tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post1719656806733057811..comments2024-03-27T23:22:44.157-05:00Comments on Kofa Mountains, Arizona: Jeep ride to the Harquahala Peak Smithsonian ObservatoryDoug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-8613358927736700802017-03-01T21:09:47.504-06:002017-03-01T21:09:47.504-06:00All the pics are beautiful. I can only imagine ho...All the pics are beautiful. I can only imagine how much better it is to witness it in person. I know you did that it's hard to get pictures to do it justice but your pics are gorgeous! Have fun Dad and be careful! Love you. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032662769509183250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-19123386854575533912017-03-01T21:09:44.595-06:002017-03-01T21:09:44.595-06:00Said not did. Said not did. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032662769509183250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-28352440883186867332017-03-01T21:09:36.940-06:002017-03-01T21:09:36.940-06:00Said not did. Said not did. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032662769509183250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-47908807081818978002017-03-01T21:08:18.904-06:002017-03-01T21:08:18.904-06:00All the pics are beautiful. I can only imagine ho...All the pics are beautiful. I can only imagine how much better it is to witness it in person. I know you did that it's hard to get pictures to do it justice but your pics are gorgeous! Have fun Dad and be careful! Love you. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032662769509183250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-14172643964619411112017-03-01T19:44:15.790-06:002017-03-01T19:44:15.790-06:00I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful p...I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful pictures and for taking us along for the ride as that's the only way I would ever see that road! OMG that's scary, beautiful but scary! I wish we could know what Yuma's really thinking! Ken and Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361055624097167727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-68975741841284496692017-03-01T10:57:09.582-06:002017-03-01T10:57:09.582-06:00Thanks Deb. You guys were brave to go all the way...Thanks Deb. You guys were brave to go all the way up there. It's harder being a passenger cause you don't have a steering wheel to hold onto. You're right, it was a one time trip for us too. Yuma did not like it at all. Hard to drive when you've got a forty pound dog in your lap. No wonder it took so long. I thought it was 10.5 miles round trip. Having a good camera with a nice zoom is essential for capturing the beauty around here.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-27311014709475335762017-03-01T10:46:31.623-06:002017-03-01T10:46:31.623-06:00Very sweet post Sarah. Maybe you're right abo...Very sweet post Sarah. Maybe you're right about the burro. I like your interpretation of his hee haw much better. I was going to comment on how green everything is this year but forgot to mention it. Glad you saw it. Almost like grass everywhere. We drove every inch of that winding road you could see going through the mountains, for Harquahala's sake!Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-1116353899146179072017-03-01T10:40:08.390-06:002017-03-01T10:40:08.390-06:00That was a cute sign. Had to turn around and get ...That was a cute sign. Had to turn around and get a pic of it.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-70951546359179127422017-03-01T10:39:32.372-06:002017-03-01T10:39:32.372-06:00The sure do make a difference in the Southwest. S...The sure do make a difference in the Southwest. Sometimes though, I wish I were laying by the poolside soaking in the sun.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-90403424044607251802017-03-01T10:37:39.765-06:002017-03-01T10:37:39.765-06:00Hi Kristi. Just one burro and yes he was wild. N...Hi Kristi. Just one burro and yes he was wild. Not afraid but would bray if I got too close telling me to back off.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-83457097607066007782017-03-01T10:36:29.760-06:002017-03-01T10:36:29.760-06:00Thanks, Al. It was a challenge. Sore today from ...Thanks, Al. It was a challenge. Sore today from all the jostling around. Yuma didn't want too but I showed him who was boss.<br /><br />Safe travels today.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-33339582819696388102017-03-01T09:45:52.535-06:002017-03-01T09:45:52.535-06:00I love...love...your pictures of the ride. So much...I love...love...your pictures of the ride. So much better then the ones I took. (I just told Tom I know what I want for my birthday this year, a camera.) If it makes you feel any better about the ride you actually went 10.5 miles up that mountain. I know why Yuma was in your lap...:) Now you know why we said it was a ride we were glad we took but it was a one time ride. I have a feeling Yuma would agree with us. Glad you made it back safe. Tom and Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564285175697134395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-35843522068836694372017-03-01T09:23:55.793-06:002017-03-01T09:23:55.793-06:00OMG Doug! You take the craziest drives! Is that ...OMG Doug! You take the craziest drives! Is that winding road we see winding through the mountains the road you jeeped to the peak? Wowsers! I have to tell you, I like saying Harquahala. I bet you were thinking "Oh for Harquahala's sake!" as you were making that dreadful drive up there! I didn't expect so much green in your photos from your destination. Pretty beautiful! And I always love the pictures of you and Yuma. Also, those mountain pics get me every time. Truly, the most gorgeous scenery! I'm glad your Burro friend said hi at the end. I don't think he was making fun of you, I think he was telling you "job well done!" Hope you can relax a little today! I love you!Sarah Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847216516190770272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-25352028389320161602017-03-01T09:15:45.634-06:002017-03-01T09:15:45.634-06:00I would never have said you were beyond Hope, but ...I would never have said you were beyond Hope, but I guess you are now!Patsy Irene (Chillin' with Patsy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17023685247825134744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-84420040974806606872017-03-01T09:15:23.104-06:002017-03-01T09:15:23.104-06:00Stunning pictures, you are making us wish we had a...Stunning pictures, you are making us wish we had a 4 wheel drive vehicle!Patsy Irene (Chillin' with Patsy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17023685247825134744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-70881808215858447482017-03-01T07:34:11.079-06:002017-03-01T07:34:11.079-06:00Wow that sure was some adventure, I know I could n...Wow that sure was some adventure, I know I could not have done in even in a wheel drive,, me a heights don't get along.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-83628483749461901592017-03-01T07:30:43.086-06:002017-03-01T07:30:43.086-06:00Beautiful! Are those burros wild? They are so cu...Beautiful! Are those burros wild? They are so cute, I want one! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248691402484711071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-45088540563309645542017-03-01T06:42:58.704-06:002017-03-01T06:42:58.704-06:00I remember that drive much the same as you do and ...I remember that drive much the same as you do and it was one of the toughest drives we did in our Jeep Wrangler as well. But definitely an exciting challenge all the way up and all the way down. Spectacular views from the top. Pheebs and I drove to the trailhead about 3 months ago one morning but didn't go to the top. Good for you and Yuma in making it all the way up.Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-64291053558744034192017-02-28T23:34:34.341-06:002017-02-28T23:34:34.341-06:00Thanks Dolly. Fun but exhausting road trip. So g...Thanks Dolly. Fun but exhausting road trip. So glad it was such a nice day. Made the pictures look great.Doug Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-82643067987215054202017-02-28T23:13:54.312-06:002017-02-28T23:13:54.312-06:00It may have been a roughuge trip, but the pictures...It may have been a roughuge trip, but the pictures say the view was worth it. Fantastic scenes. The pictures of that snake-like road were something! Really awesome pictures of the peak and that cute, little burro. Such a spectacular area!!Dolly Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800958084104672640noreply@blogger.com