ALL WATERED UP AND POOPED OUT PLUS WE FINALLY FIND THE 'CRAZY LADY' SITE WE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR

AND TODAY WE FINALLY FOUND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR

Not a cloud in the sky as Earth slowly rotated downwards giving the impression Old Sol in all it's morning brilliance was rising in the East overtop Pima Counties Gunsight Hills here south of Why Arizona.

MY TWO EERILY SCARY FULL L MOON SHOTS

With our black tank about full and our fresh water tank about empty it was time to tend to some necessary RV necessities.  We secured the rig for travel and leaving our chairs and outdoor mat in place as well as the Jeep we headed out of the dusty desert into Why just a couple miles north.  Of course Why is just as dusty as the surrounding desert so it's all relevant.  First stop was at the town's corner water tap where I hooked up a hose then slipped inside for a nice long hot shore water shower.  Next we filled up our rig's fresh water tank then slipped a quarter mile over to Coyote Howls to dump our black tank.  Hence my post's title for today, All watered up and pooped out:))  It's $12 to dump both black and gray water here.  That done we slid back to the 'Why Not' store in Why and filled up our propane tank.  Also picked us up a load of gas for the Motorhome.  Next stop right next door was Granny's Kitchen where Kelly slipped in to get herself a toasted shredded beef burrito and me a bacon and egg Burrito.  They were both good but I expressly do not recommend the coffee at this place.  It is a good example of the standard weak dishwater coffee so many restaurants serve.  If you want a good cup of coffee go to Curly's in Ajo's south end across from all the colorful murals in Artist's Alley.  

FILLING OUR FRESH WATER TANK

PULLED IN BEHIND THE 'WHY-NOT' STORE FOR PROPANE

KELLY FIGURES OUT THE GAS PUMPS AND I PUMP THE GAS

 

PICKED UP SOME BREKKY AT GRANNY'S KITCHEN

MY TASTY BACON AND EGG BURRITO OF WHICH I ONLY ATE HALF THEN HAD THE OTHER HALF FOR SUPPER...I THINK THIS THING WEIGHED ABOUT 25 POUNDS

We are happy with the boondocking site we are at here at Gunsight Wash south of Why Arizona but I don't know if we'll be able to hang onto it much longer.  This flat and level site is large enough to easily hold half a dozen large 40 foot diesel bangers and now that the big Quartzite mash-up is in it's last week RV Boondockers will soon be flooding out of there in droves and heading for their favorite quiet spots in the desert with one of those spots being right here at Gunsight Wash.  We won't be surprised if sometime this week one or more rigs might pull into this spot near us.  If that happens we will pull up stakes and head on down the road somewhere unless we decide to look for a single even quieter area here further back in the desert.  We'll decide that when the time comes,  Our time here in the Why Arizona area takes me back to early January of 2007 when we first stumbled into this area late one afternoon.  It was our first venture west in our truck and fifth wheel and we hardly had a clue what we were doing or where we were going.  We spotted some RV's behind a small Casino just before coming into Why so we pulled in there and discovered the Hickiwan Trails RV Park.  Dead tired and feeling like we had just discovered a true Oasis in the middle of the desert we decided to stay the night.  Well, that overnighter lead to more nights there after we realized how much the area appealed to us.  Over the next few years we returned to Hickiwan Trails for a few more short stays and at one point Kelly and I actually put together a blog site for them. Fast forward a bunch of years and here we are again in the very area we first really started out in.  Our morning walks are reminiscent of our earlier Hickiwan Trail walks we loved so much back then and I think that is why we are feeling so relaxed and content here.  Afterall this is our old RV stomping grounds from way back when it all started to come together for us.

'HOW'S THAT BURRITO WORKING OUT FOR YA DAD'

'WHY DO YOU HAVE THOSE SILLY SOCKS ON DAD'

We were back out into the desert and settled at our spot by 11 and you can imagine our sigh of relief to see nobody had moved into our area.  We did notice an increase in RV's this morning here at Gunsight Wash as well as the overnight section at Coyote Howls.  No doubt they are mostly early dockers who have quickly fled Quartzsite after the Big Tent's opening day.  Also noticed half a dozen rigs had overnighted in the big parking lot in front of 'Grannies Kitchen' in Why and watching them convoy out this morning I figured they were probably Quartzsighters on their way to 'Rocky Point' on the Sea Of Cortez in Mexico.  Rocky Point is a very popular spot for RV folks and it is actually the closest beach around to places like Tucson and Phoenix.  

MONDAY I COULD SEE 3 RIGS OUT THERE AND NOW THIS IS TODAY

Another quiet relaxing day here around our house and would you believe we the Bayfield Bunch have actually stayed in one spot for maybe a record breaking 10 days now.  Well who would have ever thunk it by golly. Certainly not us.

SUN WAS HOT BUT THE WESTERLY WINDS WERE COOL

Fellow RV friends Ann and Bill sent us the GPS co-ordinates for the 'Crazy Lady' place we looked for on Monday.  I popped those co-ordinates into Google Maps and pinpointed the spot.  Had a reasonably good idea where it was so we all piled into the Jeep again this afternoon and set out to have us a second look for the location and on our second stop we found it.  There was a truck camper parked on the site and a nice fella came out.  We said we had been looking for the spot and he said 'yes, it's a popular thing for folks to look for here'.  Turns out his name is Al too and he was able to fill us in on some of the details he had heard about the so called 'Crazy Lady'.  First off he said he heard that it was a Grandmother and her Grandson and the lady wasn't crazy.  Maybe more of a caring and very protective Grandmother.  The Grandson apparently had learning difficulties and possibly other problems.  I'm speculating that maybe some of them were social problems and maybe it was his Grandmothers way of protecting him by living out in the desert.  We spent maybe half an hour there talking to Al and taking a few photos.  Al by the way is a fellow Canadian from Manitoba Canada.

WE FINALLY FOUND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR

HERE IS THE STONE BBQ WE HAD HEARD ABOUT

AND THIS IS THE TREE THE GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDSON ARE RUMORED TO HAVE LIVED UNDER

OVER THE YEARS FOLKS CAMPING HERE OR STOPPING BY HAVE ADDED TO THE SITE WITH THEIR OWN MOMENTOS

I'M THINKING MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE ORIGINAL

THESE STONES HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING HERE A LONG TIME AND MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED BY THE GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDSON

AL LED US TO A SITE NEARBY WHERE HE SAID HE WAS TOLD A HORSE LIES BURIED

IN THE CRUX OF THE TREE AL SHOWED US A GLASS JAR WITH A NOTE PAD INSIDE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THEIR NAMES, THOUGHTS, AND THE DATE THEY VISITED THIS SIGHT.....KELLY SIGNED US IN AS THE BAYFILED BUNCH 

HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE COWBOY INGENUITY IN HOW TO CLOSE A GATE

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."  And then finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: "Shall We Gather at the River." 

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A woman is breaking up with her fiance. She tells him, "I can't marry you. My feelings for you have changed.  "The man says, "OK, I want my ring back.  "The woman says, "I can't give it back to you. My feelings for the ring haven't changed".

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Q: What do you call a dog with no legs?  A: It doesn't matter what you call him, he still won't come! 

Q: Why is it called a "litter" of puppies?  A: Because they mess up the whole house! 

Q: What is the best time to take a Rottweiler for a walk?  A: Any times he wants to! 

Q: When is a black dog not a black dog?  A: When it's a greyhound! 

Q: How do you feel if you cross a sheepdog with a melon?  A: Melon-collie! 

Q: What do you get if your cross two young dogs with a pair of headphones?  A: Hush puppies! 

Q: What do you call a litter of young dogs who have come in from the snow?  A: Slush puppies!

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