Our Location: Truckhaven BLM, Salton City, CA
Another twofer, two posts in one today, or maybe it's three. I'm losing track.
Throughout this post you will see photos of the sun/shade on this mountain. Watch how different the mountain looks each time.
A walk from a few days ago netted me the photos for tonight's post. I walked back into the badlands and through a couple of washes, up some hills, down some hills, you know, my usual stuff. It ended up being just over 3 miles return. It just seemed much longer.
Yesterday (Jan 17) Riley and I headed back to Janet's for another visit. The three of us had dinner together, while Dennis was flying to Calgary for the next day or two. Much nicer weather here than there is there. Yeah us.
That is the Salton Sea you can see way over there with the Chocolate Mountains on the other side.
Lots of ways to go if you can get into them.
Today Riley and I went to Coachella, our first visit to the actual town. Some groceries, some fuel, and back to Salton City for some water and to drop some garbage. After that it was home by 2 pm and we spent the rest of the time sitting outside. Doug & Yuma from Miss Adventure Travels dropped by for a while to chat about the day and future plans. I chatted with my friend Linda and my dad this afternoon as well. Snow, warm, snow, lots of blowing stuff. You know the way it is back there either from personal experience or from hearing about it from others. So I won't bore you with any more details.
No shadows on the mountain at this moment.
You all know that some day I'd like to follow that path to see where it goes.
Lots of rigs in the area, more off roaders around. I think this may be a long weekend here and folks are taking advantage of the extra day to enjoy the area. Lots of fun watching them and I think they're having a lot of fun scampering on past. They look pretty happy!
A last shot of the mountain for this post.
So that's how we've been spending the last few days. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Until next time.. take care, be safe,
Deb
It is a long weekend so you will probably see more traffic than usual out there. Great terrain pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. I love the traffic, it's very entertaining. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
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Deb
I always love watching how the shadows seem to dance across the mountains, great pictures. We so enjoyed that area and your pictures are bringing back great memories...:)
ReplyDeleteGlad you like 'em. I was thinking of you when I started looking through photos to post. You and I have mentioned many times how the sun and shadow make things very interesting and changes the looks drastically. It was a good exercise for me to take those photos. I'm glad we can bring back some good memories.
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Deb
Im glad you are having a good time and the weather looks so much better now.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorne. We are having a great time, but then again we usually have a great time. We whine about the weather now and then but it's truly better than back in Canada, so we can't complain. We are really enjoying the area, and this location. Much better than in Borrego Springs for us.
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Deb
Great pictures. I live right next door and I haven't seen the beauty your pictures reveal. Hopefully tomorrow I'll take the time to look around as you have.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the photos Doug. You've some amazing photos that we haven't been able to find either, so I guess it's all about the individual eye and what we see.
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Deb
Three day weekend, so you know they are going to be out in numbers! Wear your ear plugs! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to see them out and about, they all look to be having fun. They aren't rowdy or rude and show a lot of restraint in their rides. Truly I haven't heard any troubling issues myself nor has Riley commented on any thing to keep her awake. We are having a good time here.
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Deb
I'm glad you are enjoying the mountains around you. Very serene.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patsy. I'm truly having a great time on my walks, I wish I could walk greater distances and I suppose if I ever just couldn't get back someone would give me a ride or I'm sure Doug would come to find me. Haha. However I'm very careful not to go too far away from home.
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Deb