For lunch, we packed a lunch of sandwiches, chips, grapes and drinks into a cooler. Then, we hopped onto 4-wheelers and took off into the scorching desert. Grant and I shared a quad with the cooler securely attached, while Colleen and Chris rode another one. Poor Dustin had to take the 80 (a kid-sized four-wheeler) because we couldn't all fit onto the large ones! He is so accommodating! We all wore tennis shoes and helmets, except for Dusty! He chose to don an Indian-style t-shirt on his head and flip-flops on his feet....yes, he was prepared for the rough terrain of the desert! Because his machine wouldn't travel as quickly as ours (we could cruise at about 53mph while his top speeds were around 40mph), he said he would meet us at a designated spot. We all assumed he would turn around and head back into the air-conditioned house, but we were delighted to see him come screamin' down the path, dust billowing behind him, with an 'Indian-boy' helmet and no shirt on!
Our designated spot was down a dry river bed where we found only a sliver of shade under which to enjoy our lunches! We parked our ATV's and sought relief from the heat under a large rock. The lizards had thought of the idea before us, but we quickly chased them (and tried to catch one) from our new location! Each of us removed our dusty helmets and wiped the sweat from our heads. We all agreed that our food had never tasted so delicious! I can't imagine living without the conveniences of our day!
After eating our lunches, we continued to travel up the river bed (giving Dustin a head-start toward home), but found that our machines were entirely too large to maneuver between the boulders that lay in our path. We had a great ride and lunch, which was followed up by a dip in the Morrison's pool!
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