CHECKING OUT OUR SURROUNDINGS TODAY

THE EYES OF OLD SOL PEER RIGHT INTO OUR COACH THIS MORNING

From the comfort of my recliner through our big front windshield I watched a nice sunrise creep up over the Trigo mountains to the east. Here in the transition area between the Sonoran, Colorado, and Mojave deserts it was the start of yet another mighty fine day under clear sunny skies.  We dipped into the upper 30's overnight but days and nights from here on in get warmer.  Stepping out of our Motorhome around 8 a.m. we both heard a very familiar sound in the air which took us right back to our ranch sitting days years ago near McNeal Arizona.  The ranch was located a mere mile from the Whitewater Draw State Wildlife Area where thousands of Sand Hill Cranes made their home in the winter months and it was the weeblng sounds of Sand Hill Cranes we heard in the distance this morning.  How nice our early walk coincided with familiar sounds of countless Sandhill Cranes in the air.

THIS IS WHAT BREAKFAST LOOKS LIKE AT OUR HOUSE

FLOCKS OF SAND HILL CRANES 

WE HEAD OUT ON A NICE MORNING WALK

DRESSED WARM TO CATCH A FEW MORNING RAYS

WE SOON SET OFF IN THE JEEP TO DO A BIT OF EXPLORING

NOT SURE IF THOSE ARE GEESE, SWANS, OR MAYBE EGRETS OR PELICANS

After our walk we all piled into the Jeep and set off down the road to see what we could see.  We found the old 1910 cabin ruins we had remembered seeing before one time when we were here so I took a few new photos of it.

From there we followed a dirt road running south right alongside the Colorado River west of us.  Always nice to see water out here in these dry desert areas of the Southwest.  I was surprised at how swift the Colorado was running and if one were to fall in one would be swept away right quick.  

LOOKING SOUTH ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER

CIBOLA LAKE

Hadn't gone far when we were surprised by a number of really swanky-doo houses along the far bank.  Sure never expected to see anything like that out here in this dry dusty land.  Can you say 'Palm Trees'.  Talking to a Park Ranger she said she has never seen people over there around those million dollar properties.  Said when the house owners do come it is in the summer months.  And they bring their boats.

WE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS RITZY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE RIVER

WONDER IF MORE HOUSING IS DUE TO GO IN ALONG THE RIVER

LOOING NORTH ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER WE NOTICED HOW BLUE IT LOOKED

Luckily we finally have us a good Verizon signal and we attribute that to the fact there are not a lot of people in the area we are currently in.  Maybe a good reason to stay where we are for awhile,  Not sure if we will go to Yuma or Borrego Springs this year.  With zoning changes to BLM lands in both those places it has forced growing numbers of Boondockers into even smaller areas.  Both Rock House Road outside Borrego Springs and Ogilby Road west of Yuma have been affected by these changes and are not doable for us anymore.  We've never cared for the other popular boondocking area northeast of Yuma around Mitry Lake.  Just way too many people over there and for us RVing has never been about  gatherings of people it's always been about the quiet solitude and peaceful serenity of the desert.  We have never wavered on that right from the beginnings of our Snow Bird travels back in 06.  From our present location there is not another man made structure visible anywhere and certainly not any people milling about either.  Not for everybody of course but for us it is the only way we are truly happy with how and where we are. 

EVENING'S WARM GLOW ENDS ANOTHER DAY

NIGHT NIGHT OLD SOL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING

GROANER'S CORNER:((  The chief of staff of the US Air Force decided that he would personally intervene in the recruiting crisis affecting all of our armed services. So, he directed that a nearby Air Force base be opened and that all eligible young men and women be invited. As he and his staff were standing near a brand new F-15 Fighter, a pair of twin brothers who looked like they had just stepped off a Marine Corps recruiting poster walked up to them.  The chief of staff stuck out his hand and introduced himself. He looked at the first young man and asked, "Son, what skills can you bring to the Air Force? "The young man looks at him and says, "I'm a pilot!"  The general gets all excited, turns to his aide and says, "Get him in today, all the paper work done, everything, do it!" The aide hustles the young man off.  The general looks at the second young man and asked, "What skills to you bring to the Air Force?"  The young man says, "I chop wood!"  "Son," the general replies, "we don't need wood choppers in the Air Force, what do you know how to do?"  "I chop wood!"  "Young man," huffs the general, "you are not listening to me, we don't need wood choppers, this is the 20th century!"  "Well," the young man says, "you hired my brother!"  "Of course we did," says the general, "he's a pilot!"  The young man rolls his eyes and says, "Dang it, I have to chop it before he can pile it!"-------------------------------------
John: "My grandpa is 98 years old, and he doesn't even use glasses."
Jack: "Wow, that is incredible!"
John: "Yep, he drinks straight from the bottle."

“Steinbeck considered writing a novel where Adam Trask became a baker. He was going to call it 'Yeast of Eden.'”

Q: How many Dylan fans does it take to screw in a light bulb? 
A: The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. 
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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