Cargo Muchacho Mountains

 I know it is getting monotonous,  but the morning was just beautiful again.  Woke up with the sun peeking over the Pilot Knob Mountain at 6:45.  Got up closer to 8 o'clock.   😀

I had been texting Dolly and she still doesn't have power 😕.   She had two inches of snow and it did look pretty.

Later in the morning the next door neighbors texted Dolly to let her know their power had gone out.  Dolly is connected to their pool power and it did not go out.  So Dolly has power but they don't  😀  I'm sure it will get straightened out!

As for me, I had a huge breakfast while sitting in the California sun in my lounge chair.  At around 12:30, Yuma and I decided to drive into the mountains to see what we could find.

The mountains are bare and remind me of a moonscape.  After wandering around a while looking for a road leading up to the mountains,

I ran into a group of people putting a dune buggy in a trailer.  Stopped to chat and the lady said her's broke and it needed a ride back to camp.  They had 5 dogs of different breeds and Yuma had a blast getting to know them.   They were familiar with the area and pointed out a way to get into the mountains. 

Off we went in search of mines.

We see something!

Darn, it's all caged up!

Big enough for a truck to drive in there!

Before leaving the area I had to see what was over the ridge to the west.

Huge pit below.

Yuma is waiting at the top. 

Sorry the pictures are out of order, but very hard to work with pictures on my phone 😞

The pit we looked down on is part of the old Tumco Gold Mine I went through last year but I came in from the other side  Heres a link to that post.Tumco Gold Mine

 

We came back to camp at 3 o'clock and my neighbors were already sitting and chatting, so Yuma and I joined in.

I looked down at my fitbit and noticed I had walked 10,900 steps today.   No wonder my feet hurt.  As the sun set we went home to start dinner.  Yuma and I had hamburgers tonight  and they were yummy.

NEWS FLASH!  Dolly just texted to say her power is on!  About time.  I thank those hardworking lines men and lines women.    

Time to wrap this thing up and have dessert and hit the sack..See you later.