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Showing posts with label Mittry Lake BLM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mittry Lake BLM. Show all posts

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Short and Dusty

January 4, 2018

We left Yuma this morning knowing today's destination was a short drive. The "plan", and we all know about the "plan", was Mittry Lake. After turning onto the Imperial Dam Road we drove to the road we knew was just past the bridge that would take us out to the area we were hoping to park at. What can I say it was a very dusty and bumpy road and I felt like I was eating the dust about a mile in. When we finally got to were we thought we would park, and by the way the first place we felt comfortable turning the Stinger "B" around I/we knew this would not work for me. (I have asthma and I knew the dust we had encountered thus far was already compromising my lungs.) So back out we came; disappointed but knowing it was the right decision. So we are know parked in a less dusty spot with the hope that tomorrow brings less coughing.  I am going to try the Vicks on the bottom of my feet tonight. If you are wondering about what I am talking about you can check it out here, Chillin' with Patsy. Live and learn, as they say, we are now sorry we did not take a ride before we tried taking the Stinger "B" in and there are places smaller rigs would fit off of the road. Or maybe if I had felt better at this point we could have unhooked the Jeep and went further to see if there was a place we would have fit off the road. (We had drove in here last year and this was the spot we had remembered we would like.) The women parked where we stopped was leaving and mentioned there was a lot of traffic that kept the dust blowing. The view of the lake though was great.


Imperial Dam Road.

On the way in and the bottom picture on the way out.

The Jeep pretty much tells the story.

A nice sunset always helps put things into proper perspective.








Except for the bumpy, dusty road into Mittry Lake we had a good travel day.
Goodnight and we hope you had a good day.
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Friday, March 17, 2017

Turning Right Into the Yuma Proving Ground

Thursday, March 16, 2017

(Clicking on the pictures will open them larger in a new window.)

We have been talking about moving down to the Imperial Dam Area LTVA sometime next week. Never having been there we decided to take a ride and check it out. We wanted to know if it would be a place we would enjoy calling home for a few days or longer. 


We also took a Jeep ride while we were there. The pictures below are from the ride.







After checking out the parking possibilities in the LTVA we decided to ride over and check out the Mittry Lake BLM area. Comparing both areas, for us, this would be the place to park and call home for awhile. 


The wildflowers are so beautiful along the edge of the highway.

Two Ocotillos near where we are calling home right now.
This would be my favorite desert plant. I never get tired of seeing them.

More little wild flowers peeking out between the rocks of the desert floor.

The sun slipping behind the mountains ending another wonderful
day, for us, parked out in the desert.




"Today I Will...
         Slow down.
            Smile.
                             Enjoy it."