S/V Loomba-Loomba

We left home on September 28. and spent the first night in Seattle with the Heyers (Simon, RL, Kelsey and Barlow) the next night in Wenatchee (Chapples) and the third night in Twin Falls in a motel.  The next day we drove to Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada. It was COLD! It was 33 degrees when we woke up so we hiked up to the Bristlecone Pine grove quite early -slow going at 10,000 feet, but we warmed up quickly. Some of the Bristlecone Pines are several thousands of years old. This one was over 3,000 years old when it died.  Cave Tour of Lehman Caves It was a great tour by a Park Ranger. Then we drove to Moab where we camped  for five nights in a BLM Campground  right on the Colorado River. From our camp we hiked up a shady canyon along a clear creek  to Morning Glory Arch,  Drove the La Sal Mountain Loop,  (awesome views and no traffic) View looking down Castle Valley toward Moab Spent two days hiking

It's been an absolutely beautiful summer in the Great Pacific Northwest - reminding us why we call it home. We are heading south on September 29th and taking our time getting back to Mazatlan. This year we will head east and then south, camping along the way. Our summer consisted of going back and forth between Bainbridge Island (home) and Seattle (where Kelsey, RL, Simon and Barlow live). Fortunately the kids have a room for us! A "Welcome Home" from Simon We spent quite a few afternoons with Simon and family  at Lake Washington. Simon's first trip to the Zoo. Giraffes seem to be his favorite animals. (after dogs, of course) We were also able to see many, but unfortunately not all, of our local friends, get in a camping trip to Staircase campground in Olympic National Park, a trip to Wenatchee, have a few out of town visitors, play tourist in Seattle, and do quite a bit of yard work. We went to Poulsbo on a friends boat for the 3rd of July f