Operation Desert Fun

In mid October some friends and us headed down toward the Salton Sea to the Truckhaven off-road area for Operation Desert Fun.  The weather was super windy when we got there so we spent most of the first evening indoors, although we did make ourselves quite a dinner.

Through the canyons

View from our truck

Day 2 was the reason we came, the 4x4 runs.  Both of us having stock trucks we chose to do the easiest run that was available "The Slot."  The run winds its ways through a bunch of tight canyons, through some sandy washes, down the slot, and through a bit of rocky canyon area before heading back to camp on dirt roads.

Lunch break

Down the slot

Again the view from our truck

          

Around the rocks

After the 4x4 run we hopped on the toys and took a quick run to see some other sights in the area that we wanted to see.  This included the Pumpkin patch:

And the gas domes:

Grand Canyon

At the end of September we went to the Grand Canyon (South Rim) with friends and family.  We spent two days walking the trails along the edge and seeing the sights.

Most of the group on the first day

Terry and Angela

A group of pack mules headed out

A posing lizard

 A few of us got up early to see the sun rises

Mom and Angela waiting for sun up

Almost time

During the sunrise looking the other direction

Happy in the early morning

Trouble

More trouble

Content

Our group...well not the grumpy looking one closest to the camera

Host of the campground

Imagine running into this on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night

Chipmonk!

Squirrel!!

Squirrel!!

Angela and I

Dad and Terry

I am hoping that we can make this kind of thing yearly, it was a great time for all.  Hope you all enjoyed this 1% of the photos taken on this trip.