Thank heavens that 2020 is finally in the rear-view mirror. With the vaccines on the way, we hope that 2021 will bring back at least some sense of normal. Normality did eventually return after pandemics of the past – Spanish Flu for example. We can only hope that Covid ends up running a similar course. The Woman is already booking RV sites for May – maybe a bit optimistic, but you gotta start sometime. In the meantime, we’ll just watch the New Year’s fireworks from our patio.
We set out on one of our boredom drives. In 1775 the Spaniards found gold in what came to be called Eldorado Canyon. It wasn’t until just before the Civil War that the town of Nelson was established, along with three gold mines – the Techatticup, Wall Street and Savage mines, During the time that the mines were operated, about over $5 million of gold ore was removed.
We ventured down to the Colorado River just for fun and for a bit of a walk. The mines are just outside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, so we didn’t have too far to drive. There used to be a marina and other facilities where Eldorado Canyon meets the Colorado, however, about 35 years ago a flash flood destroyed everything in its path. The Marina and the facilities had not been profitable enough to warrant rebuilding.
Talk to you soon.
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