MONDAY JANUARY 28/08
It was another one of those nights spent at the mercy of our old arch night time enemy, the wind!! Once again, the wind tried it's best to rip the paint off the motorhome & blow us all the way across the desert floor, up & over the mountains & into the Pacific ocean. And this time the wind brought along it's number one pal......rain!! And it rained most of the night leaving large puddles near the motorhome. But luckily the morning dawned clear & bright with the big Arizona sun bursting over the mountains to the east & flooding the Saguaro valleys with brilliant & warming sunshine. The up side of all the rain though is that it may spur the desert flowers to bloom in a couple days. We noticed this morning on our daily desert walk how green the far hills are becoming. There is greenery on the desert floor & some spots remind me of spring back home in Ontario with grass & green broad-leafed plants springing up. The creosote bushes are filling in as well. There is also a pleasant smell in the air after a desert rain & it was so nice walking this morning, seeing everything looking so fresh. Cloud banks sitting on the surrounding mountain tops & small birds in the air. We are one very fortunate Bayfield Bunch:))
The rest of our day was spent mainly helping Ray getting the campground's computer up & running. Kelly & I alternated back & forth, each working on different areas of problems. We're making headway but we've got a way to go before we have that computer to the point where we can start working on a simple website for him. In the meantime, Ray was good enough to give us a free RV site for as long as it takes to get things up & running.
We're hoping to get over into the Ajo mountain range near Organ Pipe Cactus National Park in a few days for some good old photographic hiking again. Seems like it's been awhile since we've been out climbing & clambering over rocky mountain trails so it's about time we strap on the hiking boots & get at it. Can hardly wait, it's what we like to do best:)))))))
It was another one of those nights spent at the mercy of our old arch night time enemy, the wind!! Once again, the wind tried it's best to rip the paint off the motorhome & blow us all the way across the desert floor, up & over the mountains & into the Pacific ocean. And this time the wind brought along it's number one pal......rain!! And it rained most of the night leaving large puddles near the motorhome. But luckily the morning dawned clear & bright with the big Arizona sun bursting over the mountains to the east & flooding the Saguaro valleys with brilliant & warming sunshine. The up side of all the rain though is that it may spur the desert flowers to bloom in a couple days. We noticed this morning on our daily desert walk how green the far hills are becoming. There is greenery on the desert floor & some spots remind me of spring back home in Ontario with grass & green broad-leafed plants springing up. The creosote bushes are filling in as well. There is also a pleasant smell in the air after a desert rain & it was so nice walking this morning, seeing everything looking so fresh. Cloud banks sitting on the surrounding mountain tops & small birds in the air. We are one very fortunate Bayfield Bunch:))
The rest of our day was spent mainly helping Ray getting the campground's computer up & running. Kelly & I alternated back & forth, each working on different areas of problems. We're making headway but we've got a way to go before we have that computer to the point where we can start working on a simple website for him. In the meantime, Ray was good enough to give us a free RV site for as long as it takes to get things up & running.
We're hoping to get over into the Ajo mountain range near Organ Pipe Cactus National Park in a few days for some good old photographic hiking again. Seems like it's been awhile since we've been out climbing & clambering over rocky mountain trails so it's about time we strap on the hiking boots & get at it. Can hardly wait, it's what we like to do best:)))))))
NO PHOTOS UPLOADED TO THE WEB ALBUM TO-DAY....... I WILL PUT TO-DAY'S PHOTOS IN TUESDAY'S WEB ALBUM.
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