and I doubt it will be the last. I hope some people driving to Westercon 74 in Tonopah from the north will take the opportunity to stop here and look around.
( Anniversary Lunch al Fresco )
After a nice leisurely meal of salmon sandwiches, with a side of blue cheese and the baguette chips we bought from Cost Plus World Market, we cleaned up, put away the picnic things, and went for a walk along a portion of the park's 2.5 km Nature Trail.
( Along the River and Through the Rabbits )
About an hour before sunset, we headed out, with a detour to Buckland Station and a side trip to explore a back road that did not lead where we thought it would, but fortunately didn't lead to us getting stuck. (A later exploration on Google Maps shows that we did the right thing by turning back when we did. The minivan is not the right vehicle for exploring Nevada's back-country dirt roads.) As the light faded, we made for home back up US-95A/50A. We had one more wildlife encounter, but couldn't take pictures of it, as Lisa counted some 72 wild horses along the road between Silver Springs and Fernley.
Next year, we hope we can do someting a bit more ambitious than this, but we certainly got our $5 day use fee's worth at the park, and it got us out of the house, which is a good thing during these trying times. This is the third time we've been here, and I doubt it will be the last. I hope some people driving to Westercon 74 in Tonopah from the north will take the opportunity to stop here and look around.
