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24 April 2017

Winter travel wrap up: a love affair with the land

If somebody would pay me to travel and explore I’d just keep on going  because no matter what natural area visited I enjoy a love affair with the land.

Since mid-January the wind blew me to numerous fascinating places in the Southwest.  The truck and camper survived the 2200 mile journey.  I worked on improving the making of photographs.  And I can add at least a couple serious new love affairs with the land from this winter’s journeys including the lush Sonoran Desert, the dramatic Eastern Sierras, and the pastoral Owens Valley.  Plus they all deserve return visits for further explorations.

Sunset from KOFA National Wildlife Refuge camp ArizonaKofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona

Making a plan versus not making a plan

I didn’t plan to fall in love, but I love making a plan.  Research and reading about places I want to experience, making a list longer than life even though I accept not seeing them all is really part of the fun.  Yet this winter I went from one place to another as the feeling struck, or someone made a suggestion like being set up on a blind date.  This type of courtship took me a while to adjust to, yet over time, and I mean weeks, won me over.  I felt so relaxed and at ease even with the turmoil of our current political state which I kept up with to a point before high blood pressure.  Back to nature for the calm and centering needed.  Where I feel love the most.

Sunset rays Pozo Redondo Mountains Darby Well Road BLM Ajo ArizonaDarby Well Road Sonoran Desert near Ajo Arizona

I did have a plan to visit with friends and attend Blogger-Fest in Quartzsite in January and that instigated a visit to nearby the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.  Then because a high school friend was wintering in Mesa I spent a few days way too close to the city of Phoenix but at least we got out for a hike on Silly Mountain along with many good laughs.  From there an invitation to visit a friend working in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument had me headed south towards the border.  I so fell in love with this Sonoran Desert landscape that I spent most of February there.  Then I heard some friends planning an early March visit to Valley of Fire in Nevada and I figured why not as I’d only been there once before.  The winds of chance next blew me to Death Valley National Park, a place I can never visit too often.  But with a weekend coming and map in hand I remembered reading several blog posts about the Alabama Hills, a place I’d never been.  In fact it had been 40+ years since I’d traveled US395 and the Owens Valley.  And dang if I wasn’t hooked again.  Love at first sight with the Eastern Sierras and before I knew it another two weeks had passed by.  As the end of March approached I began to feel a draw back home to Arizona yet made a couple more stops along the way.

Ajo Mountain Drive Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument ArizonaOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument Arizona

Camper comforts and room for improvement

By far the best investment for the camper was a new 100W solar panel that solved my electric needs which is mostly just lights and the fridge ignition.  I use an inverter plugged into the truck for charging the phone and running the laptop.  I have thought about getting a small generator but they are noisy and not particularly cheap.  Sort of like buying an overpriced diamond to get engaged instead of saving the money for experiences.

Crested organ pipe cactus Darby Well Road BLM Ajo ArizonaI don’t use the fresh water system in this old beast, especially after the first winter when water froze and broke the kitchen faucet.  My bad.  But I have concerns about the rest of the plumbing and am not a plumber.  Just one of the many things that need to be looked at and repaired.  Water in jugs works just fine and a dishpan in the sink saves space in the gray water tank.  The occasional plant that gets watered is happy and so am I.  I am careful not to put food scraps down the sink or outside for critters.  I am picky about drinking water, either buying by the gallons or running through the Britta.  But with conservation I can get by on one gallon a day plus at least that much to drink.

Luckily I have a handy neighbor who rebuilt the two “wings” of rotten wood that overhang the truck bumper on each side by about two feet.  Had to be done in order to remount the protective plastic that half fell off somewhere between Fossil Falls and Barstow on the way to Mojave Trails.  Once the camper comes off the truck he’s going to reinforce a few other areas of old wood.

I’d like to replace the foam on the dinette cushions that are flattened and old.  It’s really the only place to sit inside.  And I need to finish the curtains so I can be rid of those awful metal blinds.

creek sunset crepuscular rays High Sierras Independence campground Independence CaliforniaEastern Sierras Independence California

Experimenting with photography

I definitely have a love affair with photography and am constantly reading and learning how to improve the relationship with my camera.  I honestly tried to carry the tripod around more and use it but it’s a bit heavy to use as a walking stick on longer hikes.  I’ve been using manual (M) for a long time and tried moving back and forth with aperture (A) and shutter (S) priority.  Had fun with sun bursts.  I took more time composing a shot and observing edges to avoid a silly tree branch or such.  Looked at different perspectives and even got down on the ground once in a while. Ugh, not my best position.  Really tried not to overdue the post-processing like I did when first introduced to Lightroom.  Now that I’ve opened a new photography website I actually look at my photos on the screen with a more discriminant eye.  Out of 10s of 1000s of photos only a few make the cut.  All this is sort of like looking at old love affairs and learning from mistakes.

Last light Amargosa Range Badwater Basin Death Valley National Park CaliforniaDeath Valley National Park California

Reflections

The getting there, being there, rinse wash repeat, I love it.  The driving part, I’m getting a little tired of that.  I just don’t ever feel like putting down many miles in a day.  Having said that…

I’ve been traveling alone so long it’s now difficult to relax enough to travel with anyone.  Call it independence, stubborn, unable to make compromises, or maybe all of these.  It’s also a chance to learn about myself and spend time living in the now.  I can barely describe how I feel when traveling solo, in my element, no matter the surrounding natural environment.  I love them all for what they are.  I love them NOW because I’m there.  Yet I’m friendly so have no problem meeting and chatting with people wherever I am.  I’m an ambivert, finding balance with my extrovert and introvert characteristics.

High Sierras Alabama Hills BLM Lone Pine CaliforniaEastern Sierras & Alabama Hills California

I love being able to share the moments on social media.  I’ve seen cell towers everywhere I’ve gone.  They are not obnoxious, intrusive or ugly.  They are just there like we used to have electrical and telephone lines.  I got a signal almost everywhere except the Alabama Hills.  Sure wish I could say that for the North Rim Grand Canyon.

morning light temples San Fransisco peaks North Rim Grand Canyon National Park ArizonaNorth Rim Grand Canyon National Park Arizona

What’s next

Yet another landscape I love, and sleep with, calls me to return.  Yup the North Rim Grand Canyon, the 10th summer I call this place home.  So it’s time to take the camper off the truck for some repairs and to haul the 5th-wheel back to the canyon.  I report for work May 1 but the North Rim doesn’t open to the public until May 15.  And this year begins with limited services due to a major waterline break.

Maybe next winter I’ll put the 5th-wheel in storage and live in the camper while traveling.  I’d love to take a fall journey to the Pacific Northwest where I’ve been trying to return for several years.  Yet I’m sure whatever journey I make there will be a love affair with the land.

 

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26 January 2017

Hanging out on the desert near Quartzsite Arizona

Water in Kirkland Creek Kirkland ArizonaKirkland Creek

Arrived Saturday afternoon after seeing all kinds of weather, snow on the mountains, water in the wash, and wind on the nose getting to Quartzsite Arizona.  I was the last to arrive, so far.  And the Grand Canyon Association group is smaller this year with only six people.

With not particularly nice weather everyone agreed communal dinners could wait until the next night, me making Hungarian goulash.  However after dinner we comfortably gathered in the largest RV, 32’ motor home, for John’s birthday cake.

Sunset from camp La Paz Valley Road Quartzsite ArizonaFrom camp off La Paz Valley Road and Dome Rock Mountains Quartzsite

We got lucky Sunday when the wind died down in time for us to sit out for dinner and even enjoy a little campfire for a short while.  It never actually rained but the skies continued to look rather threatening.

West view Trigo Mountainss BLM US95 Arizona

Dead saguaro BLM US95 South of Quartzsite ArizonaMonday I took a drive south on US95 to scope out the KOFA National Wildlife Refuge and made a few photo opp stops along the way.  The desert floor is hard packed and stony so easy to find a place to park on the BLM land adjacent to the road.  Plus there are numerous gravel side roads, just depending on how far you want to get off the beaten path.  But pay attention to signs that often alert to the possibility of undetonated ammunition from military operations.

KOFA Mountains clouds BLM US95 South of Quartzsite Arizona

Wildflowers BLM US95 South of Quartzsite ArizonaI never walked very far from the road or my truck as the wind blew fiercely.  Yet I just had to get away from the power lines that run along both sides of the road.  A shame to put that in a photo of such gorgeous landscapes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

US95 South Castle Dome Mountains ArizonaUS95 South Castle Dome Mountains

I drove only about a mile from pavement to the east of the Stone Cabin towards King Valley.  There are other areas in the refuge like Crystal Hill, where I’ve gathered crystals but never camped, and Palm Canyon which I’ve heard in superb.  And I wasn’t even off BLM on to the refuge yet.

Northeast Ocotillos KOFA Mountains King Road BLM ArizonaNortheast KOFA Mountains from King Road

Southwest Chocolate Mountains King Road BLM ArizonaSouthwest Chocolate Mountains from King Road

Oh my! Absolutely gorgeous!  Cloudy skies made light dance around on the land making for superb sights, and shooting.  Found a delightful place to park for lunch off the King Road not far from the plethora of saguaros, ocotillos and creosote bushes. Still windy so even at 60°F I was bundled up and hung out on the downwind side of the truck and camper soaking in the sights.  Mountains all around.

East Castle Dome Mountains King Road BLM ArizonaEast Castle Dome Mountains from King Road

Light & shadows KOFA Mountains King Road BLM ArizonaNortheast KOFA Mountains King Road

Ocotillo KOFA Mountains King Road BLM ArizonaI think the group should gather here next year where there are very few people, a much better signal, and exceedingly quite.  Only about 25 miles south of town.  I’m definitely going to stay there after Quartzsite, and believe at least two in the group will also.

 

 

Camp Dome Rock Mountains La Paz Valley Quartzsite ArizonaCamp between saguaros and Dome Rock Mountains Quartzsite

Reluctantly returned to camp for a superb dinner prepared by Greg and Karry.  All day long smoked pork roast which literally melted in my mouth, baked beans, Hawaiian sweet rolls, fruit salad, and for desert cherry cobbler backed in a Dutch oven.  We ate in their spacious and warm motorhome.

The camper was still having battery problems, or charging, or solar, or not sure so Tuesday I went to town in search of help.  Plus tanks needed dumping and water filled.  Rose’s RV Park charged $10 to dump and $1 for four gallon jugs of “filtered city water”.  Yea, I don’t use the fresh water tank or system in this old beast because of previous pipe breakage problems.  But I need 12v power for lights and to feed the brain on my fridge even running on propane.  Made an appointment for trouble shooting at Solar Bill’s for 9am the next day.

KOFA Mountains Palm Canyon Road BLM ArizonaNortheast KOFA Mountains from Palm Canyon Road

Got back to camp just in time for last night’s leftovers for lunch.  Then took another drive towards KOFA because I thought the truck would charge the house battery if the solar panel didn’t.  The meter for the panel glows red but doesn’t show it’s charging.  That night the 12v lights were so dim I gave up and read by headlamp.  And really weird is the LED lights didn’t work at all.  Internet signal is always uncertain.  Thus the quiet from me.

Campfire La Paz Valley BLM Quartzsite ArizonaThat night Paul made a dinner of black bean and ham soup with salad, bread, and cake for desert.  We do eat good in the desert.  And we sat outside around the fire for a while because the wind had dropped.  Although we still work several layers under the star studded sky.  Unfortunately, there were a few folks setting off fireworks and the candle lit bags?

Sunrise crescent moon La Paz Valley Road Quartzsite ArizonaYes I actually saw a sunrise

Truckcamper Solar Bill Quartzsite ArizonaUp early Wednesday for the Solar Bill’s appointment.  Got there a little before they opened and parked in front of a large bay door next to another rig, truck and trailer, also waiting.  Turns out that Johnny, the service man, and I have a mutual friend from Yarnell.  He tests.  The old battery bought two years ago is shot but here’s the real problem.  I had a 50 watt solar panel that puts out 1 amp/hour, the fridge that draws .6 amp/hr and there’s not enough sunlight hours to keep the battery full.  In other words, more power being used than being made.  The truck doesn’t charge the camper battery but will be rewired in the future to do that.  So I bought a 100 watt panel to replace the old one, and got $30 back on the old panel.  This panel puts out 5 amps/hr, plus I bought a bigger battery.  Wasn’t a planned expense but had to do it and spent less than expected under $400.  And I have power, lights, and a working fridge again.  Yipee!!!  That took about two hours although I was only charged for 50 minutes of labor.

Geocache La Paz Valley Quartzsite ArizonaNot in the log John

After lunch I went for a geocache walk with John, my first geocaching experience.  We may not have walked even two miles from camp.   I know some of you geocache but being totally new to this I didn’t know what to expect.  John told me the name of the cache and described it as “tiny” then kept looking at his phone for distance and direction.  When we got close I just started looking for something out of place.  We were by a barbed-wire fence line not far from the road and John said sometimes their magnetic.  So we looked at the nearby metal fence posts.  Nope.  But then I noticed that only one fence post in the line had rocks piled around the base and low and behold, under those rocks was a small plastic container with a roll of paper inside for geocachers to note date they found this.  I was amazed that some people have a custom, small, stamp to use with their “handle”.  John had me sign first as I found it then said something to his phone app about “Geogypsy” being the discoverer of her first cache.  And then we went on to discover three more nearby.  I need to learn more about this now.  I downloaded the app on my phone and am officially “geogypsy2u”.

Other than that, hung out with the folks in camp and had yet another delicious dinner made by John and Shirley of chicken alfredo, 4-bean salad, mac and cheese, and multiple choice deserts.  And I had lights in the camper to read by although not much signal to get online.

Clear, cold 31°F Thursday morning.  Only a light wind.  This morning I sit and work on the blog post, editing photos, and thinking I’ll have to drive somewhere else for a signal strong enough to actually post.  Maybe another ride to KOFA where there was four bars and a great signal.  Saturday is Blogger-Fest and then back out to the KOFA desert and mountains with solar power.  I am a happy camper.

Apologies for some not so great photos as post processing on the laptop with terrible reflections makes it difficult to see what I’m doing.  Trust me it’s gorgeous out here!

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28 January 2016

Home from vacation

Swirled sandstone above the Fire Wave Valley of Fire State Park NevadaTwo and a half days in Valley of Fire (not long enough), five days in Quartzsite (maybe too long), a way too short two day visit in Yarnell, and we’re home from vacation.

Dry boat ramp Echo Bay Lake Meade National Recreation Area Nevada

High and dry

Dry dock Echo Bay Lake Meade National Recreation Area NevadaAfter surviving a 3-day holiday weekend at Valley of Fire State Park—deserving its own post—our journey went south with a stop at Echo Bay along the depleted shores of Lake Meade.  We skirted Las Vegas with an intended destination of BLM north of Lake Havasu City for the night.

Truck camper Calizona RV Park Needles CaliforniaInstead, due to a low battery the very full fridge was being wonky so we treated ourselves to electricity at the Calizona RV Park just 5 miles south of Needles off Highway 95.  When I called to see about availability a recording said “We have space, come on in.”  Yet we got the second to last space only available that night for $35 and then they’d be full for the month.  Nice enough with only a little “historic route 66” road noise.  Free WIFI at the Club House where several people gathered to be out of the cool breeze.

 

 

Grand Canyon Association gathering Quartzsite Arizona

Sunset Quartzsite ArizonaAfter a shopping stop in Lake Havasu City we continued to Quartzsite and gathered with friends at the La Paz Roadrunner BLM 14 day, along with 1000s of other RVers.  This is the second time I’ve joined this group, many who worked for Grand Canyon Association at some time or are friends of theirs.  Each of four nights someone cooked dinner for all 14 of us starting with our Tuesday arrival of pulled pork, beans, coleslaw and birthday cake for a sick birthday man.  One night lasagna with all the trimmings and another ham and beans with cheese and mac.  I made a chili rellenos casserole, fried some seasoned hamburger and offered the options of cheese, tomato, guacamole, lime and sour cream in a DIY wrap.  If that sounds familiar it’s what I made over the holidays at Bill’s son and DILs.

Jean & Gaelyn Bloggerfest 2016 Quartzsite AZ by Al

 

Saturday marked the second annual Bloggerfest in Quartzsite.  This year George and Suzie among others organized this gathering in the desert of about 50 bloggers, many RVers, and some readers/lurkers and wanna be RVers.  Unfortunately we arrived a bit late but still managed to see people we knew and didn’t know.  I wasn’t carrying the camera.

 

Photo by Al of the Bayfield Bunch

Loot from Quartzsite Arizona

Wednesday morning we walked four hours through most of Tyson Wells’ vendors finding treasures we didn’t even know we needed. On the walk back to the truck, like someone clicked a switch, I could barely walk at all.  Legs swelled, joints and muscles stiffened and hurt, and small red splotches appeared on my lower legs.  It all got worse but with pain pills and anti-inflamatories plus Bill’s help and patience I got around slowly with the assistance of a walking stick.

 

relax and box from BertaSunday we headed to Yarnell where my BFF, Berta, lives and I spent the last ten winters.  Or at least my RV parked there while I sometimes went off gallivanting.  Between full hookups with heat and the pleasant company who fed us dinner two nights I felt right at home.  My leg swelling and pain started to disappear.  My favorite hairdresser gave me a long awaited haircut.  Now it’s out of my face, a little shorter than usual, but my hair grows almost one inch/month.  And I got the best advice and a gift from Berta.

New phone selfie in RV Kanab, UtahMy first new phone selfie

Big treat on the way home staying in a Motel 6 in Flagstaff where we got some shopping done.  I got a new phone because I was eligible for an upgrade (probably by years), a Droid Turbo 2 on promo and along with a credit on my old phone some accessories plus still get to keep my old plan with unlimited data.  Walked out without giving them a dime but will be paying for this overpriced smart phone for two years no interest or contract which only added $22 to my monthly bill.  Did you know Verizon doesn’t require a contract anymore?

The Gap Echo Cliffs SR89A north ArizonaDrove north from Flagstaff along SR89 and took Indian 20 out of the Gap to Page.  I’d never been on this route through Navajo land which was paved as a detour when SR89 to Page slid off Echo Cliffs.

Sunset Kanab UtahHome just at sunset Wednesday unloading first at Bill’s and I have still some things to get out of the camper.  Loved this vacation, except for the leg thing, and look forward to start planning another.  Woke this morning with no splotches or swollen and sore legs.  This is about the third time this has happened to me so after some research I’ll visit a doctor and try to figure it out.  Sure is a pain and a bummer when I can’t go hiking with Bill and Sasha.

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