Mojave, California

Not much exciting has happened since the last post.  From Deming, NM we made our way to Benson, AZ. We decided to stay at Kartchner Caverns state Park.  We stayed there our first trip to Arizona back in 2013. I won’t bore you with details of this years visit, but this link will take you to 2013, and our visit then. http://eggrollings.blogspot.com/2013/02/kartchner-cavernsbig-room.html


We did manage to visit two dear friends that relocated to Sierra Vista from Missouri.  They are adjusting well to their new home.  I also went for a hike in search of a Mammoth kill site, but all I found was a circular fence around a plot of about an acre with this sign on the gate.  I didn’t know there were bullforgs in Arizona.


                            


After Benson, it was a few day in Tucson at Gilbert Ray campground.  We love this campground as it’s away from the city, surrounded by desert, and has amazing sunsets.














We took a drive down to Nogales and returned by way of Patagonia and Sonoita.  We visited Patagonia state park, and marked it as a destinartion for a future trip.


We made it to Quartzsite last Thursday, meeting friends near Dome Rock.  It has been a week of visirting, shopping, earing, and just plain fun.  We had rain one day, but it stopped before sundown.





                                


Can you see him?


             

Would you believe that the group “The New Christy Minstrels” are still around.  Still led by Randy Sparks, the original leader of the group.  They performed In Quartszite over the weekend, so we just had to go.  Brought back some memories.





                               





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We pulled out of Dome Rock early this morning.  Spending the night in Mojave, CA before making our way to Lone Pine, and the Alabama Hills tomorrow….jc

2019, On the Road

Our youngest daughter presented me with a decal for the truck.  Pretty much tells the story of our travels.

We left home on Saturday, the 29th.  We were surprised to find that the Corp of Engineers parks were still open during the Gov. shutdown.  We made our usual stop at Sandy Creek near Jasper, TX for Saturday night, then on to Crane’s mill on Canyon Lake near San Antonio for the nights of the 30th. and 31st.  While there, Sally was attacked by a loose dog while I was walking her in the campground.  Though she sustained a puncture in the middle of her back that required a visit to the vet, I think I got the worse end of the deal.

We both are on the mend at present.

We departed Crane’s mill early on New Years Day.  I found an open immediate care clinic and got a tetanus booster before we hit I-10.  The temperature kept dropping, and it was below freezing when we reached Ft. Stockton around 3PM.  We stopped there for the night, and hit the road again early Wednesday morning.  The temperature was 23* and the deicing trucks were running I-10.  I drove most of the way to Van Horn at 50 mph, or less.

                             

After Van Horn, the road was dry and we made it to Deming, New Mexico just in time for the snow flurries and freezing fog.

 

We are staying in Deming for two nights, visiting with a dear friend that has been fulltiming in his Casita since 2003. 

This afternoon I visited the local museum in town.  Quite a collection of most everything connected to the area, and more.  Here’s a random tour.  If you’re ever in Deming, it worth a visit.  The price is right, just a donation.

Lot’s of pottery and artifacts.

                           

                  

                          

Like I said, lot of STUFF….jc