Meandering Around Mesquite

So today found us heading south to Mesquite, Nevada.   It is only about 30 minutes from St. George.   We had been there for the balloon rally in January.   Our purpose today was to see the movie Philomena and Mesquite was the closest city to be showing it.  Off we went.

On the way to Mesquite, you pass through a very short stretch of Arizona.   It is quite a canyon carved out by our old friend, the Virgin River, which runs right through St. George as well.   We had seen signage for a recreation area the last time we drove through the canyon and decided to stop and explore there a bit today after the movie.

AS you can see, not only did we find the Virgin River, but there was actually water flowing in it! We took a short hike along the river in each direction.   Pretty peaceful and neat.

 It was an extra bonus that the movie was really great, so all in all the afternoon excursion which included a picnic lunch, movie, hiking, and covering the states of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada was enjoyable and only took us 5 hours!   

Tomorrow will be a day to hang around the condo for a good part of the day as the USA women's hockey game in the Olympics is showing live.   There are priorities after all!

Toodles and we are wishing our granddaughter Emily good luck in her basketball game tomorrow.   Only 2 games left.   They have had a very successful season, with only 1 loss so far.  

The Happy Wanderers