Holy procrastination Batman! Somebody needs a kick in the butt (figuratively of course) now and again or this blog will never get updated, and I'll never remember where we've been or what we've done. If you're not me and you're reading this, what that means is that I'm actually in 2019 right now and I've time-travelled back to catch up. More so than usual, even. So the next few posts will be very brief, which might actually be a blessing.
Anyway, here we are in April, sitting on Snowbird Mesa near Overton NV waiting for winter to loosen it's grip on Alberta before we head north. After Quartzsite, we wandered over to Why AZ where we stayed at Gunsight Wash (32.23833, -112.75382) with friends from Saskatchewan (Wayne and Brenda). While there we toured around
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (again), and took a day trip down do
Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) in Mexico. We also had a tour of the
US Border Patrol facility just north of Why.
This is one of the safety stations along the border. Activate a switch and the Border Patrol comes to rescue you. Flashing blue light at the top can be seen for miles.
Back road through Organ Pipe
How Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument got its name.
This is the current "wall" along the Mexico border.
On Feb 8th we met up with the Escapee Boondockers again a little bit north at Ajo AZ (32.43933, -112.83855). While there we toured around a bit and took in some
old time fiddlin' in the town square.
Camping at the Ajo Rodeo Grounds.
Poor old Saguaro.
Feb 13 we headed back over to Yuma and set up at Kool Korner (32.80355, -114.49498) for a week. I got my fishing fix (unfortunately not my catching fix) up the road ad
Mittry Lake. Oh, those wily Bass!
On Feb 20th we headed over to California (after making sure we were topped up with fuel, of course) and met up with a small group of the Boondockers on Ogilby Road (32.82077, -114.81807). We discovered that you don't really want to drink Yuma well water and acquired a couple jugs to keep stocked with salt-free dispenser water. A lesson learned.
Have to sneak in a sunset pic. Not sure where this was but it could have been Ogilby.
Feb 28th we headed back for Quartzsite, via Blyth CA, and stopped over for a few days at our usual spot on Plomosa Road (33.76696, -114.17686). On March 3rd we headed accross the mountain to another Boondocker rally at 33.83066, -114.04696. Enroute we made sure we completely drained the yucky Yuma water from the tank and replaced it with fresh Bouse water from the
Community Park. Well worth the $2 to fill up. We crossed back over to the Quartzsite side on March 14th with friends Rod and Pauline from the Boondocker group and settled in there until the 23rd. While we were in the Bouse/Quartzsite area this trip we got in a couple of Jeep tours with the
Bouse Ghost Riders (led by Dan Malone), did a backroad trip into
KOFA National Wildlife Refuge, and I even managed to catch a few Striped Bass on Lake Havasu (thanks to Mike from Havasu Landing for showing me some tricks).
Hah! Snuck another one in.
Yummy water hole in KofA.
Lunch time!
Some Striped Bass about to become dinner. Note the trick: use small fish to catch bigger fish. Ahhh!
Scrap pile at the bombing range.
Close up.
Hunting for more.
Fine looking bunch of wheelers.
On March 24th we treated ourselves to a night at the
Scenic Road RV Park in Quartzsite - off season rates of $18 per night being only slightly higher than the usual cost of fluid exchange at most dump stations - and enjoyed using the electric toaster, coffee pot, and air conditioners for a night until the novelty wore off. Then on March 25th we packed up, said adieu to the southern desert, and started the trek north.
There you go.
We stopped off at Laughlin NV, paying $35 for a week of dry camping at Hurrah's (35.14320, -114.57977) as I was hoping to do a little fishing on Lake Mojave. Unfortunately the winds weren't cooperative, coming from the north and creating 2-3 foot rollers. After 3 days of that and no change in the forecast we pulled up stakes and headed for Overton. We did manage to get the RV and generator serviced at
Swanty's in Bullhead City, which was the other reason for the stop there, so we're good for another year.
The winds are a little calmer up here on Lake Mead, so as I said we're staying on Snowbird Mesa (36.48037, -114.45422) and I'm doing a little fishing (launch at
Echo Bay) while we're waiting for spring to come back to Canada. Hurry up, you guys.
