A wee bit of a climb today....

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

 

A pleasant morning with warm temps to start the day, a quick look at the numbers telling us it was right around the 50F/10C area by 7:30 AM. 

 

 

The Ocotillo's are all turning green and starting to flower.

We may go that way direction next time.

 

We didn't have any plans for the day but decided we'd do a little scouting. Climbing into the Dogsled we headed off to find a place to climb a few hills and check out a few spots. We stopped down where all the small campers are  to ask them where they get their campfire wood. Seems some of them bring it from various places but no one could tell me where to get it here near Ogilby Road. I'll have to check out the Chevron station. 

Noticed this cactus on our walk.

Wonder what ate part of the leaf.

 

We wandered along a few trails but found the constant ups and downs a bit tiring and so headed off in search of a better path. We climbed around the area for about an hour before we came home. We managed to meet up with a couple from Quebec but we didn't speak the same language and so didn't chat. 

 

Lots of Ocotillo here.

 

 

Can you see the beginning of the blooms?

They are in abundance in this area of our walk.

 

The wind picked up off and on throughout the day, rustling the mat out side the door and causing a few things to squeak and rustle. Trust the wind to remind you of things you need to tighten! 

 

 

I never tire of these views.

 

That little bit of white is the Dogsled.

 

Lunch was a leftover day and we used pretty much all of them up. They were as good this time as they were first time around. 

This stuff glitters in the sunshine, making the desert floor sparkle.

 

We have a neighbour behind us. A single lady in a tent. Interesting looking tent but I didn't get any photos today, maybe tomorrow. It all folds down and pops up without her putting any poles together. It looks very much like a rounded cube. We noticed her today putting stones on the outer edges of the ground sheet holding everything in place. 

 

 

A very nice sunset but no clouds so it was pretty straight forward. I didn't get any photos. We have plans for going out tomorrow but we shall see how the day goes. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed the views today. 

The desert version of Spanish Moss.

 

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

Met the US Military on Ogilby Road.

Deb

Photo kind of day....

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

 

 Morning dawned without the sun, clouds, threatening clouds hung over us most of the day until later into the afternoon when things started to clear up. Warm temps for sure but blah looking skies ruled. So that being the case I'm going to make this a photo kind of post. I hope you enjoy. 

 

Once again they flew the grid but only once.

Some of the colourful spines on the cacti in our yard.

A mass of spines on the top.

Not all are red, some are pink and yellow.

Not all of the cacti are brightly coloured.

Several spines in each cluster.

Very closely bunched on top.

The desert is not brown but various colours.

You can see the dark clouds over there.

Starting break late this afternoon.

A short sunset.

Almost no pink or reds tonight.

We could see more colour off in the distance but this was our view.

Pretty.

Soon it fizzled.

This band of pink was far to the north west of us.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a wonderful day. 

Until next time.. take care, be safe, 

Deb

 

We visited a ghost town today...

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

 

A cloudy morning this morning, we had a splash or two of sunshine but nothing that lasted long. Warm temperatures though, with no wind. After a pancake breakfast we headed out to the old Ghost Town of Tumco. I visited last year but we thought it would be a good walk and we'd see something different. 

 

 

Sunshine first thing way off in the distance.

 

So today's photos are mostly of the old town of Tumco just up the road from our current location. A few campers there but the roads are very rough, even going slowly they are grueling to pass over. 

 

 

 

That is sand, very hard packed sand.

In the wash, the sand isn't as hard packed in places.

The sand is almost orange in colour.

 

Our walk there had us doing a little over 2 miles by the time we got back to the Dogsled. Pretty easy walking even though some of it was in the loose sand. 

 

 

Water eroding the sand here.

It's hard to imagine that is sand, isn't it?

 

 

Broken apart.

 

Returning home we settled in to read and spent the rest of the day inside as the rain started slowly around noon. It never rained hard but a continuous light sprinkle all afternoon and into the evening, not a sopping wet kind of rain but enough to run off the tilt windows that we had open this afternoon. A thick cloud cover meant no sign of the sunset at all. 

 

Riley at a hole in the sand wall.

The sides of the wash that we walked in.

Sand that has blown or washed off the hard packed areas.

 

A Happy Birthday to Dad's friend Marion. The birthday lady is moving along in her early 90's. We wish her a wonderful day. 

 

 

The layers can be thin in places.

So fine, isn't it?

Wonder how it holds together.

 

 

So there you have it, a pretty quiet day with a nice walk this morning but a very lazy afternoon due to rain. Hope you enjoy the photos. 

 

 

A mine opening way up there.

Tailings way in the back and more orange sand in the front.

 

I think water has undermined this section.

The ruins of a building. Do you see the doll?

 

Until next time.. take care, be safe, 

 

No two alike.

 

 

Deb