Excitement at Palm Canyon!

This morning, I slept in.  Last night, it was quite windy and we had a little rain to boot.  Windy today, but sunny with cooler temperatures.  My plans are to stick around here today and relax.  Yuma wanted to look the place over, so we went for a walk.

Lots of green.

It was early afternoon when I heard sirens coming down highway 95 and then the sheriff drove down toward Palm Canyon with his sirens blaring.  Not long after, a red truck, a fire truck and an ambulance came up from the Army Base outside Yuma.  Then an ambulance from Quartzsite drove up.

The red truck went down the road to the canyon while the fire truck and ambulance waited just off highway 95 at the entrance to Palm Canyon Road.  My curiosity got the better of me, so Yuma and I walked from where I'm camped up to the entrance which is only an eighth of a mile or so.

My RV on the right.

Chatted with the ambulance driver, but didn't ask any questions and he offered no answers.  Yuma and I walked off a distance to be out of the way when the the sheriff and truck return.  Wasn't too long before the red truck returned and all three trucks just waited.

Now I'm thinking someone must have tried to climb to the palm trees and didn't make it.  The sheriff and bystanders must be helping him get to safety.  Finally, the sheriff, a small red car and a van came up the road in a dusty haste.  The sheriff had his red lights going but no siren.

The red car pulled up to the ambulance and a middle aged lady got out and started talking to the emergency group that was gathered there.  I stayed back, but discreetly took pictures.  They talked for quite awhile with the man in the passenger seat and finally, took him from the car and put him on a bed sitting up.

More talking and then finally the lady moved the car and parked it.  She and the man got into the ambulance and everyone dispersed.

Luckily, the man and woman in the van that was part of the group with the sheriff were ready to talk.  I asked what happened and they spilled the beans.

The lady and the man were heading to San Diego for a business conference and decided to stop and see the palm trees.  The gentleman, wanted to climb up and see them close and personal.  

I know from experience that it is a dangerous effort to climb the high rocky incline.  Luckily, I stopped when Yuma couldn't go any further, but he didn't have a smart dog with him.

Evidently, he fell and broke his leg.  Two hikers, climbed to him and helped him back down.  Then they helped him get the half mile to his car and down the road they went. Those two won't be making their conference this year.  Don't tell Nick's mother that Nick, my grandson, climbed to the palm trees, but no falls for him.

Later, Dolly, sent pictures from my son, Jim in Toronto.  He and his wife, Sarah and their son, Keaton are up there on vacation and also plan to see Niagara Falls.

Looks like the wind is bringing clouds and possible rain for the evening.  Better get my cooking done and call it a day.

Thanks for stopping by.