Poker Run Tuesday

The "Poker Run" turned out to be a poker motor/crawl as there was no wind to speak of. We were able to sight a dozen lighthouses around the lake which give us the maximum draw of 5 cards whenever the game materializes. What was nice to see, is once again the slightest of breezes was able to move the boat smartly through the water.

Lake Havasu City

Well we made it to Lake Havasu yesterday, but haven't had time to get out the camera. Will be on the water today for the "Poker Run". Launch from "Site Six" was uneventful (always good) but unfortunately there was no wind, so had to motor to the London Bridge Resort. Slip assignment adjustment put us in the deeper outside slip we needed for the Typhoon.



The event is well organized, but spent the most of yesterday getting into our room, supplied and refreshed from the long drive. A "Meet and Greet" last night showed us how large this event has grown, quite a crowd.

Marathon drive to Needles

A 14 hour drive is about my limit, but it got us here to Needles, with just a short drive in the morning to Havasu. On pulling into a rest stop at Buttonwillow I notice that I only had one trailer light and it was hanging by its wires!!!

The lights had been mounted on a piece of aluminum angle stock and though it look flimsy I thought it was OK because it had made it down from Idaho last fall, boy was I wrong.

Fortunately we found a WalMart in Bakersfield and with only half hour pit stop in the parking lot we were back on the road with a new set of lights.

On the road again,....to Havasu

We will be taking off in the morning to join over 160 other pocket cruiser aficionados at the London Bridge Resort On Lake Havasu. The Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention going on it's fourth year through the dedicated hard work of Sean Mulligan.

Homeword bound

After the Tetons I guess both of us had felt we had seen enough for we mutually agreed it was time to head home. With an overnight in Boise with a dear old friend and another stop at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park we arrived home late Friday 13th morning as luck would have it ;)

Colter Bay

We spent two nights in Colter Bay on Jackson Lake in the Teton Park. A friend Captain Jim is a tour boat captain and we went for the Breakfast Cruise to Elk Island. There we were served a scrumptious meal of trout and eggs with all the trimmings. Most of the rest of the time we were dodging thunderstorms, but we did manage to get in a couple of hikes around string Lake and then up to Bradley Lake.

Yellowstone/ Tetons

We woke this morning in West Yellowstone and set out early for a mini-tour of Yellowstone on our way down to the Tetons. Let's just say we hit all the "hot spots" A morning viewing of Old Faithful and stops at various areas in the caldera. At one overlooking Yellowstone Lake we found a young elk curious about some Canadian tourists.

On our way over Craig's Pass we stopped at Isa Lake. This tiny water lily choked lake in a small depression is unique because each end of the lake drains into each side of the Continental Divide.

Later on now in the Grand Tetons Park we came across our first roadsideGrizzly. He was nosing around next to the highway and as I shot this photo Mary noticed a Mountain Lion slinking off into the background. We suspected a kill that the Grizzly ended up scavenging.