President Reagan's Library

We spent the night in Simi Valley after we toured President Reagan's Library. It is a really nice memorial to him. The location, high on a hill overlooking the valley on all  sides is gorgeous. In addition to displays about his life and presidency they have Air Force One in a huge room with an unbelievable window (Roger guessed 100 ft x 300 ft!) and view.
We are heading east now - toward Joshua Tree National Park. Fleeing the LA traffic on a Saturday morning!

I forgot to write about this earlier: When we stayed in Monterrey the campground was full of pup tents and kids. They had a "chuck wagon" and trailers with all their bikes. We talked with the cook to get the story. They are from a private middle school (6-9th grade) and it is part of their curriculum to go camping 3 times a year! They hike, mountain bike and kayak for a week each time. The whole school goes -all the teachers and even the headmaster. The last trip of the year is for the 9th graders and they are going to bike from the south rim of the Grand Canyon to Sedona! Oh, to be a kid again! Or, or to be a RICH kid again!

Samantha and Emily just called us on SKYPE - Kyle was cooking breakfast because Heather was sleeping in - and they were literally shoveling in pancakes! They have a calendar and are marking off the days until I get there - me too!!