A very cold blustery day here....

Our Location: Tonopah, Arizona


The rain stopped over night some time but I didn’t hear it when it stopped. Much colder this morning than it has been and the day time temps didn’t get overly warm either. A strong wind with a few big gusts had us staying inside most of the day. 

 

Looking off toward the north east, Buckeye is out that way about 25 miles.

I like this view.

 

Not a lot happened today, we spent the day reading and keeping out of the wind. Riley was a braver soul than I this morning and went to the road way for a walk. Her cheeks were quite rosy when she came in and the cold was radiating from her. A hoodie, a jacket, mittens and heavy fleece pants kept her warm outside.
 

Look at the flowering sage in this wash area.

 

You can definitely see this is a water way.

 

And looking the other direction.

 

New neighbours moved in beside us, more friends of Michael’s ( we know this because they’ve all been together shortly after they parked here). I think tomorrow we will look for a different location, not sure if we’ll find one but we’ll look at least. I headed out for a short walk to check on a different location but the cold kept me from going very far. The spot we would have taken is a fair distance from here and closer to the generator running folks and the road noise. There is one other spot near by for us but it is shadowed by the mountain and doesn’t get the later afternoon sun. A motor home moved out of there last evening.  There are a number of other spots available, all good spots but they are too small for us to get into but plenty big enough for the folks that moved in beside us. Oh well, it is what it is.

 

I love the look of that bare rock over there. It looks so smooth and inviting but it really isn't.

This is at the bottom of the flat bare rock I mentioned that I was heading for.

I'm standing at the bottom of the V right now. Remember that Saguaro, I'm going to mention it again.

 

Riley felt inspired to bake late this afternoon and made a very good batch of Chewy Oatmeal C. Chip cookies. They were very good and have been a favourite in our family for a while now.It is daughter Bradey’s recipe with a few modifications from the original. I have no idea where she found it but we all like it. It’s the kind of cookie you just want one more of and then one more and so on.

I'm now slightly above that same Saguaro.

 

This is the view behind me.

 

You can barely see that same Saguaro in this photo but it's just at the bottom of the slope before the slope takes a sharp up turn. It is the top of that bare rock which I climbed yesterday. I went as far as the first dark line that goes down the side.

 

A call to my dad tonight for a quick chat and the depressing news that more snow is on the way for them. They have over 50 cm/ 20 inches of snow left after the warm few days they’ve just had and with more snow on the way with the possibility of freezing rain on top of the snow it does not make for a promising few days ahead. Temperatures are going to fall as well. 

Someone built a break wall here, looks big enough for a sleeping bag I think.

It is a long way down to the bottom.

 

So there you have it, not much new or exciting but we still enjoyed our day here in the southwest. Another day at least of below seasonal temperatures and we’ll be heading back to the higher temperatures and soon be looking for a shady spot. You just have to love the desert, don’t ya?
 

Do you recall that met two young ladies yesterday? They are in this photo climbing that bare rock.

Can you see them now? That is why I didn't go any further by myself.

They are almost on the flat top area now.

They stayed there for a while and then moved a bit more along the top but only to sit down out of the wind. After that they came back down.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Today’s photos were also from yesterday’s hike. A few different views.

 

You can see them standing on the flat top, two small black dots.

 

Until next time… take care, be safe,

Deb