Busy day today.....

Our Location: Near Tonopah, Arizona

(The last of my hiking photos)

 

 

A nice warm night in the history of our time here, we stayed above 50F/10C all night, yeah us. The sky didn’t look too promising this morning and so we decided to do a rainy day thing and do some errands. Little did we know that the day would turn out very warm, full of sunshine and spectacular.
 

The snow on that mountain peak is now gone.

 

After a ham quesadilla (of course with many other things as well, blended cheeses, salsa, celery, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and eggs too) for breakfast we loaded up the water jugs, garbage and ourselves heading toward Buckeye. I had an errand that wasn’t on the list but it was the first thing we did, I had the Big Dog’s tires rotated, I’ve been meaning to do it for a while now and today I just made up my mind. From there we headed off to Walgreens for water from their nice outside dispenser, and then to Fry’s for fuel ($2.65 per gallon), and some groceries. After that it was a Walmart stop for haircuts, and numerous other things, including groceries. We managed to find most things on the list and enjoyed the exercise. 

Not sure if it's a Saguaro family or a single, I didn't go check it out.

 

Heading home we veered off of I-10 before we reached our Tonopah exit and instead jumped off at Wintersburg exit. They have a Dollar General and I wanted to pick some cleaner that our friend Lorne (A Place Called Away) mentioned. We found it in the big bottles but not in the spray bottle. No problem we’ll just use one of our empty ones. After that it was home and time to unload the Dogsled. 

The shadows make the views so interesting.

 

When we got home the Igloo was swarming with flies, inside and out even before we got the groceries and water inside. We managed to get the groceries away and then I started with the swatter and the Raid can. I don’t normally use any bug spray but this was ridiculous, as it was last night just after dark, they seemed to find a way inside. So I closed the bedroom doors, vents, and windows, sprayed everywhere, and most especially around the slides. We didn’t spray in the living room/kitchen area as I don’t like doing so around food. Eventually I think we got most of them and then settled down to eat, do you know it was 4:30 pm? Where did the day go?

It's gravel or sand on those rocks.

 

After about an hour I opened the doors and vents to air the spaces out and sure enough it seemed to have done the trick. This evening I took the swatter outside and started around the door and took the spray to the underside of the slides again. Hopefully that helps us tonight. It’s crazy the number of flies here.

Look at all that yellow, it's all flowers.

 

So there you have it, our busy day and it was very busy. We hope you enjoyed your day where ever you were and doing whatever you were doing. Thanks for stopping by. 

Nothing quite like this view.

 

Until next time… take care, be safe,

Deb

A pretty busy day.....

Our Location: BLM Road 801, Near American Girl Mine Road

 

 'Wind through the willows they're disturbing my pillow of leaves that fell on the ground.' Yesterday morning the line from a song sprang to my mind the minute my eyes opened and I could hear the wind whistling not through the willows but through the slide toppers. This morning there was no wind, not a breath, dead calm but as today progressed the wind began to blow ever so slightly and so it continues but as a gentle wafting. Truly we've been very fortunate here with little to no wind most days. 

 

The last few seconds before the sun pops up between those peaks.

There it is peeking over the edge.

Today would be a day of chores in Yuma. We left home but drove around a bit and so didn't get to CJ's Repair shop to pick up our tire cover until almost 11:30 AM CST. A quick stop at the Family Dollar to pick up some things Riley wanted and from there we headed off to Fry's Grocery and Gas bar where we managed to fill the Big Dog's drinking bowl for $2.97 per gallon. We left the gas bar and dropped into the Poppa John's for a pizza to go. For less than $20 we had a large pie with 5 toppings, a dozen bread sticks and a big bottle of pop. The pizza is of course excellent in our opinion. 

 

The sun through the arms of the Ocotillo.

It was a tight squeeze but some how it managed.

 We left Poppa John's to head to Joanne's Laundromat on Orange Street where we spent some time getting us some clean clothes to wear. We also enjoyed some pizza while the washers did their magic. A couple of hours there had us leaving with all clean clothes for another while. Yeah. We love to have clean laundry, don't you? 

 

The sky tonight after the sun had dipped behind the horizon.

It was just like fire.

 

After that it was a stop at Walmart for a few things before we hit the road for the home. We didn't arrive back at the Igloo until about 3:30 pm CALIFORNIA time. I'm sure HRH Miss Kitty though we had abandoned her as we were gone most of the day. 

 

It's not quite full up there in the sky.

 

Laundry put away, some closets rearranged, tire cover on, a quick burn to rid us of our burnable garbage and a chat with dad while I was doing that. By that time the sun was down and it was time to come inside, do this post and spend an evening enjoying the company of my daughter. 

 

Sunset reflecting on the window.

 

So there you have it, a beautiful day but one we spent doing chores away from home. Tomorrow is a travel day and we will be packing up, heading out hopefully around 9 am. 

 

Some nice pink in that sky too.

A beautiful view tonight.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 

 

Slowly fading into a softer and softer shade.

 

Until next time... take care, be safe, 

 

Deb

 

 

 

 

 

 

A somewhat busy day....

Our Location:  American Girl Mine Road, California

(all pictures taken with my phone)
 

Another  nice warm night for sleeping with the temperature shortly after 6 AM being 57F/ 13.8 C. Not a bad way to start the morning at all. It wasn’t long before Riley was awake and out of bed as well.  Breakfast this morning was pancakes for a change. We haven’t had them for a while. We had a pretty busy morning ahead of us and wanted something to keep us going.

 

Some of the sand dunes on our way to the rest area.

 

 By 8:30 AM we were in the Dogsled heading to the rest area for a garbage dumpster run as we seem to accumulate about a bag every couple of days. A quick drive to drop things off and we headed back along I-8 EAST toward Yuma.
 

Amazing to see.

 

Our first destination was the Arizona Market Place but I stopped for a drink of diesel at $3.09 per gallon on the way, then a quick peek around the Arizona Market Place even though we didn’t need anything. Riley found two nice tops she liked and made the grand purchase before heading back to the Dogsled. It was the only items we purchased there. We walked around for a little over an hour and by then I was ready to head out. 

 

 

We aren't going to any of those places but we could if we wanted to.

 

From the Market Place we headed to Fry’s Drug and Grocery where we proceeded to check things off the grocery list. We find shopping from a list is easier for us than trying to remember what we need. My problem is I often forget the list. From Fry’s we headed off to Walmart to pick up the remaining items on the list. Finished shopping and after a battle with the GPS we were finally on the proper road heading towards home.

 

Not going there either.

 

As we approached the inspection station with our receipts ready I was heartened to see an middle aged gentleman standing there just waving everyone through not asking any questions at all. Our fruit was safe!!!

 

Not sure what they are growing but it sure is straight and green.

 

We were home by 2 pm, and getting all the groceries put away. Riley made some lunch and we enjoyed the rest of the few daylight hours available reading and watching out the windows. A few new rigs, a few have left and so the landscape changes with each one. We are liking this area a great deal.

 

The little church on the hill in Felicity. Population of Felicity is 2. Elevation is 280 feet.

 

So there you have it, our some what busy but definitely productive day. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

 

Home off in the distance.

 

 

Until next time… take care, be safe,

Deb