Time is Going To Fast

It is Thursday, February 25,  2021 and we are presently parked at the Roadrunner BLM listening to the wind howl around us. This was a one night stop on our way to spend a week in the Park Place RV Park in Quartzsite to enjoy full hook ups and clean out some of the desert dust. 

The Sunset on Tuesday, February 23, 2021

We were parked in the desert off of Ogilby Road.

Time continues to fly and I continue to try to keep this blog in some sort of order while telling myself it is what it is and just enjoy life as it flows. That is the philosophy I am living by yet at the same time trying to record where we have been and what we have done during this wonderful time of living out our retirement dream. 

Monday February 22, 2021

Below the sun rises on our day and the view looking straight out from our patio area out here in the desert. We are so enjoying our time out here.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Today's sunset from outside the door of Cathy and Shane's lovely tent room where we spent several Happy Hours out of the wind enjoying the company of our fellow "Yoopers". If questioned as to what we talked about at any given time Tom and I would not have an answer. What we both do know is that letting the light of the day slip into evening chatting with friends is a day well lived.

Taking a trip back a few more days.

Sunday February 14, 2021

Sunset pictures for our memory book.

Clouds southeast of us as the sunset this evening.

Doug's White Lion in the rosy afterglow.

Cathy and Shane's Rig in tonight's afterglow.

The end of the color and the day's light.

Monday February 15, 2021

Another end of a wonderful day spent enjoying life in the desert. We never get tired of the sunrises and sunsets out here where the land seems to go on forever.

It was a little chilly tonight but a warm fire with friends

makes for a special evening. 

Left to right: Doug, Cathy and Shane

Tuesday February 16, 2021

Did I mention I never get tired of the sunrises out here?

We took a ride at the exit for Algodones today. We were totally surprised to see an RV Park that has been abandoned since we have been coming out this way totally redone: new water faucets, sewers, and electrical boxes. Though it is not open yet the name on the sign was Sleepy Hollow RV and it is just before the turn into the parking lot.

Heading back towards I-8 before crossing the canal we took a left down a road along the canal.

We saw several ducks enjoy the water.

We had taken this road a few years ago so were not surprised

when we came upon this Pet Cemetery. 

It looks to be taken care of and still being used.

There are several areas that you can tell people have parked in.

This one and a couple others had an area for stacking wood.

This wishing well was just off the road between the site above 

and another similar site.

Down this road off to the right a ways we could see a Class C 

parked. Though they had gotten there on another road.

Just off the right of the above road we found this area

it looks like someone spent a lot of time moving rocks.

Or was it could have been what was left of a building.

Saguaros are not usually found here naturally; so the guess

is someone planted it here a while ago.

Another bit of landscaping done by a former occupant.

It is a strange area down here it almost feels like you are

in a dried up swamp. 

Going up a small hill back to Algodones Road we could see

the roof of campers below us. There is a small compound of

campers down there and we did take a ride down a road and 

drove into their area. Taking pictures of their neighborhood

 seemed like it would be an invasion of privacy. 

Ahead is were the road crosses over the canal.

Just to the right across the road near the above picture is this.

Clicking on it should enlarge it enough to read what it says.

We then decide to take Sidewinder Road 

back over to Ogilby Road.

We have stopped here before and taken pictures before.

We have asked questions in Felicity, CA at the Center of the 

Earth; we know others who have made inquiries and still

have no idea what this is our who put it out here.

What I do know is, is no one damages it. Everything is 

still intact like the first time we saw it several years ago.

The statues are still there and still in one piece.

What I did notice this time is there is several layers of 

paint on these statues.

It is a mystery but maybe one of those 

mysteries better not solved.

The sun leaving our day in a burst of color.

Wednesday February 17, 2021

Today we took a ride by the canal behind Pilot Knob LTVA. Turning down the road we noticed this on the sign at the Chevron station. Yes, it is in California but this is high even for there and the sincere hope is that this is not a sign of what is to come.

Turning left on the road along the canal we can see the

fence and Mexico on the other side.

Lots of ducks seem to enjoy their time along here.

Mexico

This is as far as we can go in the Jeep.

We can see ATV roads off on our left where we turned around.

Going right were we originally turned onto the road along 

the canal we soon came to end of our access.

More ducks floating in the canal.

At this point we could have taken a road above this one.

We have done this a couple of times in the past but today

we decided to just head back home.

I just really liked the little wisp of cloud above.

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