Our Location: AZ 95 BLM, near Quartzsite, AZ
The mornings are cooler here than in California but still very nice. We both slept well last night and enjoyed the calm, peaceful evening with the door open until just after dark.
This is our new site. We are quite literally parked from where I stood to take this photo.
This morning we took a walk to check out an entrance way to a much nicer spot not far from us, and we wanted to check it out for a couple of reasons. I can tell you now that it checked out well, except for cell service which seems spotty in the high winds.
I have photographed numerous saguaros in the past few years but I've never witnessed anything like this.
It is all one. It appears that one of the 'arms' fell down and another set of trunks grew from it.
I think it's the most fascinating growth I've seen.
To keep you from being in suspense any longer, yes we moved. As the crow flies, probably a half mile or close. Driving of course would be longer as we one cannot drive as straight as the crow flies.
The sun is directly behind this middle 'arms' of the above saguaro. I love the spines in the sunlight. They are so easy to see and glistening as they are, makes them look transparent, which they aren't.
This little figure 8 of sunlight shows just how closely these arms are all growing to each other but yet they don't fuse, they remain individual with very little space in between.
Can you see the bird's nest up there between these three arms?
We parked easily and we both think this spot is the one we will use when in this area. It's a prefect spot for us. Of course we noticed that the cell service is a bit up and down and even climbed into the Dogsled to check it out. It's spotty everywhere here, even in our old spot, so I think the high winds may contribute to this. Of course I could be wrong but it's my belief and so we'll see how it works after the winds calm down. As long as we can internet, we will make due. Although the internet comes over the phone and so it doesn't make sense that we get internet but no phone. I did call my dad and left a message telling him about the spotty service, just in case. My other two daughters never worry about us and so I'm not worried about letting them know but if we remain here for a while I will do so.
This is the top of the above saguaro, as you can see it's hard to believe that these arms come from the same root.
We are now parked back there, although not when this photo was taken.
If it's true that saguaros only grown an inch a year, this one is a couple of years older than I am.
High winds this afternoon have us with the door open but the big slide pulled in. How funny is that? The wind is forecast to lessen steadily as the day goes on and hopefully by bedtime there will be only gentle breezes. Wouldn't that be nice? I have a number of photos of the sunset last night (Sun Jan 26) and I can't decide which are best, so I'll include them. I warn you there are lots of them.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all had a wonderful day.
From this moment the darkness came quickly, the pinks faded to black and very quickly the night sky was bathed in blackness.
Until next time.... take care, be safe,
Deb
