A cool hike today.....

Our Location: Near Tonopah, Arizona

 

A cool evening proceeded a cool morning but it warmed up some until the wind once again began it's journey over, around and through the mountains near us. Rushing merrily through the shrubs, around the Palo Verde trees and whistling through the power lines beside us causing the temperatures to drop by at least 8 or 9 degrees. Not a vastly windy day but enough to keep things much cooler than we'd like.

 

Sun and shadow make a huge difference.

Such a pretty view.

 

We decided we'll wait until tomorrow to empty the tanks for a number of reasons and so we settled in to do other things today. We did a few house keeping chores and stayed inside until things warmed up around 11 AM. From there we both decided to do different things. 

 

The light makes such a difference. I'm sure you're getting tired of these views but I'm not.

I climbed around the bottom of that bare looking monster of a rock.

 

Riley opted to stay inside and do some tidying up in her room and I picked  my hiking boots. With a walking stick and camera in hand I headed off back behind us once again and enjoyed a nice leisurely walk. My goal was the hole in the rock. I found the location easily enough but not realizing there were two, I of course chose the wrong one. Long story short, I didn't reach the second one but I did get pictures of it. I also found a faded worn post barely legible on my way out that read 'Not a road or trail, trespass is punishable by law.' Hm, guess I better not go back there tomorrow to try again. 

 

Wrong one but still interesting.

Looking  south toward Mexico, many many miles away.

 The clouds and wind played a big part in the temperature today and we never did get warm enough to walk without my hoodie on. I was warm but the wind would cool me off quickly. Soon the clouds blotted out the sun and the temperature dropped even more. I was glad to get home as the hour was 2 PM. A very late hike for me. 

 

Looking off toward the east and a bit south.

We are over that direction to the left of the rocky outcropping on the right.

 

After lunch and a bit of chatting we decided due to the up coming cold temperatures in the Apache Junction area that we will remain here in the Saddle Mountain area for another week. Yes I know we're over our limit but no one comes around to check and some folks have been here since we arrived. They haven't moved locations at all. So I think we're going to stay put until things warm up. No one else seems to like the area in which we are camped so I don't believe we're causing any hardships.

 

Majestic looking is the words that come to mind.

You don't realize how many arroyos and miles you must cross to arrive at those far away mountains.

 The rest of the day has been spent reading and doing our own things. Always a good way to spend a few hours, relaxing with a good book.  I finished Patricia Cornwell's Port Mortuary (hard cover book in hand) and moved on to my Kobo and a Mark Twain penned story about The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin. 

 

This is the southward facing side, some what protected. Look at all the little Saguaros.

 

That's the one I was looking for but didn't reach.

 

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

 

I climbed up out of that valley.

 

I climbed down this side and walked past that little blue car.

 

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

 

Now I have to walk off to the right of the picture and north for a total of about 3 miles to get back home.

Deb

 

 

Sunrise, walk, missed chance meeting, lazy day..........

Our Location:  American Girl Mine Road, California


Not a good night’s sleep for me, I was awake at 2 AM and never went back to sleep. Hopefully I sleep better tonight. A nice warmish night though and the morning dawned warm but with a bit of wind, making a hoodie necessary while I took pictures at sunrise.

The sky was on fire this morning.

Back in the Igloo around 6:30 - 45 AM I was glad to hear Riley moving around which meant I didn’t have to try to tip toe and keep quiet. I’m not good at that. We had no plans today except to take it easy. A morning read of the blog happenings had a friend of Shirley ( Seeing America with Ken and Shirley) and Patsy’s (Chillin’ with Patsy) asking if we’d like to come visit but unfortunately she didn’t leave me any contact information. I left a note in the reply for her to send me an email but we didn’t hear from her. Oh well, perhaps another time. 

It was sure an interesting sky this morning.

Riley and I had a quick breakfast before heading out for a walk shortly after 8 AM. We walked back toward the mountains again going a short distance past the power lines before turning around and coming back. We were gone about an hour. A nice walk, got the heart pumping and the blood moving. Cool heading toward the mountains as we walked into the wind but warmer coming back as the wind was behind us. 

 

Back home I puttered outside doing a few things before sitting down to read for a while. A little more putter, some lunch (fend for yourself day today) and more reading. We watched out the window for a while just enjoying the view too. 

Certainly not an exciting day but we enjoyed it. Tomorrow we may actually do some more house keeping things such as windows. However that is only if I feel like getting the ladder off and you know I’m not sure I will feel like it. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Today’s pictures are all sunrise pictures taken this morning. The last picture is very dark, looks like night but the sun was shining brightly when I snapped the picture. I didn’t do anything at all to any of them, they are in this blog exactly how they uploaded from the camera. 

Until next time… take care, be safe, 

It just came out this way. The sun peeked over the horizon and  as I snapped this picture I could see the rays.

Deb