50.01 Nevada: Boulder City: Black Mountain river hike. Keeping ahead of the heat (so we planned) and failing miserably.
We're on our way to a celebration of a 70th birthday by none other than Gill Midgen, who obviously looks ten years younger than the records show. It's a surprise party so this blog posting was delayed. We had decided to either return to France or reach Montana for this trip. It took us a while to calculate but in the end we thought Montana and the northern states were probably closer than Europe. Another minor reason for skipping France is that of the uncertainty surrounding the virus still pervades. After returning from a long trip to South Africa recently, we decided perhaps we'll face the bears rather than the virus. Jenni tells me it's easier to spot a bear. We both believe we have a better chance against Covid than a grizzly. As our American friends might say, "Ain't that the truth." The period also opened up for us as a certain procedure one of us was supposed to undergo was postponed due to a favorable turn. Lucky! Boulder City is another of o...