A Short Ride Down Tyson Wash

Thursday, February 23, 2023

When we first looked out this morning there was blue sky with clouds floating by.  The wind though not as strong as the last couple of days was still with us and the temperature was in the cool range. In no time at all the clouds covered the sky above us with just some hints of blue along the horizon.

Looking out the front window our view was empty.
The Igloo was gone.

Deb and Riley were off this morning in the Dogsled with the Igloo following behind. They had an appointment; Deb talks about this on her blog, On a long and lonesome highway...

Looking towards the Northwest 

 this morning. The sun was touching the mountains.

After a late breakfast we headed into Quartzsite. We are thinking of making some changes to our solar system. Tom has been doing some research and he had some questions so we went in to see if we could get some answers. More on that once we make some decisions.

An interesting "guy" in the distance.
This is actually two Saguaros.

Looking out towards the mountains as we are going
by La Posa South LTVA.

After getting some answers we headed over to Quiet Times to pick up a package. Then we took a ride down Main Street turning towards Kuehn Street. Heading East on Kuehn we reached the Tyson Wash and decided to take a right turn into the wash. We had crossed over the wash when we took a ride down the Pipeline Road on Tuesday so we decided to see if we could take the wash to the Pipeline Road. No real reason except it sounded like it might be fun. This wash is basically a bumpy soft gravel type and not far in Tom put the Jeep into sand mode. It was a fun ride and the views were great. One thing about riding or walking in a wash is it makes you aware of just how powerful the force of  water can be. 

Going by Q Mountain

Looking ahead down the wash.

Halsey Williams Mill

Williams Mill, also called the Halsey Williams Mill, is an ore processing facility located on the backside of “Q-Hill” just south of downtown Quartzsite. Built sometime around World War II, the mill was fed ore from nearby mines which were either sent off to market or for further processing. The mill site underwent redevelopment over the years and processed tungsten, lead, silver, and gold in its lifetime.

The top of Q Mountain

It was about here that it started to rain, it was mostly sprinkles.

This is were we left the Tyson Wash and 

turned onto the Pipeline Road.

Then in a few minutes we could see our
neighborhood/home ahead.

Looking out at our view towards the northwest
the mountains are behind the dust.

The rain really started to come down just before Happy Hour this afternoon. Happily Deb, Riley, and Doug were able to make it through the raindrops to join Tom and I inside the Stinger "B". The rain continued to come down and while we were chatting away Deb noticed what was a perfect rainbow.  Doug went out and took a beautiful picture of the entire rainbow check it out on his blog, Miss Adventure Travels.

As the light of this day faded we said our good nights.
Looking out as they left we could

see puddles in the desert.

There are a lot of wonderful things about this lifestyle. I believe most of us would agree the friendships we have made along the way is the best part. At the same time it is not always perfect and right the now the weather is not great. We did have a few nice days this past weekend but between the wind and the cold temperatures it is not fun. Yet we still find things to do and life goes on and it is good.

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