Where is the prospecting?

This is suppose to be a blog about prospecting and being a prospector's wife. So where's the prospecting? We did drive through the LDMA campground in North Carolina where we'd thought about taking the grandkids sometime. But prospecting in my mind is more about seeking treasures and enjoying the journey in that search. So why we may not be digging for gold, our travels lead us to new places with new adventures and we leave with lots of memories. Stay tuned for some close to home digging!

I-40 September trip

We had business back in Asheville so we left the heat of Arizona and headed East along I-40.  When we're driving rather than truckin' we drive til 6 or 7 pm.  This trip we stopped at casinos with poker rooms to collect a chip for my son along the way.   Gallup, NM didn't really qualify, but we stopped there and headed onto Oklahoma.  The rest stops in the Midwest are great!  Not like the cement picnic tables and barrels for garbage out west!  Arkansas had a pretty garden of plants typical to the area.

When got to North Carolina via the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, stepping on the Appalachian Trail on the way , we visited Mike's family (brother, niece, sister) in Asheville and the kids and grandkids in Winston-Salem.

 

We climbed up to the top of Clingman's Dome (well, Mike coaxed me up) and got a wonderful view.  We have such a beautiful country!

September adventures

After our long trip (10,000 miles) in May we took a break for the summer until we couldn't stand the heat. So in August, I escaped to Sarasota Florida for some beach time. The statue there commemorates the "kiss" from the end of WWII. With my good friend, KC, and her Mom and family we visited Spanish Pointe and toured Shelby Gardens.  We enjoyed grouper sandwiches, long sunsets and visited a sailboat built by hand as done in the past, by KC's cousin.  It was a great break from the Arizona heat.

While I was with the girls, Mike chose to take the truck camper to the desert and try out the sifter he built for processing the dirt.  He had a good site and did well in his prospecting. 

My work picked up in late August and I had to do some traveling that ended me up in Washington DC before Labor Day.  I took the opportunity to fly to Raleigh and visit my sister, Mary Beth and her family. We had a wonderful weekend shopping and eating before I returned to home to Phoenix for our next adventure.