The BIRTHDAY GIRLS Run 2025

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January is truly a special month in that there are two birthdays that we celebrate in the WAYALIFE household. One is of course for Cindy and the other, is for our wonderful little Ripley and if you can believe it, they're just 3 days apart. And, while we've always jump into one of our Jeeps and head out to the desert to do some exploring for Cindy, this year, we decided to head out a bit early to let Ripley enjoy her day as well. Needless to say, these are just a few of the pics we took from all the fun we had :cool:

Because chasing a ball across a dry lake bed is one of Ripley's favorite thing to do, Cindy and I decided to head out on her birthday and make that our very first stop. Here's a couple of shots of her and all of us after she spent some quality time running her heart out.
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And, what would a trip like this be without a stop or two at some fun watering holes - CHEERS!
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And, because one can never have enough play, especially if you're a border collie...
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But, when it was finally time to call it a night, Ripley settled right into her own bed.
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Okay, so we kicked off Day 2 of our birthday celebration weekend by making a stop over at the world famous, Crowbar Saloon.
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And, it would be hear that we met up with our good friends Tony and Step who were nice enough to break from their busy schedule to have some fun with us.
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Not that it matters to anyone but damn, this was a really good BLT!
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After spending way too much time catching up with old friends, we finally hit the trail.
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Making our way to our first stop along the way.
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And here we are! Who would have thought a place like this can exist in the middle of the desert.
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I always love old homesteads like this.
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Check out the cool old cars that were around the homestead.
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Moving on and trying to get to our next destination of the day and before sunset.
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And here we are - the Dante's Peak vista point.
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You can't really see it from here due to the mountainside but Bad Water is down below and about a mile down.
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Ominous warning sign at the toilet :oops:
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After freezing our butts off on top of Dante's Peak, we made our way down into the valley and warm ourselves up with some whiskey at the Wild Rose Tavern.
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CHEERS
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And, before calling it a night, we made sure to make one more stop and at an awesome watering hole that had been closed for a while, the Sourdough Saloon!
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Unfortunately, because they just reopened, they don't have their liquor license yet and so, we just stopped in for a look.
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Our final day out in the desert was a cloudy and a bit colder but not enough to keep us from getting out and doing some more exploring.
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And, what would a trip like this be without at least one stop to quench our thirst 😁
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Welcome to the Mina Club!
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And, if you have any doubts about what pronoun to use or whether or not this place serves vegan food, this should give you a pretty good idea as to what the answer would be LOL
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I think it's time to imbibe!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!
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Trying our luck at winning the Shack a Shift pot!
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In the end, Tony got a full house and won a free drink.
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After staying way longer than we had expected but only because we were having so much fun, we got back out on dirt again.
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And, before we lost all our daylight, we made one more stop to check out an old ghost town.
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Fortunately, traffic was light on our way back to civilization.
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Well, there was a reason it was so cold out all day and it's because a winter storm was blowing in and by the time we were calling it a night, the white stuff was coming down.
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By morning, we had gotten about 3" of snow.
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After saying our good byes to Tony and Steph, we made the slippery and slow drive back to Carson City.
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Of course, with a few side routes along the way.
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Unfortunately for us, the closer we got to home, the snowier it got and that made for a slick and slower drive.
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And, by the time we got home, everything underneath our Jeep was covered in ice LOL
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But, at least we made it home :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the fun we had over the weekend. I can assure you that some of this will be places we visit on a future Whiskey Wanderlust and we hope that you'll be able to join us for it :cool:
 
Looks like a fun trip! Miss the desert.
It was a ton of fun especially being that we had no real plan, anywhere to be and didn't film anything. In fact, most of our time was just sitting at bars, drinking and having a good time. And yes, the desert is calling you LOL
Wanderlust dates? Asking for a friend! 😂🤣
When you get back out here (y)
What a cool trip, thanks for sharing. Happy belated birthday to Cindy and Ripley.
Glad you enjoyed seeing the pics and the ladies thank you :)
Looked like the perfect birthday trip!! Some really cool spots and views. The snow looks amazing out there across the desert. Happy Birthday again to Cindy and Ripley!
It really was a great trip and Cindy appreciated the birthday wishes. Snow in the desert like this is always amazing to see too :)
 
Awesome! Looks like a great trip! Glad you guys got to celebrate Cindy’s (and Ripley’s) birthday with Tony and Stephanie.

Happy belated birthday, Cindy!
It was a lot of fun and one we'll have to get you, Robyn and everyone else to join us on in the future (y)
Lovely wife, a dog, Jeeps, Friends, bars, whisky, gorgeous views, and an alien! looks like a great time. Happy birthday ladies!
The ladies thank you and yes, it was a heck of a good time :)
Awesome pictures on an epic little trip! Happy late birthday ladies!
Glad you liked the pics and the ladies thank you :)
 
Happy Birthday Cindy and Ripley!

What a fun way to get out and celebrate!

Crazy how much snow can fall in the desert and how quickly it changes the landscape.

Snow must have been pretty wet to freeze up like that but, I'm a little disappointed the Ohlins didn't have built in heaters.

Whiskey Wanderlust eh?
 
What a fantastic Birthday weekend. Happy Birthday Cindy & Ripley! Fantastic pics.
Glad you enjoyed seeing our trip and they said thanks!
Happy birthday Cindy and Ripley
They both said thank you :)
Happy Birthday Cindy and Ripley!

What a fun way to get out and celebrate!

Crazy how much snow can fall in the desert and how quickly it changes the landscape.

Snow must have been pretty wet to freeze up like that but, I'm a little disappointed the Ohlins didn't have built in heaters.

Whiskey Wanderlust eh?
LOL - for how much they cost, the Ohlins should have come with heaters 😁

Cindy and Ripley both say thank you and yes, you need to join us for a Whiskey Wanderlust. Hoping to do more than one this year (y)
 
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