Over coffee, we were not sure what we wanted to do today. First we stopped at the office to tell them we want to stay an extra day. It is so terribly windy to be in the land barge, so we will ride out the wind here and then move on. On the way into town we could clearly see bright yellow airplanes off in the distance. Who had yellow planes? DHL, remember them? They are out of business. So we found our way there and realized it is part of a museum. It's a hangar and today is quite chilly, so we did not stop. On our way out of the airport complex we passed Desert Diamond Distillery. It is a medium sized building surrounded by a big fence. I drove past it and Jerry wanted to turn around. I did. Just as we were about to reach for the door handle, the door opened and we were invited in. As it turns out this is a family operated distillery making Gold Miner brand spirits. We entered through the retail/gift shop and were greeted with warm hand shakes. Then we got a private tour. After having seen the breweries at Coors and Anheiser-Bush, this distillery appeared to be a small operation. Wrong! They are working very hard to produce quality products and get them distributed. Name recognition is big in this industry so they have their work cut out for them. But you can tell they are industrious and determined. I predict they will be a great success. They have already won awards for all four of their products. After the tour, if you like, you can sample all of their delicious liquors. We really enjoyed this stop and recommend if you are ever in Kingman, you stop in, too. We left there and drove up Hualapai Mountain. What a fantastic view with a panorama that goes on for miles. Jerry spotted two deer so I put the car in reverse and he took pictures. That's why I have included the picture you see. If you look closely you will see that the two deer were clearly watching us. We left them alone and came home to get warm. It was a great day especially to have had no plans at all when it started.
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