farewell to the Toulmers

Matthew (my brother), Amy (sis-in-law) and Miles (Emery's cousin who is 16 days younger), who have been inhabiting a home on a desert research facility, off the grid, in the middle of the Sweeney Granite Mountains about 2 hours from Vegas for the last 2.5 years, are moving back to Massachusetts! We are so sad to see them go, but are happy for them since they are going back to a place they love so much. We made the trek out the the desert and enjoyed non-stop Emery and Miles fun for a day in May. We tried hard to make it well-documented since it won't happen very often anymore. :(

aren't the mountains in their little cove amazing? (side note - Emery got a giant splinter in her bum from playing on this wood)

I love this picture because it explains what Emery and Miles love to do most together - run unrestrained at full speed

welcome to "The Bunny Club". this place is legendary in California (and elsewhere) acadamia. built into the side of the mountain by some of the most renowned professors from the University of California, it is huge inside and has multiple stories and can sleep about 30 people - in beds.

it looks like a random collection of junk, but it's far from that. yes, that is a ship's horn in the left corner. you can never buy anything new for the bunny club, they accept donations of used items, but nothing new. it's a collection of random COOL, VINTAGE, COLLECTORS-QUALITY stuff. there's even a shower. the main guy who built it is too old to make the hike anymore, but his sons carry him up there because he just needs to go. matthew and amy only have access because they are the preserve hosts. you have to have keys to get through locked fences. definitely on my list of coolest places i've ever been (which, in case you were wondering, includes: Havasupai, Buckskin Gulch and The Bunny Club)

happy boy on a tractor. he loves tractors.