We headed out of town to find the "dirt road" which leads to the Nellie E. Saloon, aka, the Desert Bar. It is out in the desert on the site of an old abandoned gold mine. Some dude bought the property and for some strange reason thought this would be a good place for a restaurant. It is totally solar powered, with very few amenities and plenty of dust and cats to go around. It is, what shall I say. . . . an experience.
The fare is pop or beer and the menu is hamburgers (no cheese as that would require refrigeration), hot dogs, chips or chili. We were there when it opened (only open Saturday and Sunday from noon to six). Got our food, actually quite a good burger, hiked a little to get a view from the top of the hill and took a lot of pictures.Before we started back out the 5 mile long desert dirt "road," we let some air out of the tires. We had a much smoother ride that way and there is less risk to damaging your tires on the rocks. We drove around Parker, Arizona, to see what was there. Not a lot, but I find these towns interesting.
Once back we just hung around the campsite. Later went over to Tab and Deanna's and had fresh baked blueberry pie a la mode. Mark (another 2005 class member still with us) joined us. It was delicious.
I have a couple pictures of sunrises and sunsets I will try and post.
Till next time. . .
Dale
2 comments:
Doesn't meat require refrigeration, too?
Yes it does, we thought that also.
Seemed to have plenty of ice on hand. Evidently the owner doesn't like cheese.
Dad
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