Saturday, January 30, 2010

Red Rock Canyon & Ranch

Snow on the mountain between Pahrump and Red Canyon:

Ever seen a Roadrunner? Fast little buggers!

Many species of Cactus (or is it cacti?)

The Krupp Diamond(33+carats), Richard Burton bought it for Elizabeth Taylor (it belonged to Vera Krupp who owned the Ranch...the same Krupp family of Germany and big guns!

The Ranch House which included a secret bedroom which we were allowed to see:

Red Rock Canyon...sand dunes frozen in place:

2 comments:

  1. Larry, I'm sure you know that Berta Krupp, from Essen, was an Eickhoff. "Big Betha", as she and the WW! German railcar mounted gun named for her were known... and there was a reason for that. The large painting of her on the wall at Villa Hugel in Essen is painted horizontally, even though she was standing up. J

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  2. Yes, we told our Ranch hand that Helen was a descendent of the Krupps. Larry

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