Darby Well Cemetery and Jeeping through the Little Ajo Mountains

 This morning I made it to 8:30 before Yuma jumped off the bed and demanded I get up.  We again had a lazy morning resting in the sunshine.  

We could hear the voices of two of our neighbors wafting across the wash loudly discussing their political views.  No gunshots, so I guess they got their points across 😁

Around 11:30 we all jumped in the Jeep and headed for the old Darby Well Cemetery.   

I go there every year and it is always the same.  Lots of color and love in a beautiful setting.  This year though, they have added a flag.  Very nice touch.

After leaving the cemetery, we headed towards the Ajo and North Ajo Peaks hoping to climb one or the other.  Unfortunately, all roads don't lead to either one of them, so we just wandered aimlessly following a 4wd Jeep road known as West Alley Road.

The road does circle both peaks but at a distance.  Didn't really matter, we just drove up and down, around and through washes for a couple of hours at a rate of about 5 mph.

The road was getting a little rugged at this point and we stopped to view our surroundings.  We thought we were miles from anyone and then we heard voices.  A young couple and their dog came up out of the wash below on mountain bikes.  Kind of deflated our egos a bit.  Them peddling through this horrible so called road and we're toughing it out in the Jeep 😂

Nick decided to tackle the big hill or small mountain you see behind the Jeep while Yuma and I waited in the Jeep.

Can you find him?

Didn't take him long to get to the top and look down at me.  Here are some views he saw from above.

Black Mountain and just a sliver of the pit tailings way off in the distance.

Mexico way to the south about 30 miles.

See the couple with the poor doggie following behind way below Nick?

Made it home around 3:30 and rested for awhile outside absorbing a little more sun.  I had put up my hummingbird feeder and there is one always coming to it already 😀.  

Giving me a thankful look.

We ate early this evening and I like it this way, but doesn't always work out.  We were famished, so had Ribeye, potatoes and French beans.

Time to finish this post and have a little dessert and watch TV for a bit before calling it a night.

Thanks for stopping by.