Leaving the Iris

Last year when we moved into this house the Irises had already bloomed and passed on so we never knew what colors they were. This year I waited patiently and watched them grow and bloom into brilliant purples. I have never had a yard with such regal flowers before so it was a great joy to watch them in the privacy of my own back yard as if it were a secret garden all my own. Sadly the time has come to leave these wonders of nature behind. Atleast I'll remember them as there were at the peak of their beauty.
As most of you already know, Brian and I find ourselves moving back to the East Coast. Our new home will be Alexandria VA. It's not that we don't love the wild beauty of Nevada, I have thousands of photos to prove it. You just have to go where the job takes you. We will be driving ourselves back and I will be documenting all the way so look for photos when I get settled again. Among the stops we plan to make are Vegas and the Grand Canyon! It's going to be another great adventure! So if this ends up being my last post from Nevada, I hope you've enjoyed my pictures . They won't stop just because I'll be back in the city. It will just be different. I love you all and I'll see you all soon on the other side!

Waterfall Hike

Yesterday was Friday and Brian finished work early and decided that he would like to check out a waterfall that he heard of since it's Spring and it should be running good. We packed up the Bean and a few things like binoculars, camera and walking sticks etc and off we went. We drove to Markleeville and turned towards Grover Hot Springs State Park. This park is actually free because they charge to swim in the hot springs pool, which we didn't want to do so we were glad to take advantage of a park that didn't charge the 4 dollar fee. We started out on the trail and Beanie just loved it. It was sort of marchy and she just laid down and rubbed all over the ground and got wet and dirty like a dog should! Usually she is a stay on the trail and not get dirty or touch water kind of dog. We hiked the 1.2 miles back to the waterfall wich consisted of climbing up lots of rock faces and washouts that had dried up. Water was everywhere, little streams that had branched of and were running through the woods. When you finally got up to the first falls it was a sight to see. Spray was coming off of it and cooling you down, the roar of the falls was nice to hear since living in the desert you don't hear that very often. All in all we had a wonderful time. I wish you all could have been there to experience it.