Blogs from Henderson, Nevada, United States, North America

We traveled from The Grand Canyon to Henderson, NV, crossing the dessert and stopping along the way to see th magnificent Hoover Dam. It was 104 degrees near the dam, but we got out of the car and hiked up the stairs to the bridge which provides an overlook. It is hard to imagine the labor it took to construct the dam in such a rugged landscape and punishing climate.... read more

If you receive this entry and do not wish to follow our periodic updates please send email to sagerh@gmail.com to remove your name. With our friend Jo we inventory the articles to bring and checking the guidebooks and route. This caminha we are using the services of follow the Camino for lodging and put luggage transport. And this entry is to test the ability to add photos using the cell phone.... read more

Today we had a four hour drive from Williams, AZ to Las Vegas, NV. Our Garmin RV GPS took us an unexpected route from highway 40 to 68 to163 to 95. This route took us right past Lake Mead which looked very beautiful and than through a lot of driving on 6% grade roads which was not the most fun with the travel trailer, but not too bad. I suppose it was a good practice for the mountain driving to come. We decided to stay at Duck Creek RV Resort ($20/night with passport) until after the Holiday, checking out on July 5th. The resort is much like a large parking lot, but does offer Wi-Fi, pool, hot tub, DVD rental and is close to everything but still in a safe area. On the 4th they had ... read more

The idea for this update came today as I revisited some of the comments we received from fellow travelblog writers who have followed our trip on the Camino Frances August to October 2015. When we returned to our home town we provided the interim pastor at our church with a scallop shell as a token of our appreciation for his blessing for our journey. He then took the opportunity to say, "You know, I have been thinking! The period of lent is really like a pilgrimage. How would you like to spend 10 or 15 minutes each of five Wednesday evenings recounting your spiritual journey on El Camino de Santiago de Compostela?" So we put together five different segments: (1) Preparation and Beginning, (2) Tired but Undaunted we continue, (3) This is not what we thought ... read more

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