Saturday, April 19, 2025

Council of Indian Nations

Friday

Chris woke me up at 6:30. I brushed my teeth, took supplements, and packed supplements. I obsessed over what to wear, then put on jeans and a t-shirt. I packed sturdy shoes and filled a large water bottle. I made a grocery list, worked on my blog, and packed some nuts.

We got in Chris' car and stopped at the post office to unlock the swap shop. Then we headed to Tooele Army Depot. We met the others in The Eagle's Nest. I went to the restroom, then sat while people filed in and talked. Finally a guy told us that we won't have a bathroom where we are going and to go now. So I got in line. It went slowly because they said one toilet was plugged. When I got in, the one I used had a plunger. So I went after the plugged one. But a simple push and hold of the handle flushed it.

Then we all loaded ourselves into 6 trucks. It was windy and cold. We drove to a site to see petroglyphs. There was a cage around the rock so it was hard to get pics of it. We looked around the site and saw strange trees and a pit. Then we headed in another direction for some time and came to the remains of a mound house. Apparently there were a lot in the area. Some had been excavated to reveal human remains, but most were untouched.

We went back to The Eagle's Nest for a boxed lunch. Chris requested a vegetarian meal because he doesn't eat meat on Good Friday. After lunch, we went to an old grave yard on a plateau. The grave in the middle was marked, but most of the others had been found by ground penetrating radar, which didn't tell them much. The guy in charge had gone through a list of deaths in the area and graves in nearby sites, to make a list of dead people without graves that might be buried here. Some could be Native American.

Then we went to see the remains of an old homestead and the nearby pond. They stocked it with a fish was was going extinct: least chub. Very small fish. Then we went back to The Eagle's Nest to disembark from the trucks.

We got in Chris' car and went to Tooele. I got my hair cut while Chris shopped at Macey's. Then we stopped at Melanies and went back to base. I nearly fell asleep. We shopped at the commissary and went home to unload groceries. Then we went to fill 5gallon jugs with water. But we only got two because the card reader messed up. I took the chance to lock the swap shop.

I read e-mail while Chris made his supper. Then I made my usual breakfast. I posted for Project Night. I messaged Steve about having transportation for manure for the garden. I looked up hints for Kings Quest II. I washed and ate grapes. I hardboiled 14 eggs.

I prepared for Game Night and posted to my blog. I went over to Michelle's house. Casey had the Indiana Jones game up. I took some time to figure out how to avoid getting killed by the machine. And then, after a 6 minute video clip, the game was over. Casey brought up the list of choices and I picked The Island of Dr. Brain. It was full of puzzles he said. He called Michelle because she played it a lot. She talked me through some of it and we discussed other things. Then she hung up. I continued to play until I got surprised by the time: 11:20! I saved the game and quit it. I said goodbye to Casey and went home. Chris was already in bed. I got ready and went to bed.

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