I'm a bit late on this but since mcap got me hot sucker and I am nothing but a lying piece of shit I figure I would finally post up this thread and some pictures.
We took this vacation right before the problems with Covid and all the lock down measures.
I almost bought a house a few miles away from where we currently live as it had a huge yard and it would fit our needs better.
I actually offered 5k more than asking price but the seller backed out for some reason only 2 days after our offer.
Funny thing is their realtor messaged us at the end of March asking if we wanted it and I just laughed because of Corona.
A bit of a logistical problem with paperwork and moving.
Prior to that I was about to take a trip to Tennessee to look at a property with 40 acres but opted for vacation instead.
It was sold a few weeks after our vacation.
Currently I am looking at a more expensive property in Tennessee with less acreage and a higher price tag.
Kind of a perfect house/land situation but we had some issues with the offer so I am taking more time to think it over.
I have a lot of choices but working on this vacation thread will help me not think too much.
I'm sure I am going to get trolled in this thread but perhaps a few of you will enjoy it for what it is.
We took this vacation in early February.
I was just thinking about a Lake Tahoe trip in October but not too sure now as things constantly change.
It was cold in Utah but the weather was perfect for what we did.
We spent some serious dough on snow suits, boots and winter clothing.
I figured the trip would cost about 3 to 4 grand in total so I wasn't worried about it.
I'd have to look it up but I think we spent under or close to 3k total.
The lodging was 1175 total as I had to pay an extra 100 for two dogs which was worth it.
It was fun to take the new truck through the snow covered roads and it was very quiet and peaceful up at around 8000 feet in elevation.
The highest point that we were at was just under 10k.
My uncle had a bit of altitude sickness for the first two days but came through and enjoyed a day of snowmobiling as the wife and I enjoyed 2 days.
We also took a ride over to Bryce Canyon for one of the days which was a nice ride and good take to take in the scenery.
We have the lifetime military free pass so its nice to take advantage of it as we only use it at Lake Mead for the most part.
I spent a few hundred dollars on a bunch of wood for fires at night and I had the upstairs of the A-Frame blazing hot.
Everyone was pretty tired by 10 pm anyway so it wasn't a problem sleeping as we just opened some windows.
We had one day of a nice snowfall.
I played in the snow for an hour or two trying to build a snowman but only got the first two mounds completed.
Gave up on the head and decorations as I was tired.
Getting old but it was nice to enjoy that as I haven't done that for a very long time.
I did all the cooking and the rental was equipped with more than I needed.
They had a huge pantry full of free wine and liquor and I was surprised about that.
The day before we left I got some to go Pastrami and Corned Beef Sandwiches from a local restaurant.
The owner said at that time of the year it was always dead as far as business goes.
All the action is during the Spring and Summer months.
I enjoyed not having to fight through any crowds or lines.
The snowmobile rental place had everything taken care of and we had no problems or hitches.
All in all a great vacation at high altitude away from the Rat Race.
Below are some pictures and I will add more eventually.
I'll try to keep it in somewhat chronological order.
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