Christmas Eve 2008
The Andersons loaded into the big rolling turd (RV) to tour Death Valley.
1st Stop - Scotty's Castle
"Moonlight anywhere is a delight. But there's no moonlight in the world that can compare with the moonlight in Grapevine Canyon, our desert canyon, where the Castle stands."
-quote by Mrs. Bessie Johnson from Death Valley Scotty by Mabel © 1932
Scotty's Castle is about 1.5 hours from Vegas in Death Valley. This hidden dream home gives insight into the life and times of the opulent roaring '20s then we seqway to the hard times of the '30s.
Walter Scott "Death Valley Scotty" is an ex-cowboy, turned performer with Buffalo Bill's traveling show (Bill fired him)/turned prospector met a wealthy adventurer, Albert Mussey Johnson. Scotty was known for his tall tales entertained paying visitors by telling stories and a colorful history of Death Valley's only mansion - he told visitors he financed the building himself with booty from a secret gold mine found under his bed.
"Scotty was the mystery, the cowboy, and the entertainer, but he was also a friend. Albert was the brains and the money. Two men as different as night and day, from different worlds and with different visions - who shared a dream. " - National Park Service
Mom and Dad treated all the kids to the living history tour. The 1000 pipe organ played Christmas music, it was magical.
Albert Johnson's Garage
Is it a clock tower or a watch tower? Or both?
Scotty's Grave site
If you can't read it it says:
Death Valley Scotty 1872 - 1954
"I've got four things to live by: Don't say nothin that will hurt anybody. Don't give advice, nobody will take it anyway. Don't complain. Don't explain."
2nd Stop - Ubehebe Crater
3rd Stop - Furnace Creek Ranch
Dog riding a horse in the Xmas parade.
Last Stop - Furnace Creek Inn
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