Tent, Kofa photos....

Our Location: Palm Canyon BLM, KOFA NWR, Arizona

 

 

A bit of a breeze this  morning as we started getting around with some plans to do at least one errand today, although there are a few we would like to accomplish. We rested yesterday, both of us being very tired for some reason and I have no idea why. 

 

 

Driving through Box Canyon Road after leaving Truckhaven BLM, heading toward I-10 near Joshua Tree N. Park. 

 Some pretty amazing views.

 We didn't take too many photos though.

Today we wanted to check out the big tent, which we managed to do after finding a place to park the Dogsled. We parked at the end of La Posa West close to the big tent and walked. Lots of folks still around and the vendors are starting to get that glassy eyed look now. A quick tour through the big tent showed us there is nothing in there that is of any interest to us. We stopped at only one booth inside the tent, which was showing the ease of use of a wind screen, easy set up, easy take down, complete with carry bag, weight bags and spikes. We didn't buy one, we didn't price one, but we looked. Other than that we didn't find anything new and exciting for us.

 

 We passed over the Colorado River as we moved from California to Arizona.

 

 

This is the view out the dining room window. I believe that is Kofa Mountain. The day was cloudy and dull. 

 Also out our dining room window. As are most of the photos you will see.   

Our friends were not at the Passport American booth and although we didn't expect to see them, we thought we would know a few folks there, however it was folks we didn't manning it this year. 

 

 

 A splash of sunshine up there on the side of the mountain.

 

 

 

 

There is a fog or haze that comes stealing along just before dark and can be seen in the mornings as well. At times the mountains are not clear and for the most part, while I find them interesting, they don't call to me. I wonder why that is? 

 

 

Our reason for going to tent is very simple, I want a bigger generator and one that is light weight, easy to start, quiet and does what we want it to, which isn't much. I was disappointed that only a couple of vendors were there with generators for sale. Last year there were at least 5 lining one aisle. I found one that I like but when I checked the prices on line I can find it for a better there. So we shall see what happens when I go back on Sunday.  I don't want them to give it away but I also don't want to be taken advantage of either. 

 

We headed to a few vendors across the roadway, finding some nice plush blankets for spring and fall bed toppers. Riley also managed to find some Kettle Corn (which she loves) and other than that we headed back to the Dogsled and on back home. Enough crowds, enough smells and enough tight spaces for both of us. 

 The blast of sunshine in the foreground made the  mountain almost impossible to see in the shadows, clouds and darkness back there.

 This photo was taken out the door, facing southward.

And then the sun broke through the cloud cover to light up the mountain.

We checked out a few other places to park that are of greater interest to us but we'll have to leave them for another year I think. Truthfully, the views are nice here, stunning at times and I'm sure the hikes would be great but the 'getting to and from' are not fun and therefore we have no desire to do a lot of things here that require using the Dogsled. Which of course pretty much everything will require except for a few desert hikes to check out the saguaros which I will be doing one of these days. No complaints, just making note for myself for future reference. 

 

 

   

Yep, a very nice view indeed. The truck and trailer have now left and so we have no one in our view between us and the mountains. 

 

 

Tomorrow we have errands to do as well but will head down Yuma way to do them. I checked it out and the errands we want to do will have to be done either in Parker or Yuma and the difference is 10 miles. With Yuma being the winner since then we won't have to travel through Q with it's stop and go and bumper to bumper roads.  Crazy drivers and Razors scooting in and out of places. The road to Yuma is one we've never travelled before as we always leave from the area of Indian Wells/Salton City which means we don't take AZ 95. 

 Stunning but it doesn't call call to me, it doesn't seem to hold much interest for me and I have no idea why not.

A bit of the sunset over there in the sky.

 

Today's photos were taken the day we travelled from California to Arizona. We arrived here on Tuesday, Jan 21.  The night photos of the mountain are stunning for sure. 

 

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

 

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

 

Deb

 

 

 

 

Meeting up with old friends ........

Our Location:  BLM Plomosa Road, Quartzsite, AZ

An excellent night’s sleep and I awoke to a crisp morning in which I figured we needed our heater on for a few minutes at least. Riley stayed snug in bed until I had it set up and going and the Igloo was beginning to warm up.
 

It's busy on Plomosa Road.

 I visited with our blogging friends as usual with a hot drink in hand before we turned our sights on heading into town. It took us a while to find a shorter route back to  Plomosa Road than the one we came in but when we haul the Igloo out again we’ll be heading out the same route we came in on. The short cut is good for the Dogsled but not the Igloo.

Some group or other in the bottom picture. Two 5'ers parked close, big and little brother maybe. The top left picture is the Igloo of course, off on it's on and enjoying the peace.

 

We headed into the big tent event which is something new for us, we’ve not attended before. We  checked out a few vendors last year but that was after the tent was gone. We parked in the lot and headed off across the way to the big tent. Wandering around we noticed a few things that would be nice  but not must have of course and so kept on walking. We found the big tent to be a bit busier than we’d like but not a problem we have a goal in mind and that’s the only real reason we are here today. We wandered up and down the rows until Riley suddenly pointed and said, ’We need to go this way.” I turned the corner and sure enough, there in the next row were the friends we’ve been hoping to see while they are out here. We were kind of misinformed thinking they had come out for a visit only but in fact they were working in the Passport America booth. We didn’t get a picture of them in the booth but we did manage to chat with both of them for a good while and enjoyed catching up. I think they were as happy to see us as we were to see them. Truly it was a very nice catch up. Of course they are certain we need to return to Magic River to spend some time there and it’s possible we shall at another time but that’s for the future. I think we’ll be making plans to meet for dinner at a later date. It would be wonderful to sit and chat for a while. 

 

I forgot to get a photo of our friends but we did see their rig while walking back to the Dogsled.

 

Remote tilting frame for your solar panels interested me greatly. Interesting truck don't ya think?

 

We headed off down the rest of the rows and eventually figured we’d seen enough. We left the big tent and headed out among a few of the other vendors, stopping here and there to check things out. I can honestly say that we didn’t spend a dime, not one thing we wanted badly enough to pay an extra 44% to own. Although the remote tilting solar panels by Solar Vector were interesting. It wasn’t long before our feet found their way back to the Dogsled and we climbed in to head home. A bit busy getting out of the parking lot but not bad and before long we were heading up AZ 95 N toward Plomosa Road. 

Some sharp plant life.

 

We managed to figure out our way back to the Igloo and realizing it was past noon Riley made us both a salad while I took care of a little chore outside. After the chore was complete we spent the rest of the day enjoying lunch, reading and Riley even managed a nap. A lot of walking this morning had us not too ambitious this afternoon. However I did manage a short walk around to snap some sunset pictures for tonight’s post. 

 

So many pictures of the sunset tonight.

 

There you have it, a day of seeing old friends and checking out the excitement at the big tent. I hope you all enjoyed your day, doing whatever it is that you did, being where it is you were. Thanks for stopping by.
 

A fiery sky this evening.

 

Until next time….take care, be safe,
 

Goodnight from Quartzsite, Arizona.

 

Deb