A new year brings a new look, and with good intention, new blogs more often. I hope everyone had a safe ringing-in. For us we decided to send 2010 out with some fun, setting the tone for 2011. To do this we called some friends and headed out to the desert for a bit of laser tag.
How crazy was this, with the wind chill factored in we figured it must have been around 12 degrees out there. Thankfully we had the trailer, with a nice campfire going, hot chocolate and our usual New Year fare- Chinese take away. Dressed in layers with our faces wrapped up we tucked and rolled our way to hours of running around in the snow, while hiding behind Junipers and shrubbery. With five of us and a dog we did away with teams and decided to play against each other. It was so cold the guns kept misbehaving. How magnificent it all was with the mighty hunter Orion above us brightly lit up, as we chased and tracked one another through the darkness. Predators, with only the green glow from our scopes to give our positions away. After about 2 hours we had to quit, as several us could not feel our limbs and face parts. Not even standing near the fire helped. So into the warm trailer we did pack, shedding our gear and outerwear, though not before documenting the extreme event.
back (L-R): Stephanie, Vanessa, and Ty front (L-R): Dave, Katie, and Sydney
It wasn't long until we were defrosted, with hot cocoa and Chinese food in our tummies. The rest of the evening was spent playing Texas Hold'em and telling crazy stories. While the hours ticked away we got antsy. Once again braving the cold we departed the hideaway and lit off a few firecrackers and sparklers. The wind, however, got the better of us and we had to cut our noise making short. Couldn't get anything lit safely.
Much exhausted by our merriment we all got comfortable and settled in for the duration of the evening. By the time the clock finally clicked midnight we were ready to head back home. There would be no spending the night out in the desert, until the weather got warmer. In high spirits we departed, all agreed that it was necessary to repeat this "Most Excellent" event in the future, but without the extreme cold.
We wish you all the very best for 2011. For us it starts a new chapter in our adventure book, filled with lots of anticipated excitement and discoveries to keep our hero and heroine going for awhile. But those are stories for later installments.
Take care and stay in touch...
