Visit to the Dome Mountains and a great Happy Hour

 Up again early this morning with the sun.  I had been taking Lexapro for general anxiety for quite some time.  I always felt it made me tired and sleepy, so about a month  ago, I cut my intake to half a pill a day and then recently quit taking it.  I am feeling more energetic now and also wake earlier in the morning feeling ready to go.  My travel companions haven't seen any increase in anxiety and I don't either.

Today, is going to be quite warm with very little wind and Yuma and I want to get out and explore.  I ran into Deb, A long and lonesome highway...., coming in from a short walk and asked her if she wanted to explore the Dome Mountains just to the west of us, and she was all for it.  I think with the recent cold and windy spell, we are all ready for some nice outdoor activity.

Dome Mountains

Quartzsite is in the La Paz Valley with the Kofa Mountains to the east and the Dome Mountains to the west.  Yuma, Deb and I headed out in the Jeep around 10 o'clock and the temperature was great.  Back to shorts once again.

The mountains are less than 10 miles away, so it wasn't long before we were surrounded by them.  Nice to be back to the land of the Saguaros and the sticky Cholla cactus.

Quartzsite in the center of the valley below

Get to know this 92.4-mile point-to-point trail near Quartzsite, Arizona. Generally considered a moderately challenging route. This trail is great for off-road driving.

On our way to the mountains, we passed the Old Yuma Road and the Arizona Peace Trail. 

Up, up and away!

Dolly wrote and told me that it is Yuma's 9th birthday.  Happy birthday, Yuma!

Jumping for joy!

The area we are exploring is full of old mines that are no longer active.  However, some ingenious mining company, leases parcels of land to folks that want to dig in the dirt in search of gold.

Small abandoned mining camp.

We returned to camp around 1:30 after a great exercise event and some beautiful views of the dome Mountains.

At 3:00 o'clock, we had company for Happy Hour.  Bill and Patsy, Chillin' with Patsy, along with their friends, Dave and Cheryl stopped in to join us.  We gathered under Tom and Deb's, Celebrating the Dance, awning.

Yuma, Bill, Tom, Deb, Cheryl, Patsy, Riley, Deb and Dave

We had a great time covering events that occurred since last we were together.  Amazing how much got said with everyone talking at the same time.  We had the best time enjoying the warm afternoon and before we knew it, it was after 5 and time to get home for dinner.  We made plans to all go out and eat this Wednesday.  I hope Silly Al's is ready for us!

Thanks for stopping by.