tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72202454171663819812024-03-18T21:55:06.633-05:00Saddle Mountain, ArizonaDoug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.comBlogger1165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-86185090885668568222024-03-18T20:04:00.000-05:002024-03-18T20:04:23.229-05:00Glamis, California<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This morning, Yuma and slept in till 8 o'clock. That's because Yuma has this 2 and 4 A.M. thing going. I don't know why, but I think it's time I run things around here and not him.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The sun was already blazing and the temperature was 59 degrees. Not going to be overly warm today, but the 80s are barreling down on us. Yuma and I enjoyed the cool breeze and sunshine while I had my coffee. I have nothing really planned today. I just know standing and walking is not on my list. My sciatica nerve is still causing me pain, so I'm taking it easy today to see if that helps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After breakfast, Yuma couldn't stand taking it easy anymore, so we jumped in the Jeep a little after noon to travel the 35 miles up Ogilby Road to highway 78 west to Glamis, California to see what was happening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ogilby Road is not where they spend their California road repair money. It is a terrible road. The Jeep suspension system got a good workout going 65 mph.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were to Glamis in no time. Now Glamis in not a town. It is a bunch of tents catering to tourists and the sand dune buggy crowd. It is located right in the middle of the Imperial Sand Dunes. All the other times visiting, it was a weekend and there was a lot going on.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF5lCO6pIpfSLGXo0Ch3h9nJB9qW-OPB562QIEvYVsZkHjp0t1HuqoeWGxvGn9xyR4nGH62X-8HF_6bEx29J8FocdRCpMYNH-v4CUppCLv56plS9INPG9-eUzdQH8PLBZUgDk2eqDDaWw_b9k2hAqQ91KIwno1IYMf3im5Wz3NnLhjPaHIm0cw4cwJkzF/s4000/20240318_125348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTF5lCO6pIpfSLGXo0Ch3h9nJB9qW-OPB562QIEvYVsZkHjp0t1HuqoeWGxvGn9xyR4nGH62X-8HF_6bEx29J8FocdRCpMYNH-v4CUppCLv56plS9INPG9-eUzdQH8PLBZUgDk2eqDDaWw_b9k2hAqQ91KIwno1IYMf3im5Wz3NnLhjPaHIm0cw4cwJkzF/w300-h400/20240318_125348.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: large;">All is closed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3HlQmjhCSIgwxJ9mYie5HVdanaxCT1oAiDJynG2FSlMaolQkxCeXq7uzZ4D9DAgVTREZoNsUiCFaHX7p5SucCV37PUc0WfVa_SVBys6dK_lIUAI3CMnwYl1cEXUw8lRShek_fNQoxeasMuZEgVqKgAi70EM6pvdVlny3EOK8pUAfKFvyYubelB7vCfm_/s4000/20240318_124640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3HlQmjhCSIgwxJ9mYie5HVdanaxCT1oAiDJynG2FSlMaolQkxCeXq7uzZ4D9DAgVTREZoNsUiCFaHX7p5SucCV37PUc0WfVa_SVBys6dK_lIUAI3CMnwYl1cEXUw8lRShek_fNQoxeasMuZEgVqKgAi70EM6pvdVlny3EOK8pUAfKFvyYubelB7vCfm_/w400-h300/20240318_124640.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Great reception</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">On a Monday, not so much. In fact the place was DEAD! Everything was closed except for the gift shop catering to anyone that is traveling on highway 78. It is actually a building and they also serve food. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">That's okay. I really wanted to go to the top of the dunes a few miles further west. There is a viewing area and rest area where you can see all around you.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy-XvLlWwsbq9eBPhRja8ioJGt-fv5jrQQonm-CENnl7yqf8YrXGosa_8pga9DI_Vq4XMjfZW7BI1vJAa_Hh3ShMlgEouHF864hfBK-gm3FfBk30_bSCSD9GGK9oUTa2EFOPZ23LuBAKJ4-I7fNx8NXnNzqtfNVKYkOQdTU_DngqXBGWeeS5N8SVnMQxB/s4000/20240318_125836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy-XvLlWwsbq9eBPhRja8ioJGt-fv5jrQQonm-CENnl7yqf8YrXGosa_8pga9DI_Vq4XMjfZW7BI1vJAa_Hh3ShMlgEouHF864hfBK-gm3FfBk30_bSCSD9GGK9oUTa2EFOPZ23LuBAKJ4-I7fNx8NXnNzqtfNVKYkOQdTU_DngqXBGWeeS5N8SVnMQxB/w480-h640/20240318_125836.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There it is</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5fN7ewM2ZF5jDiFf8-XDI8BdXbXNr6CgG5t1R6baj7Cj_TgL7WeIPu4p4JlCl0nwZ3P6KaUF7l645qdpwDCynIbiht5vVNaNx_EclUCD5HB_0R-JfHAxc-Xl9p-AZcxpo_0G3FH151LJeKi7Kd85adV1FU-Fgi3ivM7Yv7lc0sRbwIpicGMwVWrY0Ph/s4000/20240318_125948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX5fN7ewM2ZF5jDiFf8-XDI8BdXbXNr6CgG5t1R6baj7Cj_TgL7WeIPu4p4JlCl0nwZ3P6KaUF7l645qdpwDCynIbiht5vVNaNx_EclUCD5HB_0R-JfHAxc-Xl9p-AZcxpo_0G3FH151LJeKi7Kd85adV1FU-Fgi3ivM7Yv7lc0sRbwIpicGMwVWrY0Ph/w640-h480/20240318_125948.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBulooFOMUFVw4SfTZO1xlMUU0fs1WSrW9ddlZLwTXI6Hi3AeEm7cWNEAdrDwNsEjC4k3pFJ6Vjjp1HadOQ49hluULlGs6xi1963FJ0mjeMX4KNZ833d27DRYnkii8XTkmHzpSXNA6HVXtbYencE-hpYTMymlfu9w3kuOROn6Oouaffc_o3XHp5eTYZPSq/s4000/20240318_130343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBulooFOMUFVw4SfTZO1xlMUU0fs1WSrW9ddlZLwTXI6Hi3AeEm7cWNEAdrDwNsEjC4k3pFJ6Vjjp1HadOQ49hluULlGs6xi1963FJ0mjeMX4KNZ833d27DRYnkii8XTkmHzpSXNA6HVXtbYencE-hpYTMymlfu9w3kuOROn6Oouaffc_o3XHp5eTYZPSq/w400-h300/20240318_130343.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />As we drove up the hill, I could see there were several trailers there. And, there was this cute dog running around that Yuma spotted quickly.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I stopped the Jeep and asked the owner if his dog was friendly. He said she was, so off into the sand dunes the two lovebirds went. Both enjoyed running and they did a lot of it, while I took pictures.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTVl4OGwW53JqtMngaeS27nWp5lNtL_MnnMOvFZZoxp-4G8aMQMZnw_eBaVFukgRwtS3eff5tfu_nsqjiqfH_UCnPRLQ0jD3vQ69Rl5Vb2m477ftbCyMzCySxO7rKpYAp6u3mKIliVpOW5V7n419fZJh7-eYyhTSEnsyCYjGwnxihMFwyWEB86qNC4W5G/s4000/20240318_131040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTVl4OGwW53JqtMngaeS27nWp5lNtL_MnnMOvFZZoxp-4G8aMQMZnw_eBaVFukgRwtS3eff5tfu_nsqjiqfH_UCnPRLQ0jD3vQ69Rl5Vb2m477ftbCyMzCySxO7rKpYAp6u3mKIliVpOW5V7n419fZJh7-eYyhTSEnsyCYjGwnxihMFwyWEB86qNC4W5G/w480-h640/20240318_131040.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovebirds dancing in the dunes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-corUY1GaGZrEYs8b4EdeuL9ZOobwAF5hLoBDKxpK3lEy92-FJR7OpB7XdrVGR5P18LNPdeMw45MAvF6fqQebfaHkriVCFODzd-tDDZKVUHuwta8nWYoOm1m2plu3n76OwOEDisUfuVxLJ5wCeCxra8whnc00K5Wc0bDN66_QWuvThJdeOqgGZfNSg9WD/s4000/20240318_130907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-corUY1GaGZrEYs8b4EdeuL9ZOobwAF5hLoBDKxpK3lEy92-FJR7OpB7XdrVGR5P18LNPdeMw45MAvF6fqQebfaHkriVCFODzd-tDDZKVUHuwta8nWYoOm1m2plu3n76OwOEDisUfuVxLJ5wCeCxra8whnc00K5Wc0bDN66_QWuvThJdeOqgGZfNSg9WD/w300-h400/20240318_130907.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I agree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqonCQJvZrVLzTrMOBxWrNHicCiU5zReYoETbt0M1PDvgUrX1HRNNHGMYQgXXRXZHLZlSvJQL27mp1_WvvWkUjX74ZKW9V0WXCL6Lw9f9fbLgW0EF2JIL3pkP9FWvk-qhIbodshZmA4lg7GOmABea99f6SAs1zo9SBkse92eKIjyG1xok2lI2JsYF1YeI/s4000/20240318_130307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqonCQJvZrVLzTrMOBxWrNHicCiU5zReYoETbt0M1PDvgUrX1HRNNHGMYQgXXRXZHLZlSvJQL27mp1_WvvWkUjX74ZKW9V0WXCL6Lw9f9fbLgW0EF2JIL3pkP9FWvk-qhIbodshZmA4lg7GOmABea99f6SAs1zo9SBkse92eKIjyG1xok2lI2JsYF1YeI/w400-h300/20240318_130307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Highway 78 winds through the sand dunes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6pCK4fIXRH34t0mtDf1LKPA5JK3_hKxIqVhVr7J6E5awFC-LsbgrEHAEIwlKF3YoTGvEw9nLB3DSMD-ZwF_smsv8lJgJ3w8UWPSb7kcwDdrjUMRavBeZ4EaJ9fssSk3vskba6MsfmVBdk_se12yIUw-LM1xFVQV5QpM1Ce8H7Nj8-G5AqfNamYy7FASD/s4000/20240318_131105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6pCK4fIXRH34t0mtDf1LKPA5JK3_hKxIqVhVr7J6E5awFC-LsbgrEHAEIwlKF3YoTGvEw9nLB3DSMD-ZwF_smsv8lJgJ3w8UWPSb7kcwDdrjUMRavBeZ4EaJ9fssSk3vskba6MsfmVBdk_se12yIUw-LM1xFVQV5QpM1Ce8H7Nj8-G5AqfNamYy7FASD/w480-h640/20240318_131105.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Highway 78</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S3feRLkzC1o8YWtVoYPrc_YkwKAJ7MV2vwUZO_6jS2m5el81Qb06bcqvmGPNlD1pQ7FRUvGu-LZCpIGEwqTRkpefa-iZCDzk7UlFghhVgyR9t5TpUVKMVJVpzL2KWJn67PMomxZlyneB76w0kcZnM0s-cpiT-FxW3MhqlcIsR32621W_NxD9G8rAiYZA/s4000/20240318_131400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_S3feRLkzC1o8YWtVoYPrc_YkwKAJ7MV2vwUZO_6jS2m5el81Qb06bcqvmGPNlD1pQ7FRUvGu-LZCpIGEwqTRkpefa-iZCDzk7UlFghhVgyR9t5TpUVKMVJVpzL2KWJn67PMomxZlyneB76w0kcZnM0s-cpiT-FxW3MhqlcIsR32621W_NxD9G8rAiYZA/w480-h640/20240318_131400.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're staying near those mountains</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcDH5NGMXN_rHs9wed97LWCV7ODmhOGZCjuu8fIV-g_4Berd6cnzGAPmGDQ0pn0kUiud9DT4odrBtN8B4_islBEB0KrlFkJVHvepWmWjr8eZzWv549gNf8_j4RWaTh7eByXTkHHA5I-qJaErzSPwxFH7Zo8-TiERPKVPF6M0SSBBk6LQGJghiJiSOOyNF/s4000/20240318_131441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcDH5NGMXN_rHs9wed97LWCV7ODmhOGZCjuu8fIV-g_4Berd6cnzGAPmGDQ0pn0kUiud9DT4odrBtN8B4_islBEB0KrlFkJVHvepWmWjr8eZzWv549gNf8_j4RWaTh7eByXTkHHA5I-qJaErzSPwxFH7Zo8-TiERPKVPF6M0SSBBk6LQGJghiJiSOOyNF/w480-h640/20240318_131441.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Didn't have to worry about dune buggies running them over, because there were none.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We were home around 3 o'clock after one stop to take a peek. You know me. If I see a hole in the ground, I've got to check it out.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwjzO3vxMeCQ3Ik5WDS616CVApocSUXK0Ni6k5bK3ohbejdSCAnzzDCbYOVQa8pz-B6kVRHh93s1yY4_7SmanHRtL0-jfk_NAa35GHJ5fI6fv9SzwF1b-oVxyzsRESv6bXTaabaj1XcfpIIOQn-cxBq-iuTXWigy7DbN99Xx-m0MeVCqltouRxpzBRfn-/s4000/20240318_141412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwjzO3vxMeCQ3Ik5WDS616CVApocSUXK0Ni6k5bK3ohbejdSCAnzzDCbYOVQa8pz-B6kVRHh93s1yY4_7SmanHRtL0-jfk_NAa35GHJ5fI6fv9SzwF1b-oVxyzsRESv6bXTaabaj1XcfpIIOQn-cxBq-iuTXWigy7DbN99Xx-m0MeVCqltouRxpzBRfn-/w300-h400/20240318_141412.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bEJT61GaUbuKm59p908-rH2Uwsr52AczK1AU3ZZM9rrM7lG0cW-5yOkGaDb9OKVle7ulOG6LnXkgjQYCN7npPZ2AzBGq-SI53X5EaNuZQDgsQpxhO7w3ykgf50gcARvOE3k7ygOvdgvTlZ1geVtH32xoZLADjWs-buYIEIPS7M2DljVNNFob5cwjck-y/s4000/20240318_141031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bEJT61GaUbuKm59p908-rH2Uwsr52AczK1AU3ZZM9rrM7lG0cW-5yOkGaDb9OKVle7ulOG6LnXkgjQYCN7npPZ2AzBGq-SI53X5EaNuZQDgsQpxhO7w3ykgf50gcARvOE3k7ygOvdgvTlZ1geVtH32xoZLADjWs-buYIEIPS7M2DljVNNFob5cwjck-y/w300-h400/20240318_141031.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have Yuma check for snakes, before I go in๐</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been a beautiful afternoon. Warm with no wind. I'll take days like these. Time for a little steak cookout and TV before going to bed. This desert life is rugged.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping buy.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-67682196424090605212024-03-17T23:11:00.000-05:002024-03-17T23:11:19.711-05:00 Happy St. Patrick's Day!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I have to admit, I didn't know it was the "wear green" day till late afternoon. Didn't wear green, but still had a good day. Even when Dolly told me she was going to the local St. Patrick's Day 5K run to watch the kids race, it didn't sink in. Oh well!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Talking about the race, my son Steve and his son, Nick ran the 5K and so did my daughter, Kristi. I'm proud of them all! No losers in that group. Here's some pictures Dolly took. Unfortunately, it was a cold day with a cold wind. Poor Dolly deserves credit for being there to give them her support.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6m8HVpDsQRuflXFfcxTCyLa3ZHDpqku01ZH5mtOVUX6QvZkRj4sgRI2m-c0MDPSW3ePYSHhyphenhyphenVqY09BTzSz_O-dyvQm1yVJaRJNBsu7vYkTdwk53mNR91HLvtTZ4nYO_aj_cwrrjQkYO1wNyNfCdWTWcAx1zrn-2wjlpL1RHrsDixwTd2sQ10XZCHNoTK/s863/attachment1710720411994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6m8HVpDsQRuflXFfcxTCyLa3ZHDpqku01ZH5mtOVUX6QvZkRj4sgRI2m-c0MDPSW3ePYSHhyphenhyphenVqY09BTzSz_O-dyvQm1yVJaRJNBsu7vYkTdwk53mNR91HLvtTZ4nYO_aj_cwrrjQkYO1wNyNfCdWTWcAx1zrn-2wjlpL1RHrsDixwTd2sQ10XZCHNoTK/s320/attachment1710720411994.jpg" width="293" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steve and Kristi celebrating the finish together.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mn0EpLG-EH1pu_wh96iB2Z-_9mLknCgY6QcPikWIDOwdqbWyZ0J5vam22cbv8s_BMGbxBzo3jhFaMi6g-Lby-0cO0wgNG8HA7X8Rd5Uz4D-knAX5Sem24Q0QMMGqaGRpq7OxEjgBsP86iOkE3fcOld3JfI0gZ8GVbU0xFaIpgkir_OawmLO13ysd-G-w/s1274/race3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mn0EpLG-EH1pu_wh96iB2Z-_9mLknCgY6QcPikWIDOwdqbWyZ0J5vam22cbv8s_BMGbxBzo3jhFaMi6g-Lby-0cO0wgNG8HA7X8Rd5Uz4D-knAX5Sem24Q0QMMGqaGRpq7OxEjgBsP86iOkE3fcOld3JfI0gZ8GVbU0xFaIpgkir_OawmLO13ysd-G-w/w244-h400/race3.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: verdana; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE0q7KfBB2wEifJhyphenhyphenkb-oXWVrmNF7nExkdYFlkcVOPjwoDxkCRaeyecU_gQmZiQXM-nLO1e_M88_dBlQkwCOl4OlNwFQOjmaPGDhtFK5ti1LtukeUHwphkBlCdQ63lJE875-23hFxOOHGJCp42xkVUZr9g_72YqSWqyYq8QvqLH15E8bV6mQSD4xgt8kq/s1856/race2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="1045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE0q7KfBB2wEifJhyphenhyphenkb-oXWVrmNF7nExkdYFlkcVOPjwoDxkCRaeyecU_gQmZiQXM-nLO1e_M88_dBlQkwCOl4OlNwFQOjmaPGDhtFK5ti1LtukeUHwphkBlCdQ63lJE875-23hFxOOHGJCp42xkVUZr9g_72YqSWqyYq8QvqLH15E8bV6mQSD4xgt8kq/w225-h400/race2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="225" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Son like Father. Steve and Nick.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The other subject is more technical. Last Friday, I hooked up my Dish like I always do to watch Gold Rush. Turned out it wasn't on, but that isn't the point. I tried hard to connect the Dish, but couldn't. Finally, I called the Dish Help Line.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">They did everything they could, but with no luck. They said everything is working on the Dish end, so it must be my receiver. They gave me the number to call to get their assistance. They don't open till Monday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This morning, I was thinking. The coax cable goes from the Dish to the receiver. Maybe, by chance it could be the culprit and not the receiver. I took my TV and receiver outside and hooked it up to the Tailgater Dish with a short coax cable I had. I then took my battery power pack out there and plugged the TV and receiver into it. Turned them on and to my surprise the Dish start screen popped up, just like it should. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I had used that cable for at least 10 years in my travels, so it just decided to break now. Glad I thught of that or I may be buying a new receiver and finding I still have the problem. My St. Patrick's Day luck!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma and I also went into Yuma today and bought something for the motorhome. I pick it up on Thursday. Stay tuned for pictures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-25188131761170352282024-03-16T23:17:00.000-05:002024-03-16T23:17:04.951-05:00 A great day for a visit<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last night was another night of Yuma waking me to go outside. Twice! And then he started bothering me to get up at 8 o'clock. I know it's time, but I just wasn't ready. He finally settled down to wait while I played my mind games. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I knew it wasn't going to be a slow two coffee morning and then breakfast at noon. So, I made it a one coffee morning and then fixed breakfast for both of us. I had turned on the heater when I got up, but within an hour, it was quite warm outside, so off it went.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Before I knew it, the time slipped away and I was closing in on the noon hour. I had made a date to visit Jerry and Elva at 1 o'clock and they live east of Yuma in the town of Wellton, about an hour from here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7FV6XtHLHyzYgA10uAPqIn9pdgn0vizTbdmq22e_vz7iwYA16PxW6bdFxpEWKhSYw7mdZ0YFxo9u-8MCcWmnQaAIDOHWRovQ7lr8UmkKY6acAUvGhZ9HidcGHveW0VESr7uCQzjq2Ga70w7ELGMesTdjL9mL9Pu3EtozyvVlNRQtExCMO9f-7dd-pVOC/s4000/20240316_154547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7FV6XtHLHyzYgA10uAPqIn9pdgn0vizTbdmq22e_vz7iwYA16PxW6bdFxpEWKhSYw7mdZ0YFxo9u-8MCcWmnQaAIDOHWRovQ7lr8UmkKY6acAUvGhZ9HidcGHveW0VESr7uCQzjq2Ga70w7ELGMesTdjL9mL9Pu3EtozyvVlNRQtExCMO9f-7dd-pVOC/w300-h400/20240316_154547.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma was happy to go somewhere, anywhere. We hopped in the Jeep and headed across town, over the Fortuna Hills and into Dome Valley.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I thought I would remember where they lived, from my last visit, but as usual, my memory failed me and I had to call for directions. I was there right at 1 o'clock.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It was a beautiful afternoon. We sat in their gazebo and had a very relaxing afternoon talking about just about everything, except religion and politics.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwYWKCKq4jhcEXQ6WeFJpJXlgrLOREfM9dL3EBvoLmCw8pHcM_8wlpy-gdpxP1lLO1U79gUiW9Uw_TgrRA-cCBf7u0f6jDNyt3FBaG-9oyj3kUKy3YY7kQeX2C5Jt4dNT0H5LWXRLv6wEsRwp4mejg4rJtVySH27iNIkKKE5xOhz5dnhOe9q1Bl0Iu6BM/s4000/20240316_142416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwYWKCKq4jhcEXQ6WeFJpJXlgrLOREfM9dL3EBvoLmCw8pHcM_8wlpy-gdpxP1lLO1U79gUiW9Uw_TgrRA-cCBf7u0f6jDNyt3FBaG-9oyj3kUKy3YY7kQeX2C5Jt4dNT0H5LWXRLv6wEsRwp4mejg4rJtVySH27iNIkKKE5xOhz5dnhOe9q1Bl0Iu6BM/w400-h300/20240316_142416.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfavKiJRJ_oUKyEwuMQ1bklkpoDAI4wZoANSxrB2nRXT24J5poyfOQ56rScyNCCDAzRt60n7RXpLcfFZZCLetTpj4zyygKJPssjtijRnFIClxmWu3kshuCEnId-inS-l8s3fz9GYAr-wAIzepNL7FmlPHrpAKlkltkVCwL-ICqvqg95X4kLEkORYM5I-y/s4000/20240316_141559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfavKiJRJ_oUKyEwuMQ1bklkpoDAI4wZoANSxrB2nRXT24J5poyfOQ56rScyNCCDAzRt60n7RXpLcfFZZCLetTpj4zyygKJPssjtijRnFIClxmWu3kshuCEnId-inS-l8s3fz9GYAr-wAIzepNL7FmlPHrpAKlkltkVCwL-ICqvqg95X4kLEkORYM5I-y/w300-h400/20240316_141559.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvlEYof3qzsK6SwWzQgXvG5YKN5LV3tDvKMzE4z891LbSGnC2by0HxGAT2RMIDtD0AlrZKKYMPwYq3foYN1HerKp8cs-6bgfFczz6YXtpuTA69yMLTxYsU27wwaclm3Y7JkpX66vylyCyFkJ2q73UED2metNYwSBszjDAPVyEUtxPKKgQaPtRfU8ot8hA/s4000/20240316_141551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvlEYof3qzsK6SwWzQgXvG5YKN5LV3tDvKMzE4z891LbSGnC2by0HxGAT2RMIDtD0AlrZKKYMPwYq3foYN1HerKp8cs-6bgfFczz6YXtpuTA69yMLTxYsU27wwaclm3Y7JkpX66vylyCyFkJ2q73UED2metNYwSBszjDAPVyEUtxPKKgQaPtRfU8ot8hA/w400-h300/20240316_141551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Unfortunately, I can't remember when we first met, but I do remember, Elva introduced me to Bill and Patsy that started the friendship phase of my journeys west.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Before I knew it, the afternoon had passed, the sun was finding more and more clouds to hide behind and it was cooling down. It was nearly 4 o'clock and I still had Walmart shopping to do before going back to camp, so we said our goodbyes and hopefully, I will see them again next year.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I got closer to Yuma, I could see dark clouds to the west of town, about where I am camped. When I finished shopping and went out the door, the clouds were starting to move over and the wind was picking up and the temperature was dropping fast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We made a beeline home hoping to beat the rain that I could see coming. Thankfully, I had just gotten everything inside when the winds picked up out of the north and the skies opened up. Dropped from 70 to 56 very quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As with the rains out here, they come in fast, but they also move out fast. By the time I was ready to cook dinner on the grill, the wind and rain had gone. Still cold and the sun was leaving quickly, too.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPMYNU6gySOt2aX93tLov0jThtoGmQb8E4BEQ26bTANIzfSvhp5hyeo1yKQo5z1-91GJHo0KOqbMZXjwbiH7xG5h7dbwhwPOnQ31MSmD_5Om201KJeNRYBJwCf8k9Ls0Phu6m0YexGB89xLtMEZVmoSiFYIu7oLQu1vAEujDMpXVc92O2-jAHgMnmHP1M/s4000/20240316_184242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPMYNU6gySOt2aX93tLov0jThtoGmQb8E4BEQ26bTANIzfSvhp5hyeo1yKQo5z1-91GJHo0KOqbMZXjwbiH7xG5h7dbwhwPOnQ31MSmD_5Om201KJeNRYBJwCf8k9Ls0Phu6m0YexGB89xLtMEZVmoSiFYIu7oLQu1vAEujDMpXVc92O2-jAHgMnmHP1M/w300-h400/20240316_184242.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Burning tree</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">Already 9 o'clock and time for me to finish up and hit the sack.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-29403837496694848322024-03-14T23:33:00.000-05:002024-03-14T23:33:10.776-05:00 A day in Algodones, Mexico<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yesterday, Yuma and I drove into Yuma and had a new battery put into my S23 Samsung Ultra. Cost was $100. Much less than buying an S24 for around $1600. This was the first model Samsung made that allowed the battery to be replaced. Happy camper. The remainder of the day, Yuma and I laid around and enjoyed the day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Today, they had called for high winds starting in the night and blowing most of the day with cooler temps. Sure enough, they were right. The constant winds were in the teens out of the north with gusts up to 30 mph. We were dressed accordingly and by noon with the sun, it was fairly nice. Luckily, the buildings protected us most of the time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yesterday, Deb, Riley and I had made plans to go to Algodones, Mexico, so I could buy updated glasses. We didn't let the wind stop us. At my age, buying new glasses seems like an annual event. We left at 8:30 to beat the crowds and went directly to the same optometrist I bought my glasses from last year. I've been happy with my present pair, but my eyes have grown weaker.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">He was there and waiting. The ladies went down to the pharmacy for some things while I was being attended to. They came back when I was being fitted. How do you like these honkers? Should impress people.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl1zi7nh6GNj6ObtiLNGt3ONLoxDt360JTBnFWbobxLUqLBlNUmDTAHDhh3JurXCo24BfOlgHIkyzsWObqMHTxm5CWnVCrbVd-SvdjTy1QyUSu_ej0QDOnPCWvXjIftei2x6XqCTx-sG64nqXREzgKrJNwT9G6KiCxTUlMhymUPpJQ-EZ_PeB8xF8PWDQ/s1600/IMG_20240314_211646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl1zi7nh6GNj6ObtiLNGt3ONLoxDt360JTBnFWbobxLUqLBlNUmDTAHDhh3JurXCo24BfOlgHIkyzsWObqMHTxm5CWnVCrbVd-SvdjTy1QyUSu_ej0QDOnPCWvXjIftei2x6XqCTx-sG64nqXREzgKrJNwT9G6KiCxTUlMhymUPpJQ-EZ_PeB8xF8PWDQ/w640-h480/IMG_20240314_211646.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Just kidding. We got the prescription perfect and then it was sent out to be filled. It was 10 o'clock and they said to come back at 12:30 to pick up my new glasses. Talk about service.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">First place we stopped was a food place for breakfast. I had two eggs over easy, bacon and beans. Swallowed those down with coffee. The ladies ate something they couldn't pronounce to be in with the Mexican in crowd.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Afterward, we had more time to kill, so we walked the crowded sidewalks completely smothered with venders. I was taking pictures while Deb and Riley were looking for a small, brightly colored table covering. There were plenty of large ones, but finally, she found a smaller one she liked.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzPSbZIUlOkCKT-r9JwGhTEsieaTK7frflYJhu_IHpzrvU2eOlFUJo2pRtMaPm2ZgUFVOzNFK5pqQ3yZdinIn4UTiiRi6gyIKrk3Iai19-zLPTSrDTvrVp_Lzs5w3pKPYo2htDSMcZwOCf8a45ezV58wzze2DBDJB1in7YSCJF4U4ZOc1P7nEPD04UQi-/s4000/20240314_110243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzPSbZIUlOkCKT-r9JwGhTEsieaTK7frflYJhu_IHpzrvU2eOlFUJo2pRtMaPm2ZgUFVOzNFK5pqQ3yZdinIn4UTiiRi6gyIKrk3Iai19-zLPTSrDTvrVp_Lzs5w3pKPYo2htDSMcZwOCf8a45ezV58wzze2DBDJB1in7YSCJF4U4ZOc1P7nEPD04UQi-/w480-h640/20240314_110243.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sidewalk with merchandise everywhere.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAvH2Wh2JDjtc3NEUFTxrTPU1j5BfwqnBPfURVmePbON9UC6zFmPk-7ng0C_wVcQw503Fn5Dm0I1l8I58PJk8BaL3foMAk0RtKoymoSLJj05MGKq9i02MWhnbeSYBH0co8hKzthIxCPf-UaKuN-EPBBpfndts7crTh4jngGuda658UXfxykBJNJ7NHhqd/s4000/20240314_104710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAvH2Wh2JDjtc3NEUFTxrTPU1j5BfwqnBPfURVmePbON9UC6zFmPk-7ng0C_wVcQw503Fn5Dm0I1l8I58PJk8BaL3foMAk0RtKoymoSLJj05MGKq9i02MWhnbeSYBH0co8hKzthIxCPf-UaKuN-EPBBpfndts7crTh4jngGuda658UXfxykBJNJ7NHhqd/w480-h640/20240314_104710.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE21p5eP6ubEssoTPJFaDuJGfzAPFiekYMPhKhhGjqSCsAxMp9XWL9KdNYyKgVY0HdUL8o9ItfK3X8sJY7PXKjwIQ8fib_FiJamOvPndTnMod-vecLOpa4CCUTSNkzEtRYsKrBAJlSCHe7C5e9_mi9N6WGTbR-e5xON5-lrK-qS5VT7DkAVoU3W9bTopor/s4000/20240314_095508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE21p5eP6ubEssoTPJFaDuJGfzAPFiekYMPhKhhGjqSCsAxMp9XWL9KdNYyKgVY0HdUL8o9ItfK3X8sJY7PXKjwIQ8fib_FiJamOvPndTnMod-vecLOpa4CCUTSNkzEtRYsKrBAJlSCHe7C5e9_mi9N6WGTbR-e5xON5-lrK-qS5VT7DkAVoU3W9bTopor/w640-h480/20240314_095508.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This picture and the one above is the restaurant we had breakfast.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiaL3KuT6gwM_Aiify9zFfXWY670RNG4klPDzkSkJhurTaYBTSmlusMHeGK707MRpI7dlBzknVxrDU0rzm4SFEcSVAR-ILTryJA4Qvrkcl_rZBTanWlru9Ca_waKxio9HPQfyhp7ut_rUttYBowD4HarkRtmX6ZQ0j_p5Oso2KjsDb1A1_V57IIDC-pct/w640-h480/20240314_095459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Examples of the flashy merchandise for sale.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiaL3KuT6gwM_Aiify9zFfXWY670RNG4klPDzkSkJhurTaYBTSmlusMHeGK707MRpI7dlBzknVxrDU0rzm4SFEcSVAR-ILTryJA4Qvrkcl_rZBTanWlru9Ca_waKxio9HPQfyhp7ut_rUttYBowD4HarkRtmX6ZQ0j_p5Oso2KjsDb1A1_V57IIDC-pct/s4000/20240314_095459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8355PK88w4P58GWTybuXM2U5Lr_R92JlwVEBlBN1ljNEaFGo_5sH08qxmd_5WfUOcGzXZZ-2j3yBH0NH3IQDEFhccYg7Y3pZgnQ_ImHSINV6wzxAApaOQqwchfDJ4T1LSlkzsBlrfnZ_dRINgfWeFffzpoHKfOSTw_IXrfzzHN_jph8tzStnoMkCnup4e/s4000/20240314_110416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM0CekhWyHdAG_HydL4knGiFEyvt7zysBLoXfXAXhmzo2e4R5UQsw3CUYBx6nplhTfmoXJh5jt18WgSxCvfV1wXVMuiQ7ydBGu-hhCaLwItlV7KLfCks65SSRdBCH9GpKvS5IDI5f0cy1QnP1dFO9gf40f0kn0durIwusfnN-5zUnmhiyNSyt4XlpFtez/w640-h480/20240314_110954.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Loved the green alien.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinarCYjBDB_qtO-AVbKeT6iKxMbiSh-P4PVsHO8eYmcsYiVkhJCKhU3Wpwv5yog1VQwqe2SqvXmSrZM3G2CbjhZdqAz8dY_UmdhHrPpk9IMb0-FjAla2zUteo9iHuDAeCXaesifO02R_QBV6CKYHfFjUlQ0B1h86kJhOc_-huGPdHXMYsfq7ANuZ9TQTBV/w480-h640/20240314_111159.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Easier to walk the streets if you want to avoid venders.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinarCYjBDB_qtO-AVbKeT6iKxMbiSh-P4PVsHO8eYmcsYiVkhJCKhU3Wpwv5yog1VQwqe2SqvXmSrZM3G2CbjhZdqAz8dY_UmdhHrPpk9IMb0-FjAla2zUteo9iHuDAeCXaesifO02R_QBV6CKYHfFjUlQ0B1h86kJhOc_-huGPdHXMYsfq7ANuZ9TQTBV/s4000/20240314_111159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU_njF5s_ToeFBzTPhTcBJALUDpBrlKTVff9mCOkIFGBOiza2AWt63p-2aZfIeIg9RBI7PcOFqg-l7Q1HOfvkMyXDEe-dlRT0aWuFyaO5Fh9DuiWTP5BViaPa6jop5LjZE_ZgBplryZWLztBUsuYlxuZ4v1oDoHnppeUzXMI08o9gBCXZ_e5ywLe8XVzd/s4000/20240314_111316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They love bright colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJssbNtZoVv54_IUS0uDiKlg9buQauXD6tNQPORj9I7qreKrUQTv_M3GJcgFRRCJMUtI269WLObhw33vhITDdkJPHN7AQGUQqRANWoe0xkL0YqTs77H9tL6_gK8LuHKaCTYFWa1QHAMumQpbcqLQvCmGG_d7qaqLGrDkowLq-6CkIOdjLXFfIpVkBFKTX0/s4000/20240314_111912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKJNAZFcOiZepvTw4xATRcmqy8k1tFvxeWCEWQ79TGJF7_t1EMtiCIjfAdzeJAD16jV5Wl6TpzisUNLhnP9PfwH0LFjuyiEFBDq5kLNgfZKryzNhLr-vJJQ6awmDwrZqnEN-HkKVXluR9-WVJOQ8SBedmpSFx5Gq1IZJSFxVueSRXWaRqSiGQVuyLWnM/s4000/20240314_113926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbKJNAZFcOiZepvTw4xATRcmqy8k1tFvxeWCEWQ79TGJF7_t1EMtiCIjfAdzeJAD16jV5Wl6TpzisUNLhnP9PfwH0LFjuyiEFBDq5kLNgfZKryzNhLr-vJJQ6awmDwrZqnEN-HkKVXluR9-WVJOQ8SBedmpSFx5Gq1IZJSFxVueSRXWaRqSiGQVuyLWnM/w480-h640/20240314_113926.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We ended up right across the street from the optometrist's office at noon, so I checked in just to see if they were done early. Sure enough they were done. Cost, $430.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We were hoping the line to leave would be short, but it wasn't. We ended up in line for over an hour. Fortunately, the couple ahead of us were chatty, so it made the time go much more quickly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The husband had business in a small Southern California town and stopped in Yuma on their way home. He is an avid fisherman and hunter and had been visiting a small town in southern California to help train a new hunting dog. They are from Wyoming.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pHz-oxjPUTkcZMnj3xQllrKtpokfIErinHWAsBIzRRI1VfyWLZ35POE1woL_sggwiRevYGoKseTIJtrwzQtJ5gQklXecVYexRYf9vtEXIllqzon-zRVqz1zCgw2YR3z1VAP7ogqJH5Wp7ImMb222vNCYllBzj2UorEU7wckQDgIxCofOf6iEDDCbV1hI/w480-h640/20240314_132702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finally, back on American soil!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pHz-oxjPUTkcZMnj3xQllrKtpokfIErinHWAsBIzRRI1VfyWLZ35POE1woL_sggwiRevYGoKseTIJtrwzQtJ5gQklXecVYexRYf9vtEXIllqzon-zRVqz1zCgw2YR3z1VAP7ogqJH5Wp7ImMb222vNCYllBzj2UorEU7wckQDgIxCofOf6iEDDCbV1hI/s4000/20240314_132702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">When we got back to camp, Yuma and I stayed indoors and just took it easy till dinner time. As night closed in, the winds died down.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfg-E_BpwxeZoRvyDIh1RlyZKco37l-9nZrGFYBkMivHVV2ywgTSooschuCD3nKuEshLg8plZfMVY3vNAZFfqcZfCdg_crNjgf2HOukCIWZNR4a-w0setjSCnHEsmGT1TN9SSsAx_v487Ky0vdJmDVd24zfbVTKdajtZ-07r_NKhmLslihP7_P1CVuXDZ/s4000/20240314_184451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfg-E_BpwxeZoRvyDIh1RlyZKco37l-9nZrGFYBkMivHVV2ywgTSooschuCD3nKuEshLg8plZfMVY3vNAZFfqcZfCdg_crNjgf2HOukCIWZNR4a-w0setjSCnHEsmGT1TN9SSsAx_v487Ky0vdJmDVd24zfbVTKdajtZ-07r_NKhmLslihP7_P1CVuXDZ/w640-h480/20240314_184451.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">That was our day. Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-70177792010146111052024-03-12T21:32:00.000-05:002024-03-12T21:32:35.270-05:00 Spring is coming to the desert<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last night, Yuma woke me twice to go outside, and that's after I took him out before going to bed. Then, this morning at 7:30 he was ready to get up, but I wasn't. Reluctantly, he laid beside me and patiently waited. Yesterday, I was up with the sun, but this morning, I felt very tired.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">At 8, I let Yuma take me outside. We walked towards the mountains, north of here, until Yuma did his duties and then we came back. I could tell it was going to be a beautiful day, again. I just sat in the sun and drank my coffees while Yuma laid at my feet. He loves laying in the sun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today, for the first time, I put up the flagpole. Now, I am officially an American boondocker.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkUgVrCpWA3_yLnhh5XRX12P2J1ROPqATpT3bMl_m47kQQbd2_M1OJ62LqAck03-xa-fFHoMDeeDP-aVIB5LSZbeP5qwH5idT64dSnvipr3ycjc0LDv-L98O5pdTLW5gK-He8HHwQ_AU9LeDL5cDkGXS8tTEKtKdG5spskFAJ9RVoN0_51OTHxzyt2nNA/s4000/20240312_115032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkUgVrCpWA3_yLnhh5XRX12P2J1ROPqATpT3bMl_m47kQQbd2_M1OJ62LqAck03-xa-fFHoMDeeDP-aVIB5LSZbeP5qwH5idT64dSnvipr3ycjc0LDv-L98O5pdTLW5gK-He8HHwQ_AU9LeDL5cDkGXS8tTEKtKdG5spskFAJ9RVoN0_51OTHxzyt2nNA/w480-h640/20240312_115032.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Home</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">Late in the morning, Deb and Riley stopped by to say they were heading to Walmart and wanted to know if I needed anything. Nope, I stopped in yesterday.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This next topic may be a little long and boring for some, but maybe it can help others:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I wanted to use my 275 amp lithium battery to run my motorhome as if I were hooked up to a land line. Easy enough. I pulled out my landline plug and with the proper downsizing plugs, I plugged it into a strong extension cord. I know I won't be using large amp equipment like A/C units or microwaves or hair dryers. But I do want the electrical plug-ins in the motorhome to be live, so I can charge my phone, my laptop, my TV, my Dish tuner. The usual stuff you use a 600 watt inverter to run.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Plugged the extension into the inverter and hooked up the battery and then I used this little Bluetooth app to read how the battery is performing. Since, I had nothing plugged in, I expected no amps being used by the battery. Not the case. I had around 9 amps being sucked out of the battery and I didn't know who the culprit was.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Not being very handy with electrical stuff, I called my brilliant son again and gave him the details. He said find the circuit breaker panel and switch each one off till the amp pull stops. Found the panel at the bottom of my bed and there was a Main for shutting everything down. Don't want to do that. Then, I had six 15 amp fuses. Turned each one off till I found the culprit. When my Bluetooth app stopped showing a draw, I knew it was the one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I read the description for that circuit and it said that when you are hooked to an AC landline, the power converter is then available to charge your house batteries. In other words, my big battery was charging the two 100 amp house batteries. I certainly didn't want to rob Peter to pay Paul! Case solved. I just have to remember to flip the switch back on when I pull the plug.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It was then around 3:30, when I went over to tell Deb and Riley that the problem was solved. We sat around and talked for about an hour. We have made plans to head down to Mexico on Thursday, so I can meet with the optometrist I bought my glasses from last year. Hopefully, I can strengthen my prescription so I can see better, but not see double.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Deb, mentioned that the cactus were blooming, and I would see them if I walked down the wash a short distance. Yuma couldn't wait to go on a little hike, so off we went. Following are the pictures taken. Spring is in the air in the desert. And certain creepy crawly guys too.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntpJxZTjoH8hSRRwTZWd_ydBKx9yky6Sz2cK9TaV8DkMPoDjw3RwVJvmxVgciDKjhxobpoyDXW8ATT8ufvvoWY03ZA7vYkz8Tf-n4pQp8qgqoHywHIihhf3s9PSCdOCeNKmzH6Stfhgf11hMf6f3olJGYp5GviKM8eorPPL2gOUqINhzBVp4Yd9H4pct/s4000/20240312_161126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntpJxZTjoH8hSRRwTZWd_ydBKx9yky6Sz2cK9TaV8DkMPoDjw3RwVJvmxVgciDKjhxobpoyDXW8ATT8ufvvoWY03ZA7vYkz8Tf-n4pQp8qgqoHywHIihhf3s9PSCdOCeNKmzH6Stfhgf11hMf6f3olJGYp5GviKM8eorPPL2gOUqINhzBVp4Yd9H4pct/w480-h640/20240312_161126.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blooming Brittlebush</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6tANdHypSf_VlayJW0ubcRhItM31UiFH0iNOuZbUAUB9fwkE4x_fVS4X2uNfPMEIttvIITM5mCcc9vOOJ8kbMVraqXhn2jKU6yZccbIHY1lFIOEWCDtYXBRMvKd2IrV-jGHz5dMsOXDf3docM2QjyeXimn4l9XF6nC4UYEBxkL9wAk8hyphenhyphenzPoH_Nr8437/s4000/20240312_161055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6tANdHypSf_VlayJW0ubcRhItM31UiFH0iNOuZbUAUB9fwkE4x_fVS4X2uNfPMEIttvIITM5mCcc9vOOJ8kbMVraqXhn2jKU6yZccbIHY1lFIOEWCDtYXBRMvKd2IrV-jGHz5dMsOXDf3docM2QjyeXimn4l9XF6nC4UYEBxkL9wAk8hyphenhyphenzPoH_Nr8437/w480-h640/20240312_161055.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wash</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxz2iyIJYeqSLcPBywy1cQeNWxMNib3fAu3jKng1yUyRgu0Mz-MhCWQdA2r0-V0WGCy1AcrQN-_8WmJWKFIi4hlS-BLlRVzVCmRirPkepgUfgk7JtCukEzt4-W-nZrfcrCimrdwj1GzorZ0TITl_pcRmDfQqvmvqK1ClM6fMqgL3tSQ7XarI8_lTmVRk5/s4000/20240312_161012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxz2iyIJYeqSLcPBywy1cQeNWxMNib3fAu3jKng1yUyRgu0Mz-MhCWQdA2r0-V0WGCy1AcrQN-_8WmJWKFIi4hlS-BLlRVzVCmRirPkepgUfgk7JtCukEzt4-W-nZrfcrCimrdwj1GzorZ0TITl_pcRmDfQqvmvqK1ClM6fMqgL3tSQ7XarI8_lTmVRk5/w480-h640/20240312_161012.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barrel Cactus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSonjim43kAUYF4PTAF4MXNZMyQQhVSvUgQ_aGn59mH429u0wwzw8Wx9V1ZM1Sp4IGx3TR1LIwgUhDbDof1mHg-_QriMhKfAckFp0sPzCrC7R4N4QrfnVOnGp48Q52YTTG6-p9fYwAa5XmZ7Byzr-grwWzXuld2W8a7TWKNXoE5FJxq88DZURd0HPY0EOj/s4000/20240312_161651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSonjim43kAUYF4PTAF4MXNZMyQQhVSvUgQ_aGn59mH429u0wwzw8Wx9V1ZM1Sp4IGx3TR1LIwgUhDbDof1mHg-_QriMhKfAckFp0sPzCrC7R4N4QrfnVOnGp48Q52YTTG6-p9fYwAa5XmZ7Byzr-grwWzXuld2W8a7TWKNXoE5FJxq88DZURd0HPY0EOj/w480-h640/20240312_161651.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mojave Desert Wildflower</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfHe0RWOCmkASLBLlzgKOrpPui95IAaDoOcrSMO5VOlb9_BEtDmk0F5rqtzYIjIppK6PWigUe32dKjoJiUsa_o0mJyhBtz2r65G05AjJBP03dbUuncvh6fhQTHkXiNZX-QHrVrWLlplhyLR-HOqeWJFA6Mg0P_QbGEM0197IdOAvMG-FZ2HKeeQzR11oh/s4000/20240312_161631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfHe0RWOCmkASLBLlzgKOrpPui95IAaDoOcrSMO5VOlb9_BEtDmk0F5rqtzYIjIppK6PWigUe32dKjoJiUsa_o0mJyhBtz2r65G05AjJBP03dbUuncvh6fhQTHkXiNZX-QHrVrWLlplhyLR-HOqeWJFA6Mg0P_QbGEM0197IdOAvMG-FZ2HKeeQzR11oh/w480-h640/20240312_161631.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The brittlebush is very common along the roadways.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA-I60AJpJy41kkdVO6ZN0vcvXxHnLsQoLa5cH-3SntElSZhii8G9iGlUhhowb2BHa9Ka_Rd-IhSsOFS71P88-ccJu5M4nbvO5Grkntu89aOsOjpARYJZedesZWMGT-Vj7glqhlgvjUjWxIs6_X2SIRfrVtampIBcBohEQv2KFvrHMPcJGswVKcF3gUQs/s4000/20240312_161612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA-I60AJpJy41kkdVO6ZN0vcvXxHnLsQoLa5cH-3SntElSZhii8G9iGlUhhowb2BHa9Ka_Rd-IhSsOFS71P88-ccJu5M4nbvO5Grkntu89aOsOjpARYJZedesZWMGT-Vj7glqhlgvjUjWxIs6_X2SIRfrVtampIBcBohEQv2KFvrHMPcJGswVKcF3gUQs/w480-h640/20240312_161612.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRK3gLwRC3xecx4cA0yTYVj2OcGO5nAi6MyacSW8FlTnjm9IL-Z2gJkz9eaFWHVD51_dNBDqxx28_NjbYqtt-RLsRQ3f5Z0mYM__khi2pJyLRYMsEx0HZeqoOcvMHiYp7v7kC4xZ7tOxcaBaPb28Vybx-IMJ2VhxBPV8_HCI4RBQLZ3elba6Vw9wrlp6A/w480-h640/20240312_161526.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Brittlebush dead ahead.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRK3gLwRC3xecx4cA0yTYVj2OcGO5nAi6MyacSW8FlTnjm9IL-Z2gJkz9eaFWHVD51_dNBDqxx28_NjbYqtt-RLsRQ3f5Z0mYM__khi2pJyLRYMsEx0HZeqoOcvMHiYp7v7kC4xZ7tOxcaBaPb28Vybx-IMJ2VhxBPV8_HCI4RBQLZ3elba6Vw9wrlp6A/s4000/20240312_161526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69egWlWzfoPvtbpczH1FX49JRHWGDFP2fUWKP2y0w-hqntB7e3d4TI04ud0i_Fo8BsLAU8Pv2S9jKO-g-YMnCibYcEKlsVs6-fpDOVlpjU0qbsw8dqT0x5BY5nSE2U-YxgxnjuY0Vqn_frNQbtmkqVnYM_GXnTpZ3qtXpJsPJi_B98zDgPe84c_io0qSm/s4000/20240312_161802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVeeUHelHRTOb9oUp5n5q2p69w6dFhgRltbq_qLN634l352B7CMeNvRxJ53tKlKNbSL5ZhDR3pJyliW_FKfz4RsTP1OMXFR1YwdbcA9cXOFiSZ7CJdS6XNBhE477D0F2m0UoMp434JhR-jyOYovx9J_Spj8lflkU9IGbMrgLpinaoyv7t9WccHA2HByTm/w480-h640/20240312_162318.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Flowering Ocotillo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vXIekJ0rhXoJnnSVLLUUKYNOuvU1l925TTPdpJ91zSkaUYF9A2GI1uj4o4MwhktF9QCh38M_RxuAW0wIMTEJnukvxf38Fzv4Opzk5TFU9EJ3ySeRw6KkFI-qGzRTDlNxoTWqUqYo6cuNhgzvSNVgcCausTpQfIK_g5QP0R06xkZpYSEJcKQBq7xAhi21/s4000/20240312_160600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vXIekJ0rhXoJnnSVLLUUKYNOuvU1l925TTPdpJ91zSkaUYF9A2GI1uj4o4MwhktF9QCh38M_RxuAW0wIMTEJnukvxf38Fzv4Opzk5TFU9EJ3ySeRw6KkFI-qGzRTDlNxoTWqUqYo6cuNhgzvSNVgcCausTpQfIK_g5QP0R06xkZpYSEJcKQBq7xAhi21/w480-h640/20240312_160600.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The crawly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was surprised to see a garter snake in the wash, but there it was. His color matched the sand, so it was hard to see. Never moved, except for checking me out with his tongue. Took a few pictures and went on my way, and it did the same I'm sure.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time for dinner and off to bed. It has been gorgeous. Hot sun, but a cool breeze coming through my windows. Be a great night for sleeping.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-47931728659754115652024-03-11T23:49:00.000-05:002024-03-11T23:49:19.023-05:00Heading to Yuma, Arizona<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I was up with the sun this morning. I was hoping to get a great picture of the sunrise, but it didn't turn out like I had hoped. Sun pictures just don't work for me.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv3CkkiuCWHNG6bsbQ4Lcn0Ao3vc5n1syFbJJQFfJPwxEbq884l51nB-9VDyKIqH5gHmCcQYAoIqraXHAX9sLXsoJnZ5-3iOUjMLqm2WATn_SwC4jqYZYHz1y_kz9AFBLKf_rJOqOaYsAnQaBXjxgHNSSEzWLOTKqEubEUezUoVeUtZd1lrVFnB8_5our/s4000/20240311_071345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv3CkkiuCWHNG6bsbQ4Lcn0Ao3vc5n1syFbJJQFfJPwxEbq884l51nB-9VDyKIqH5gHmCcQYAoIqraXHAX9sLXsoJnZ5-3iOUjMLqm2WATn_SwC4jqYZYHz1y_kz9AFBLKf_rJOqOaYsAnQaBXjxgHNSSEzWLOTKqEubEUezUoVeUtZd1lrVFnB8_5our/w640-h480/20240311_071345.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is move day again. Hopefully, we will stay longer in our next location. We slowly loaded the few things we had out and hooked up the Jeep while having coffee. We only have about 75 miles to our next locatio</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">n, so we're not in a big rush.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwf-Hs5C7-lpJQjFt4Io10gzvAaPLLa-B1BaL12B93R8a26NqvFelX9WmvDYjomPpDTQUh2RSpQO4_-fL4ONtA9pq8P0aYHQyknWpe84MZIJa9nP_MwkCr9MvMQYaaSbCqaEtyjvto2iVQg3zF2cbc6a8qEehKyEPhvIiiXjdihVf1BV9IFULbXdNENCn/s4000/20240311_103328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwf-Hs5C7-lpJQjFt4Io10gzvAaPLLa-B1BaL12B93R8a26NqvFelX9WmvDYjomPpDTQUh2RSpQO4_-fL4ONtA9pq8P0aYHQyknWpe84MZIJa9nP_MwkCr9MvMQYaaSbCqaEtyjvto2iVQg3zF2cbc6a8qEehKyEPhvIiiXjdihVf1BV9IFULbXdNENCn/w480-h640/20240311_103328.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Decisions, decisions!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were on highway 95, heading south to Yuma at about 11:30. First stop was at the Stone Cabin about 10 miles into our trek. I always stop at this now vacant and rundown cabin to remanence.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpY7mHmj8ElYnyeBKWjbxIOMHqG_1ckZwzXnc6v82OvZJLsmqt-z1d3MmuZO0f2FlS_Ahk9iZnCNN93ub4nS6v7IpoFSbQUe5Q-YxrsZR1Bp1-q0V8_ShW3MY3gne2TxwvwGWSk6LwicU9hWk1BW4ga7OLf4fBtT7e935zCOqLWoKxVb56A2eowiknpsf/s4000/20240311_104413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpY7mHmj8ElYnyeBKWjbxIOMHqG_1ckZwzXnc6v82OvZJLsmqt-z1d3MmuZO0f2FlS_Ahk9iZnCNN93ub4nS6v7IpoFSbQUe5Q-YxrsZR1Bp1-q0V8_ShW3MY3gne2TxwvwGWSk6LwicU9hWk1BW4ga7OLf4fBtT7e935zCOqLWoKxVb56A2eowiknpsf/w640-h480/20240311_104413.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stone Cabin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEOFOFGfoOtH6w8ComaJk8l8s6nC-Yqk5_Ah3pV27T_9dq1zVpXix1DpMFk2ZMnhdyVwmbrTZSdtRL034bFtXx_s70nSKdg0RuGVB_8uZf6ydari2ce1DL4gVNa035UMHOz4etBRdet9Vh4GY5-aOx5QMKwmX6Ezb3ajIPLAPYUVpdxmcq2DBhHHdMDEe/s4000/20240311_104432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEOFOFGfoOtH6w8ComaJk8l8s6nC-Yqk5_Ah3pV27T_9dq1zVpXix1DpMFk2ZMnhdyVwmbrTZSdtRL034bFtXx_s70nSKdg0RuGVB_8uZf6ydari2ce1DL4gVNa035UMHOz4etBRdet9Vh4GY5-aOx5QMKwmX6Ezb3ajIPLAPYUVpdxmcq2DBhHHdMDEe/w300-h400/20240311_104432.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Always wondered why those flags are flying behind the Stone Cabin on a hilltop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dolly and I stopped here and had hamburgers and a coke many years ago, when a gentleman was trying to make a go of it as a hamburger joint. He didn't last long. I guess the folks zipping by on 95 are in too much of a rush to stop and eat.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Then 45 miles down the road I stopped at the turn-off to the Yuma Proving Grounds, a huge Army base. Just have to get pictures of the big guns guarding the entrance.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYgGaK9u5bJYmvrSZaYo2DdiS8pjQSRxK0BafPSCBVQzTKhM9FB_fDEOqysONqQDd3ADnlBc36Gy5GtLs5yyhQrrmhM0hs4Uv2mmyDzytpTICR0sGC0WplXywFsA25C1knCTUfN8Zd8zTUESx9nblb4iDT0jfui9SRbkJAdmZ4zzE8tbuDmjYs2vI4OOQ/s4000/20240311_112249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYgGaK9u5bJYmvrSZaYo2DdiS8pjQSRxK0BafPSCBVQzTKhM9FB_fDEOqysONqQDd3ADnlBc36Gy5GtLs5yyhQrrmhM0hs4Uv2mmyDzytpTICR0sGC0WplXywFsA25C1knCTUfN8Zd8zTUESx9nblb4iDT0jfui9SRbkJAdmZ4zzE8tbuDmjYs2vI4OOQ/w640-h480/20240311_112249.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhh72s-P-CWlffqpxYGV9MXhsOKkvK6lODXXTFoFHX9ZGJRkwdzj-JpkYvYRbTuRc0DDM7MFAemmL5klOzmzaeUJKl36YgbM-UjpcfVaTesev_WlAyAhZwrs2_me82PcUFwW58QbcwjQFiimXasFSRUhmW6cvFRnxd_ABV-byuWNhbGNDfGuFuGCJMHa_/s4000/20240311_112201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhh72s-P-CWlffqpxYGV9MXhsOKkvK6lODXXTFoFHX9ZGJRkwdzj-JpkYvYRbTuRc0DDM7MFAemmL5klOzmzaeUJKl36YgbM-UjpcfVaTesev_WlAyAhZwrs2_me82PcUFwW58QbcwjQFiimXasFSRUhmW6cvFRnxd_ABV-byuWNhbGNDfGuFuGCJMHa_/w640-h480/20240311_112201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2OPZ28CsChsSybEsxZPyPAkkA4hcTcYJ8Ulx1c3LLLs9kDTwQakY5EU-BF7bCvamNQdKaMNyfy18WXmgHIklrIyM-l4GI-26vzOJL_O7V_c9oE0nhe9nw4pwptvUdloi1se4kna1b0m0ZfwJWe096WiIBzh1ADtXNhL7xAQz421mi-rphFRwlqfke1zK/s4000/20240311_112126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2OPZ28CsChsSybEsxZPyPAkkA4hcTcYJ8Ulx1c3LLLs9kDTwQakY5EU-BF7bCvamNQdKaMNyfy18WXmgHIklrIyM-l4GI-26vzOJL_O7V_c9oE0nhe9nw4pwptvUdloi1se4kna1b0m0ZfwJWe096WiIBzh1ADtXNhL7xAQz421mi-rphFRwlqfke1zK/w300-h400/20240311_112126.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPduD71uQupMj-aPTfIXHaj-Xx1WmYo2l0DHV1ci75Hr-qj6dhHkO-lXF8y7cFOz0fVJyrR0W95ecTv-e_SvqTg7CldwV6XR3EdnGA9sMtYAA6c5QHumhDKa0T4tTjDQWCf8AwcmT8rKYlEy7KDEQcm5Ju6kjf84vR1966HRk6Vc-6-kJrNnB0AFPFxtN/s4000/20240311_112458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPduD71uQupMj-aPTfIXHaj-Xx1WmYo2l0DHV1ci75Hr-qj6dhHkO-lXF8y7cFOz0fVJyrR0W95ecTv-e_SvqTg7CldwV6XR3EdnGA9sMtYAA6c5QHumhDKa0T4tTjDQWCf8AwcmT8rKYlEy7KDEQcm5Ju6kjf84vR1966HRk6Vc-6-kJrNnB0AFPFxtN/w640-h480/20240311_112458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Another 20 miles, got me into Yuma and we made a stop at the Walmart on S. Pacific Avenue. For some reason, I didn't bring enough shorts with me, so I bought four pairs. It is definitely shorts weather in Yuma. When I left home, my size 34 pants were getting tight and I was soon going to move to a 36. I bought size 32 and they are a comfortable fit. I don't think it was the exercise, but the lack of Dolly's great cooking that caused my weight loss. I'm not the best cook in the world and I've been known to skip a few meals for snacks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Shopping done, we were on our way across the border into California. I stopped at Sidewinder Road to a gas station and dumped tanks and took on fresh water. With that taken care of, we headed to the next exit on I-8, Ogilby Road. Been here lots of times, but always enjoy the solitude and beauty of the area. Just desert and mountains, but that's what I like.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJzR-ztuw81bScXxy4tCl0dee8r1piDSBlpd_x0jrpCLIE8iePQfkspPyU-xtwVCmN2HQdryF0fwSdHQXwXzJ6jGWip-gwBbcOkJPCNxlxnPg0ksNkuRcHOyEBtXmyS7wkCtZxYUpSonJEh-kusGzOohPRBHi9E2_Z5SLZDXygvPJjwFdZ5BqXmd4hfCi/s4000/20240311_173132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJzR-ztuw81bScXxy4tCl0dee8r1piDSBlpd_x0jrpCLIE8iePQfkspPyU-xtwVCmN2HQdryF0fwSdHQXwXzJ6jGWip-gwBbcOkJPCNxlxnPg0ksNkuRcHOyEBtXmyS7wkCtZxYUpSonJEh-kusGzOohPRBHi9E2_Z5SLZDXygvPJjwFdZ5BqXmd4hfCi/w640-h480/20240311_173132.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnRA4O_lwS8k8YzgIqbUKze1rNE_cZrFWpE-XAQdEFpx09hufmEhZlf3crYZO-9g6qE4jh9ccCCrawpmdOzoZM_AK4iO0r-Ei_JS_S2RAdFpofrSKi05URESHOZwJmGaGEcRJbyrDVGbWx-mtE19dtDN8TaagQyDPhU-usc4VrQbjQLHL7X1ei7NtvcHO/s4000/20240311_173058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnRA4O_lwS8k8YzgIqbUKze1rNE_cZrFWpE-XAQdEFpx09hufmEhZlf3crYZO-9g6qE4jh9ccCCrawpmdOzoZM_AK4iO0r-Ei_JS_S2RAdFpofrSKi05URESHOZwJmGaGEcRJbyrDVGbWx-mtE19dtDN8TaagQyDPhU-usc4VrQbjQLHL7X1ei7NtvcHO/w640-h480/20240311_173058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We turned into the BLM land about 5 miles down the road and headed towards the mountains. Just before running out of desert, a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">5th wheel and big white truck caught our eye. Two ladies were standing outside, and Yuma knew who they were, because he got really excited and started jumping around and whining. Before I could get the door fully open, Yuma was out and running to Deb and Riley, (<a href="https://murpheys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">On a long and lonesome highway....</a>) at full speed.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPXXpuBnDboIobMsHHqnOVW4VkeUmzouh6rMP_xTCrG6o1rhle_2RicJDbdTkdYHqX4iKETHuZeB09FT5hblu0CMWtW_FMq5kPl2saaef1kg1sC4alQ_DOkYdFAJuXx6W4a0W8_SXqeKK8BQLnhWx2BnIgYnC1z8e1rkh4sF2ZLTrGwMSTWaUTLycucHL/s4000/20240311_154106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPXXpuBnDboIobMsHHqnOVW4VkeUmzouh6rMP_xTCrG6o1rhle_2RicJDbdTkdYHqX4iKETHuZeB09FT5hblu0CMWtW_FMq5kPl2saaef1kg1sC4alQ_DOkYdFAJuXx6W4a0W8_SXqeKK8BQLnhWx2BnIgYnC1z8e1rkh4sF2ZLTrGwMSTWaUTLycucHL/w640-h480/20240311_154106.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGn8xouwZmf4picXzN8i0sr-MaCLz0xPJ8NUaYI96Cb0jK6sOVsHg5_z3pjuO0aK8DRBl6nSuEQpI996lOSx-LSmC1uPOXPAp5IbNeea5hqahc_cw8BBQyF3JfABs-VuIs2h-yJ5DGRRsM_LSvU1j8E90xusvEeKZh0T0SHSdgVc7GI6E-TEm6E3QAuPs/s2973/20240311_143854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="2973" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGn8xouwZmf4picXzN8i0sr-MaCLz0xPJ8NUaYI96Cb0jK6sOVsHg5_z3pjuO0aK8DRBl6nSuEQpI996lOSx-LSmC1uPOXPAp5IbNeea5hqahc_cw8BBQyF3JfABs-VuIs2h-yJ5DGRRsM_LSvU1j8E90xusvEeKZh0T0SHSdgVc7GI6E-TEm6E3QAuPs/w640-h504/20240311_143854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It is good to see Deb and Riley again. I wasn't sure I would be boondocking this spring, but here I am. After our "hellos", we sat down for a bit and caught up on the events that occurred since we last met. I needed to get settled in, so Deb showed me a great site just north of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Moved in and for the first time I am pulling out all my camping stuff, because I'm hoping to stick around for 10 days or so. Got things to do here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvHWCAq05jStkHiLzP0-DFuzevtYY-61zbyoAf52To5QzSmaZvM9yHWxQb5nF19jjltL8bgfqYm8xdNFkYRejKjP66BlN0mm_a-NW8yVujsSZ7abnyNfOdxUG-dYz07W_uO-fyOGOB5Oqd-fNM-6tAvhdodE-6sbB1BPRM4j94xcxYXjex0gghmPIqJxZ/s4000/20240311_172418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvHWCAq05jStkHiLzP0-DFuzevtYY-61zbyoAf52To5QzSmaZvM9yHWxQb5nF19jjltL8bgfqYm8xdNFkYRejKjP66BlN0mm_a-NW8yVujsSZ7abnyNfOdxUG-dYz07W_uO-fyOGOB5Oqd-fNM-6tAvhdodE-6sbB1BPRM4j94xcxYXjex0gghmPIqJxZ/w640-h480/20240311_172418.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For one, I need to run to Mexico to get new glasses. My vision has worsened quite a bit since I bought the ones I have from Mexico. Going back to the same optometrist.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, I need to get a new battery for my S22 Ultra cellphone. I'm having to charge it several times a day. For the first time, Samsung made a phone that has a replaceable battery. I don't have to buy the S24 for around $1400.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Had a pork chop and potato fries for dinner and when I finish this post, Yuma and I are going to bed. Not sure what tomorrow brings, but we're ready for it.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtatLWbe0BL1BHiyiC4oTlmyEU1vSo7vZ1VaXp2iQLz_7IxUITCBrnNwcwTZt_bWsI8q_zI7hO8_7RrHMWxHjbE-islhPU_dXFkyj0mmZebB7qcxcbbwxDlIRALDjGZW14I3vUK7DJO7r1zi80lfHOjmP7B_zWuwFdmTlDvAsHGuHkv_PHmc8T0k9MZHkl/s2993/20240311_184429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="2993" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtatLWbe0BL1BHiyiC4oTlmyEU1vSo7vZ1VaXp2iQLz_7IxUITCBrnNwcwTZt_bWsI8q_zI7hO8_7RrHMWxHjbE-islhPU_dXFkyj0mmZebB7qcxcbbwxDlIRALDjGZW14I3vUK7DJO7r1zi80lfHOjmP7B_zWuwFdmTlDvAsHGuHkv_PHmc8T0k9MZHkl/w640-h604/20240311_184429.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunset on a beautiful day!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-88213419173105480692024-03-10T23:41:00.000-05:002024-03-10T23:41:16.869-05:00Hike up Palm Canyon<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma went out twice last night, waking me from my dreams both times. The first dream was not a good one, so I was glad he woke me up. Then he was ready to get up with the sun, so we were wandering outside at 7:30, but I was ready to get up anyway. It was a little cool, but sunny and I knew it wouldn't be long before I would be looking for shade.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We sat in the cool, sunny breeze as I went through two cups of coffee. I had good intentions of making eggs and bacon, but the ease of eating cereal won out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I was slow for a purpose this morning, because I didn't want to hike up Palm Canyon too early. I figured between noon and one would be just right. So, at about 12:30, Yuma and I jumped in the Jeep and headed the five miles to the entrance of the canyon. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We followed a truck going 15 mph all five miles, so it took awhile to get to get to the canyon entrance. It was okay, because I stopped for pictures along the way.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7-_54aR7J3pEf8APBAklGGvRdh4HyfiDXCD6My8HGAgb0y3pEaYHFrW22H5f6boemhjCNabk7DUI_anpFxqNDvE_88qJuDpDpFnr7K4Xim_gdTaUoP5KdNLaX6qXygJdLFr-37KJcAJxM-28w7io5IL0T3eoDrUgrGUyAPTqKVYAX8MBsBQWHe6yjtRv/s4000/20240310_122043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7-_54aR7J3pEf8APBAklGGvRdh4HyfiDXCD6My8HGAgb0y3pEaYHFrW22H5f6boemhjCNabk7DUI_anpFxqNDvE_88qJuDpDpFnr7K4Xim_gdTaUoP5KdNLaX6qXygJdLFr-37KJcAJxM-28w7io5IL0T3eoDrUgrGUyAPTqKVYAX8MBsBQWHe6yjtRv/w640-h480/20240310_122043.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSZaaoxHtFhZHHwnWweW6scNkmRo7VmlaC5B58gQijV1iy8Mem86AdlIQEZSQI4SphQv3eoYKyafKgPXbCQXgSfKj_MByv9GaYtEA7r6oc-UOfnfmefzT3HatoT_MKT9ZqKlCyFwO0TaTmK-5uQIOGWk4C6gjtTAcd1qLDYgBBBo8DDo8llrgYaZ71CKT/s4000/20240310_123248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSZaaoxHtFhZHHwnWweW6scNkmRo7VmlaC5B58gQijV1iy8Mem86AdlIQEZSQI4SphQv3eoYKyafKgPXbCQXgSfKj_MByv9GaYtEA7r6oc-UOfnfmefzT3HatoT_MKT9ZqKlCyFwO0TaTmK-5uQIOGWk4C6gjtTAcd1qLDYgBBBo8DDo8llrgYaZ71CKT/w480-h640/20240310_123248.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Winding road going slowly up.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xWIjMPHd4GLhGjDJ1v1mtXIpu1WkIeu6gqx85Ca8WV0x6PgvM_ZFHkz9xjTLDjIzAFlv0BvWOqspPQtSuFX7wPlFR6VpcfjOdiZmDXGuZ-vQ9zrPRNk1ONyiGlQ_yeU7YyV6qk5xRobuYXWBPVTSZBtqj2iIWniSrDM5w9MKAvM6HO5KTuBMelayeWrW/s4000/20240310_122828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xWIjMPHd4GLhGjDJ1v1mtXIpu1WkIeu6gqx85Ca8WV0x6PgvM_ZFHkz9xjTLDjIzAFlv0BvWOqspPQtSuFX7wPlFR6VpcfjOdiZmDXGuZ-vQ9zrPRNk1ONyiGlQ_yeU7YyV6qk5xRobuYXWBPVTSZBtqj2iIWniSrDM5w9MKAvM6HO5KTuBMelayeWrW/w480-h640/20240310_122828.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Mouth of the canyon ahead.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKENtzgLWPeAnQ_XMjaeS7bX6dgQVGkeN8CqHuUDWWrJDx3UlyA23XAjbvprJ6WhfZx_PNWhSSXfCprvq0iy9rXNqRoijIVg7WFmSR4rym1xzzY_YiCM78gwlfNqQxHRYMO3EwrVHO70PUr4Cx7xxemfi6dv6oxQlRA6dGq8jB2j6XZGs0AJHjcPCj0fX/s4000/20240310_122601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKENtzgLWPeAnQ_XMjaeS7bX6dgQVGkeN8CqHuUDWWrJDx3UlyA23XAjbvprJ6WhfZx_PNWhSSXfCprvq0iy9rXNqRoijIVg7WFmSR4rym1xzzY_YiCM78gwlfNqQxHRYMO3EwrVHO70PUr4Cx7xxemfi6dv6oxQlRA6dGq8jB2j6XZGs0AJHjcPCj0fX/w640-h480/20240310_122601.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When we got to the entrance, three old ladies were getting out of the truck. (Not as old as me, but you know what I mean.) One of them asked if I was their guide. I said I could be. As we talked, I discovered they were waiting for a guide to take them up the canyon. I didn't even know the park service provided it. They had come up from Yuma. One of the ladies lived there and the other two were friends from Saskatchewan, Canada.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Soon, Yuma and I were on our way. I took several pictures back out of the canyon as we hiked up.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin92JJbiigUVgxq8T1H3XqfMnkTYmhOE_XVutm3hLMYD-umtp27P98Q806ZcUkz_6OoVoqGbc4CmmOAjH3yIaKEMotiPjJQZK3zauVFdGEbj4QqiTbQVbioVXEXqJtrns4cBZGkOLnq-D-4-QhcwhjMgW4fFiXeuci0z6J7DkintSPdDbixw5lLEscISHF/s4000/20240310_130017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin92JJbiigUVgxq8T1H3XqfMnkTYmhOE_XVutm3hLMYD-umtp27P98Q806ZcUkz_6OoVoqGbc4CmmOAjH3yIaKEMotiPjJQZK3zauVFdGEbj4QqiTbQVbioVXEXqJtrns4cBZGkOLnq-D-4-QhcwhjMgW4fFiXeuci0z6J7DkintSPdDbixw5lLEscISHF/w480-h640/20240310_130017.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We're camping down in the valley, just off the winding road.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCwhA74ulXklTEw3p53RIUPgN2aWnnhHs1FBX6UjrjJ5XSG142atRNuGdzrTerd5CIIc_q-0-McplNNTIzxmp6Xe6z0tuHXz66Xi3yzI3fM4jkfShddqsDxQJ4DGNh4a12scMF-QfRypFcJ2PdLgfu4WXbZQbVH0Eaa2VB1nXKoKH6MFXQqhS0oIiLXPl/s4000/20240310_125813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCwhA74ulXklTEw3p53RIUPgN2aWnnhHs1FBX6UjrjJ5XSG142atRNuGdzrTerd5CIIc_q-0-McplNNTIzxmp6Xe6z0tuHXz66Xi3yzI3fM4jkfShddqsDxQJ4DGNh4a12scMF-QfRypFcJ2PdLgfu4WXbZQbVH0Eaa2VB1nXKoKH6MFXQqhS0oIiLXPl/w640-h480/20240310_125813.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjdIlO1pfLBvTmgAH9-WdBJZziVLsVD5gJBWG-3dEHFLyXzUzKpaG7EVhICQJ_rPqhZ7ZP0t9OLPINvZA3SzVF0c6r-w8oUZQ2dXV0_xNm0obROZPGxGQ0hrhNnCVSZvsziFvGGrJKlvurPl7Q2JvcgCODPBLvwjEWamZmEkHzMrNEiw2YZsK_h7hWzw/s4000/20240310_124757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjdIlO1pfLBvTmgAH9-WdBJZziVLsVD5gJBWG-3dEHFLyXzUzKpaG7EVhICQJ_rPqhZ7ZP0t9OLPINvZA3SzVF0c6r-w8oUZQ2dXV0_xNm0obROZPGxGQ0hrhNnCVSZvsziFvGGrJKlvurPl7Q2JvcgCODPBLvwjEWamZmEkHzMrNEiw2YZsK_h7hWzw/w640-h480/20240310_124757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> It's only about an eighth to a quarter of a mile to the Palms. If you time it right, you will see Palm Trees growing out of a crevasse on the canyon wall above you, in bright sunlight. You have to catch it just right, or they will be in the shadows of the wall. 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35lHABEjq0GETsUY_wKuF0_H_R6WmbLcDADeHoR1on-jCWstR1CgO_L2EJp8AA5R-2B4PZVYzn-rNxnEU6KGuHnvruOBrCoDuWmS8yteuODf7cRCtTFUK7wW23PbD1s6BSsYCoCxp_RWHqRcvy4PTFr_4coPGo8yNZgY_1OJsrI-UPKpg1DkZ9MG63Mfh/s4000/20240310_131638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35lHABEjq0GETsUY_wKuF0_H_R6WmbLcDADeHoR1on-jCWstR1CgO_L2EJp8AA5R-2B4PZVYzn-rNxnEU6KGuHnvruOBrCoDuWmS8yteuODf7cRCtTFUK7wW23PbD1s6BSsYCoCxp_RWHqRcvy4PTFr_4coPGo8yNZgY_1OJsrI-UPKpg1DkZ9MG63Mfh/w480-h640/20240310_131638.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Cactus grow along the walls of the canyon, also.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdVtTZ0BZWmf72cGF1XjUFPqxO_8VtYuRiBztSlnt8-tNc3ccilA4H3faFspDDBqyuwu2pTakJ4eWzSSKrRpetxQhBWNjmNtlPjP9-dY6RnZGFacoLR43p10PF1pUjpSfPXLXedfJhseJ8oRT3cytiIyYPPbwrIVs8SPkNyMoI0RDfS_iv3RJn3FRvK8D/s4000/20240310_132942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdVtTZ0BZWmf72cGF1XjUFPqxO_8VtYuRiBztSlnt8-tNc3ccilA4H3faFspDDBqyuwu2pTakJ4eWzSSKrRpetxQhBWNjmNtlPjP9-dY6RnZGFacoLR43p10PF1pUjpSfPXLXedfJhseJ8oRT3cytiIyYPPbwrIVs8SPkNyMoI0RDfS_iv3RJn3FRvK8D/w480-h640/20240310_132942.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma wants to go further up the canyon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprO2YdNv4Ej5Bg5344A7DUmqWos2a7dfv2qdtEAtDumdPzUNRi5in94gJ1eAGhy1sVWnGSKfL-kB0wW-uXbQZCoaYdZqq2OLSnHmaYZW1Jj5GYCHqZye2xrx-5Ni3rKtQMd8Q6u-ZY5_TTz46hc0mu26jJYYTqGdrZOsu3C_P0VZEisu08cbVDn5nRAyN/s4000/20240310_133102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprO2YdNv4Ej5Bg5344A7DUmqWos2a7dfv2qdtEAtDumdPzUNRi5in94gJ1eAGhy1sVWnGSKfL-kB0wW-uXbQZCoaYdZqq2OLSnHmaYZW1Jj5GYCHqZye2xrx-5Ni3rKtQMd8Q6u-ZY5_TTz46hc0mu26jJYYTqGdrZOsu3C_P0VZEisu08cbVDn5nRAyN/w480-h640/20240310_133102.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">They put a sign up, because people were going right past the trees. Further up is very rough.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">There was no one there, so I took pictures and then I laid down on the ground and just enjoyed the beauty and the silence, while Yuma wandered all around sniffing things. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After about 45 minutes, we started our trek back down, and not long after, here come the three women with a woman guide.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCbagFrW-3g6UhoxTsp5j97DcpyrSNDmY8WPUupmrwDduuy18cKwsHjHZjE2kkM7ZfZrP90DDxMWCNc-y8HM7csQyY0tW0J6iMybIm-DUnYSCRBoPkFlQTtMEwgIVV9LA1H3CwodHYXI3GZORPvQ1hdeUhwv3h9mAAH3cBOLXWBIKYXmyoWtwNMYzCCH5/s4000/20240310_140240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRjFq6HLFAPeryk-7-oRAwp8t9mcRTMWYiPagL37Hux0ZH0H7XiUBPfdqYcSWoth6ShetlRqoJu_DaWjnjCEM5WwMB6yJ7soJm0-x8tyuTEci80ZuV0p0W7CctHC_F8hrEo25PLIUs9cAZ2L8mmU8tPLLePzbMboD11ndh-NKNC0bEmelcmCd8qfIbVy2/w480-h640/20240310_135254.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yuma would come back to make sure the old man was still trudging down the canyon trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB4grq7eCIOimfg5vWFNaB_Zlyw6oNWeyYH3cgfTlDYTQHDTILo9q2zht8n9hXsTic7Nl9RcKsS-DAqF6hV7ftgn47UNof5lySXVTc8dfgKDHKZw2GGNOvAjgsrTrNaTi3x71ryHT_MnbckAVcieOk-h3iogR20pSVbOhGTIhxncot2F4KGmspx-9FF3k/s4000/20240310_133212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB4grq7eCIOimfg5vWFNaB_Zlyw6oNWeyYH3cgfTlDYTQHDTILo9q2zht8n9hXsTic7Nl9RcKsS-DAqF6hV7ftgn47UNof5lySXVTc8dfgKDHKZw2GGNOvAjgsrTrNaTi3x71ryHT_MnbckAVcieOk-h3iogR20pSVbOhGTIhxncot2F4KGmspx-9FF3k/w480-h640/20240310_133212.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Palm trees are behind Yuma in that crevasse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrRTFTn9f_x9Bwbm5KfUi-h6pKSWf2cXxo099lTsdDuU7uqOYv84HUJOVx9suLavpT9FYcae9j1rJdwMabtdHsV78rd65jkWpsWVGzj_ePJli0tqiw6Nh0DFg6T-Ei4gwr3mSZW8t9KPgHTe49sdXBHLIiYu3goJyd-hRB24RnxzjnMzuxWnQ05seZg7a/s4000/20240310_140610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrRTFTn9f_x9Bwbm5KfUi-h6pKSWf2cXxo099lTsdDuU7uqOYv84HUJOVx9suLavpT9FYcae9j1rJdwMabtdHsV78rd65jkWpsWVGzj_ePJli0tqiw6Nh0DFg6T-Ei4gwr3mSZW8t9KPgHTe49sdXBHLIiYu3goJyd-hRB24RnxzjnMzuxWnQ05seZg7a/w480-h640/20240310_140610.jpg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfU5fLUEvXUD-wrR24FhCi7RlCJZp953lQJNU0ZEVYKUO_ZyqaFEiwPr8zMBzT2LDLpUg0Gxvht-RgEyC4sEEJYy5WBfzYX28WQJfPIpBvdfiFYfB1qfz7_56Y7Op0DQmWNo0R6mdzc9zluT2NKdFwmExOUtJc8kUoVK6eN0bYBrNF2w8ZS0GqDLsQtRo/s4000/20240310_140455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfU5fLUEvXUD-wrR24FhCi7RlCJZp953lQJNU0ZEVYKUO_ZyqaFEiwPr8zMBzT2LDLpUg0Gxvht-RgEyC4sEEJYy5WBfzYX28WQJfPIpBvdfiFYfB1qfz7_56Y7Op0DQmWNo0R6mdzc9zluT2NKdFwmExOUtJc8kUoVK6eN0bYBrNF2w8ZS0GqDLsQtRo/w480-h640/20240310_140455.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gives you an idea how rough the trail is</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />After we got back to came back to camp, Yuma went in and laid on the bed. He was tuckered out. He probably walked five times </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">more than I did. He just loves to walk and run the trails. I have to admit, I was tired too, and laid down with him for awhile, but I had things to do.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Tonight, we're having hotdogs and then early to bed. Tomorrow is another travel day. The house batteries are fully charged now, so I expect no problems when leaving tomorrow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-54789885475672771572024-03-09T21:03:00.000-06:002024-03-09T21:03:17.257-06:00Short move to Palm Canyon Road<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This morning, Yuma and I were up early. For some reason the traffic on I-10 bothered me and I only had a bedsheet and bedspread to keep me warm. It got down in the forties. Felt like a refrigerator in the bedroom. About 4 o'clock I got up and grabbed a sleeping bag and as I was heading back to bed, I heard a strange whiring noise and when I found it, it was the heater. It had just come on. I guess it was set at 50. I turned it up to 60 and between the big blanket and the heater, the cold problem was solved. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Dolly had one of her young friends over last night. Carrie and her husband, Doug grew up with our kids and they are just like family.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FaCPLtPoLwOFGNHOmE6mbzLXVlUw4gJjaA2PuFPqQUB_HZVCoACRAmu-zk7h7lvzqWqoZQTDG9pUChq7uxJOBRJgIfLMPPobpxaTp7BQXSavRJNK-xvsQuimZjNUbrlatWyHKTZjAbXMzo9KNcnSXjnFQhfveINTogKEOO7aAMBmYOwqYNTobMsNd7mc/s971/IMG_20240309_180039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="729" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FaCPLtPoLwOFGNHOmE6mbzLXVlUw4gJjaA2PuFPqQUB_HZVCoACRAmu-zk7h7lvzqWqoZQTDG9pUChq7uxJOBRJgIfLMPPobpxaTp7BQXSavRJNK-xvsQuimZjNUbrlatWyHKTZjAbXMzo9KNcnSXjnFQhfveINTogKEOO7aAMBmYOwqYNTobMsNd7mc/w300-h400/IMG_20240309_180039.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Carrie and Dolly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I was drinking my coffee, I rearranged the large storage bay at the back of the motorhome. I put the junk I'll never need in the back and placed things like the propane tank and grill to the front, because I use them at every stop. After a few tries, I got things where I wanted them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After breakfast, I started to load things into the Jeep. Most common things like the table, chairs and solar panel are in the Jeep. Before going too far, I wanted to get the slide in. If I have a problem with it, then things come to a halt. And sure enough, there was a slight whine and then nothing. Now what!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">To make a long story as short as I can, I had been so used to the solar panels keeping my house batteries topped off, I never thought about checking these. When I did, both the batteries were at 10 amps. In the the battery world that means I have two dead batteries. First thought was they were old and needed to be replaced. Unfortunately, they were less than two year old AGM batteries.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCgxNRm3XubY4LwMaSh1zlHPPPfwu-Hf2kMBqzGqM0-AbTYfJ9gvMK2RrhXjy7eGrD-WqLj1U6fYbXoW2bionzNJAnTTShqxXOgsCoAy9BXgo6_SVEzb2XBYSECyiguYKNQOdVAZ99Rgfy6NJLz0Ob-P4QMt5QzGtbW4ibwqkO9nTrJH9-4ywRr3KS5fQ/s3000/a322db34-bac6-444a-b907-121056305994.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3000" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCgxNRm3XubY4LwMaSh1zlHPPPfwu-Hf2kMBqzGqM0-AbTYfJ9gvMK2RrhXjy7eGrD-WqLj1U6fYbXoW2bionzNJAnTTShqxXOgsCoAy9BXgo6_SVEzb2XBYSECyiguYKNQOdVAZ99Rgfy6NJLz0Ob-P4QMt5QzGtbW4ibwqkO9nTrJH9-4ywRr3KS5fQ/s320/a322db34-bac6-444a-b907-121056305994.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I called my very talented and knowledgable son, Jim and asked him </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">what I should do: buy new ones or try charging these two. He said to charge them. His suggestion was to use the 275 amp big boy lithium battery to get the slide in and then hook the two AGM batteries back up and see if the engine alternator would charge them going down the road.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">That's what I did. I was packed and on the road at 2 o'clock. Unfortunately, we are only going 25 miles south on highway 95 to Palm Canyon Road. We were there before 3 o'clock and I checked the status of the batteries. They are now at 12.4, well on their way to full charge. Glad I didn't buy new batteries.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We walked around our campsite area and I took a few pictures.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZBVHat0yFpyGAToPKJPM-ELkXT5QjbbmWdg3aFgK3IaR2Uhk2sceLrxO1xtBDKaTDjyuYVYSovfjbnWsm_9MrgLXijSp_TjzYXRJpKiwKRE_p-k33SUVzxvi78AvKTO-bBy4UH1CaHYgkaC_nepSU7bUfDIuLQGUJ8rStaasmGIF_-efSNBdzFYR1gQA/s2000/20240309_162111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZBVHat0yFpyGAToPKJPM-ELkXT5QjbbmWdg3aFgK3IaR2Uhk2sceLrxO1xtBDKaTDjyuYVYSovfjbnWsm_9MrgLXijSp_TjzYXRJpKiwKRE_p-k33SUVzxvi78AvKTO-bBy4UH1CaHYgkaC_nepSU7bUfDIuLQGUJ8rStaasmGIF_-efSNBdzFYR1gQA/w640-h480/20240309_162111.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob1qvINqSLOGi3Mw9aYoVNfBN51deWDKO884wt2X5o_UUrJhQj9LaX89WurhTJ14rd92zDrK8YT9fyTjKwXK-ormScUG2luBNJAqOn68eRRGaHOgyjYm5BsRo3FHptGprkAev59RATMEfOUWonsePFqeHArivz1T__B65cEmf2sBCwUYikc5HiXxaZaQ1/s2000/20240309_144533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob1qvINqSLOGi3Mw9aYoVNfBN51deWDKO884wt2X5o_UUrJhQj9LaX89WurhTJ14rd92zDrK8YT9fyTjKwXK-ormScUG2luBNJAqOn68eRRGaHOgyjYm5BsRo3FHptGprkAev59RATMEfOUWonsePFqeHArivz1T__B65cEmf2sBCwUYikc5HiXxaZaQ1/w480-h640/20240309_144533.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> Tomorrow, I will show you why this is called Palm Canyon Road. I have been here a number of times, but it is always fun to come back.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I tried solar panel on the batteries, but it was too late in the day. Started the generator and it ran for about 10 minutes and died. That's a problem for another day. I started the engine to let it charge. Little more gas than the generator, but you do what you gotta do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It has been a very nice day. This move was much more organized. I will keep getting better as I learn where things need to be placed for efficiency and comfort. Time to start dinner and enjoy the beautiful evening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Remember to set your clocks forward an hour if you are a state going to DST. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> Thanks for stopping by.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-7161655597411446962024-03-08T21:22:00.000-06:002024-03-08T21:22:09.809-06:00Beautiful day and visit with friends<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This morning, the sun was up at 7 o'clock, but I wasn't. I was awake, but just laid in bed doing my word games with friends. By 8, I was up and out the door to take Yuma for his morning walk.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was going to be a low 70s day with a little breeze and lots of sunshine. First thing I did was pull out my solar panel and hook it to my monster battery. I knew it needed several days to get back up to 90%. My phone was real low so, threw it on the powerpack to get it back up to 100%.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">All that didn't take long and soon I was on my first cup of coffee with a Stroopwafel on top. If you've never tried one, look it up and buy a box. If you like wafers and honey, you'll love these. Just watch that it doesn't get too warm and fall into your coffee. I hate it when I do that.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I couldn't dawdle, because I had an important date at 1 o'clock and didn't want to be late. Got breakfast over by noon and headed the two miles to Bill (<a href="https://clembillpat.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">On Our Way</a>) and (<a href="https://patsyischillin.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">Chillin' with Patsy</a>) </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Patsy's </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">place for an afternoon visit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>They have a very nice Gazebo outside and we sat out there talking about the recent events in our lives. Took awhile for Gibbs and Yuma to settle down, but they eventually did. I enjoyed our visit and I am so thankful that events came about to where it was possible to have our visit.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQJvaCXUSQxL3B_Vcgz9pxS-ZqzpqXje3r3bBnHHYZZvHTalKxbuwejKoUcCosymsENkD9XM5PC4viNNHNWIkIb_uYxyYfnOQx9zsiaEg-OlMN2eyQTvSABeBXH3QeL3fuRKVNl-FFW6lRVSVGVKGx5CbvxujLyLbefIi6O4i2CGENPBIU2G29_hp_fbf/s2848/20240308_132909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="2848" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQJvaCXUSQxL3B_Vcgz9pxS-ZqzpqXje3r3bBnHHYZZvHTalKxbuwejKoUcCosymsENkD9XM5PC4viNNHNWIkIb_uYxyYfnOQx9zsiaEg-OlMN2eyQTvSABeBXH3QeL3fuRKVNl-FFW6lRVSVGVKGx5CbvxujLyLbefIi6O4i2CGENPBIU2G29_hp_fbf/w640-h532/20240308_132909.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friends, Bill and Patsy and Yuma's "friend", Gibbs.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was close to dinner time when I made it home. I cooked a pork chop and some fried sliced potatoes for dinner. Of course, I shared with Yuma. I have limited cooking abilities, so I repeat dinners quite often. Not much variety, but it keeps me healthy. I have lost about six pounds, but all in my stomach area, so that's good.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I can't believe it's 8:30 already and Yuma is ready for bed. Soon, we will both call it a night.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for visiting.</span></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-78366310508016460842024-03-07T20:42:00.004-06:002024-03-07T20:42:59.403-06:00Shopping Day and Survivor<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yuma g</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ot up twice in the night. 2:30 and 4:30. I think he had to go number 2, but he has to do a lot of walking to do that and I wasn't in the mood, so both times he came back in unhappy. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Both times I was having dreams and he cut them off. One, I was glad he did, because it was a tedious dream doing things I didn't enjoy. The other was pretty good till he ended it with a loud bark.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">At 7:30, he got up again. It had sprinkled off and on over the night and it was still spitting, but I could see blue skies here and there. We walked and he did his usual running around looking for the perfect spot while getting his butt relaxed. And then he went and we were both happy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I played mind games and had two cups of coffee outside, enjoying the nice morning. A little cool, but with a jacket I was fine. Before I knew it, it was going on noon and I hadn't eaten breakfast yet. Did I ever tell you that I'm a slow starter?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkwJVqcyCpPGmnDentzoAIkI0Fi3w4PXeZ2HIPnIINlqsDyX0igvuWPeoyo-1v09SIHX_zsDJ8UA645jRuc1siWVhATKd56bg-nzYCYe9Rp2pDJXnVzC3-ljdGM5aL4j2xPKIaw8B9PK-qvYEKclRKv9A0-n9oNLn80GG6zzwQLUlYbXkkrzoaaf_6jqx/s2000/20240307_111450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkwJVqcyCpPGmnDentzoAIkI0Fi3w4PXeZ2HIPnIINlqsDyX0igvuWPeoyo-1v09SIHX_zsDJ8UA645jRuc1siWVhATKd56bg-nzYCYe9Rp2pDJXnVzC3-ljdGM5aL4j2xPKIaw8B9PK-qvYEKclRKv9A0-n9oNLn80GG6zzwQLUlYbXkkrzoaaf_6jqx/w640-h480/20240307_111450.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yuma doing guard duty while I drink coffee</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Did that, took my morning pills and off Yuma and I went to look for groceries. I couldn't remember the best one in town, so we wandered around the tiny stores searching for things I needed. We also stopped into the vending area to look around.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVfCCRB0TWa2mYZhIGVVrTxTyAOTIiI528kzDfteuXR1lasqogUPNVSVO3jRqkZhpbrWKQ38cu5z3ln0EimSY9oXey74yFRN-cXHETmXUK1mLfpWyHMRzxiwlfQJ4z8RApRxgHajQWoQWEcuusJQBCYbimQVeGoE-GPwD7f_bcS2pCbCsvhgxc_gghS81/s2000/20240307_131503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVfCCRB0TWa2mYZhIGVVrTxTyAOTIiI528kzDfteuXR1lasqogUPNVSVO3jRqkZhpbrWKQ38cu5z3ln0EimSY9oXey74yFRN-cXHETmXUK1mLfpWyHMRzxiwlfQJ4z8RApRxgHajQWoQWEcuusJQBCYbimQVeGoE-GPwD7f_bcS2pCbCsvhgxc_gghS81/w640-h480/20240307_131503.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k2nZgpo2BYbOIFdTFp-9rY0Mn47aKTDb3wUlJwpIBnpFWHdYzNqAqKx42y4lJNC4YibvFIgLxGa1qjqhH2YVTnmzPyS_l7UhWY6ojfsvo2Ic5o5bfEewfLvzIgM3u7pY0GXYUGCAbD77tXKsWZ1EaEX5xi4ZXvkEonHJHhsMs8FjvgWjeiaqdHSFaCyG/s2000/20240307_130326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="2000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k2nZgpo2BYbOIFdTFp-9rY0Mn47aKTDb3wUlJwpIBnpFWHdYzNqAqKx42y4lJNC4YibvFIgLxGa1qjqhH2YVTnmzPyS_l7UhWY6ojfsvo2Ic5o5bfEewfLvzIgM3u7pY0GXYUGCAbD77tXKsWZ1EaEX5xi4ZXvkEonHJHhsMs8FjvgWjeiaqdHSFaCyG/w640-h386/20240307_130326.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkc6f_GsZz8sezxPq4qwLQbJ4p0wl6xol6IRanGfAd17u7UAdjZKvA52F2XO-pcCfOQN6MVtragrbLz0k2MwBsGrVfgo4CRxQ-CgNhmPSFqaZnGukTHOC93lTbF0o5f4HtLtJTQMcdoJJZifRkmuyaj8UI7QWV-SitE8Xcp1RRyAWUimRRSJYvfE9nwQU/s2000/20240307_130252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="2000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkc6f_GsZz8sezxPq4qwLQbJ4p0wl6xol6IRanGfAd17u7UAdjZKvA52F2XO-pcCfOQN6MVtragrbLz0k2MwBsGrVfgo4CRxQ-CgNhmPSFqaZnGukTHOC93lTbF0o5f4HtLtJTQMcdoJJZifRkmuyaj8UI7QWV-SitE8Xcp1RRyAWUimRRSJYvfE9nwQU/w640-h394/20240307_130252.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not much of a crowd and no Big Tent</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Got a few things, mainly bread and a long fire lighter. As we were driving back I noticed the grocery store, Roadrunner. I remembered it being pretty good, so if I need something else, I'll stop in there.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ei6MXWGd1ZnQIOMESolTN4HjrMlusSpBEDxPN5lZsVfO5O5NthQG4twl8uqiDI1T34FniYrO216Rdv1P4VtDaYQGLE38rvREY_Eja4gdR_VxoWEol2oxTyWDL_OAUC9OfJjfU6NS9bw3g560w1cm0yZyEOZ3XIZOpmRnrDXvNOyVnBTEp4GZnh_SOTE1/s2999/20240307_175653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2999" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ei6MXWGd1ZnQIOMESolTN4HjrMlusSpBEDxPN5lZsVfO5O5NthQG4twl8uqiDI1T34FniYrO216Rdv1P4VtDaYQGLE38rvREY_Eja4gdR_VxoWEol2oxTyWDL_OAUC9OfJjfU6NS9bw3g560w1cm0yZyEOZ3XIZOpmRnrDXvNOyVnBTEp4GZnh_SOTE1/w640-h574/20240307_175653.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of the Kofa Mountain range</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When we got home, I started setting up Dish to watch Survivor. After about an hour with no luck, Dolly said I probably can't stream on Dish, but I could watch it on the Paramount+ app on my phone.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally, after a little password problems, Dolly changed it and I was in like Flint. I clicked on Survivor and up it came. I happily watched almost the whole hour and I told Dolly, I thought Carolyn was going to be voted out.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She came back with "there is no Carolyn on this episode". To my horror, I had been watching the first show of the first season. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dolly said I should be watching season 46 episode 2. Now she tells me. Oh well, I enjoyed the one I watched. I didn't remember that far back anyway. I'll watch the correct one tonight.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I pulled out the grill at 5 o'clock and fixed Yuma and me a hamburger now that I have bread. We both enjoyed a good dinner.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, it is time to watch the right Survivor and then hit the sack. Turned out to be a nice partly cloudy day with cool temperatures. I'll take it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-47296639866568818162024-03-06T21:41:00.001-06:002024-03-06T21:41:55.939-06:00Move to Quartzsite, Arizona<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Slept in till 8:30 this morning. When I stepped outside, I was greeted by overcast skies and a cool 53 degrees. Had to put a jacket on to be comfortable.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">For the first couple days, I was able to cope with the many flies in this area, but today, I'm officially fed up with them. It wasn't always this way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Back in late 2014, a large chicken farm was created near Tonopah and it quickly grew into 3 million chicken hens laying millions of eggs. It's great if you buy the eggs in Phoenix, but here in Tonopah and the neighboring area, it can stink when the wind is right and they draw millions of flies to the area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I decided, this morning, we would pick up stakes and move to Quartzsite, 75 miles west of here on I-10.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">But first, I needed to run into Winterberg to buy some milk. I need it for my coffee and cereal. So, Yuma and I jumped into the Jeep and drove the 10 miles to the country store I stopped at yesterday, but didn't remember I needed milk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I left the store, I saw a Barber Shop. I'm beginning to look a little shaggy, so I stepped into the the Barber and Tatoo shop. No thank you on the tatoo.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNX2v8Onm5dG6h5Vpox7U9bZzyC5EyuzeDtXXx1GyTm2mTdURnXzdahEE1WaMi4rCu0XQB3ncLb64sCzMiZ9w3_WFWIs8W5jsKtIau2ZrcuP06Hhi-0d-lIN8gakqG9zHIoo0fhepcEleDvBhXJYoT8p_xbQ-AixMA-GcIfWFfdNzC_IYMFXSNp0Yk7SGf/s3216/20240306_114706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="1808" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNX2v8Onm5dG6h5Vpox7U9bZzyC5EyuzeDtXXx1GyTm2mTdURnXzdahEE1WaMi4rCu0XQB3ncLb64sCzMiZ9w3_WFWIs8W5jsKtIau2ZrcuP06Hhi-0d-lIN8gakqG9zHIoo0fhepcEleDvBhXJYoT8p_xbQ-AixMA-GcIfWFfdNzC_IYMFXSNp0Yk7SGf/w225-h400/20240306_114706.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Saw a few things interesting as I drove home on Salome Road.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQA2Pn8VXKXyMZpE6fn-vz71PbInvDWiEGdtOeJXGTnmUey7Mjrqp2rxyWEQRBff2hoVr8QptJ5lmkGQyr6l4CfA3KlpnEgl4XPQUx6BQdT0tQep2Tz3u92WmHcGhTq4zqZEFyshVKBTrr6ypUJPNVXa-3Xy27tugOnU9nbeECKriVPlHBxtVXar2K8Ty/s2000/20240306_112505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQA2Pn8VXKXyMZpE6fn-vz71PbInvDWiEGdtOeJXGTnmUey7Mjrqp2rxyWEQRBff2hoVr8QptJ5lmkGQyr6l4CfA3KlpnEgl4XPQUx6BQdT0tQep2Tz3u92WmHcGhTq4zqZEFyshVKBTrr6ypUJPNVXa-3Xy27tugOnU9nbeECKriVPlHBxtVXar2K8Ty/w640-h480/20240306_112505.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got a boat, but got no water!๐</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIt4QdUnGv-o1usvZW0O-2f9VxNmE5FfX_obk_rHvVdPvEogfdhyphenhyphen64VK2fpeEuqQ-rr14fWaW14MwhA7jWAU_ksw5yopiBPMqJ7P2L9vA3VlfeoxmA00HKfNfTB-skU2mUr_stoFgvP0tA_mMzEQW3BBcqWe4LeAntBGzkoUAhMQLLwbKuIh1Jg_J6EFh/s2000/20240306_112231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIt4QdUnGv-o1usvZW0O-2f9VxNmE5FfX_obk_rHvVdPvEogfdhyphenhyphen64VK2fpeEuqQ-rr14fWaW14MwhA7jWAU_ksw5yopiBPMqJ7P2L9vA3VlfeoxmA00HKfNfTB-skU2mUr_stoFgvP0tA_mMzEQW3BBcqWe4LeAntBGzkoUAhMQLLwbKuIh1Jg_J6EFh/w640-h480/20240306_112231.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right next to the Barber shop, is the Tin Top. It burned down last year. Only bar in town๐</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJsRrP1MJWXzDFHDXMEotRhpatVBLJbNv6Alwq-fNX-FTMlpqTJDCzLxhGb3b_Ppwt0nniF_bD7jGqdSCxJh5cnDGter4ploD8F0DaA2829El8riA04_t-JfpkQ7hAZ5o5rQPam5KDFX5xJP5NbJax01K-zulZq357v5KdYdoxAe14rs8g84paWSLA7X5/s2000/20240306_113128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJsRrP1MJWXzDFHDXMEotRhpatVBLJbNv6Alwq-fNX-FTMlpqTJDCzLxhGb3b_Ppwt0nniF_bD7jGqdSCxJh5cnDGter4ploD8F0DaA2829El8riA04_t-JfpkQ7hAZ5o5rQPam5KDFX5xJP5NbJax01K-zulZq357v5KdYdoxAe14rs8g84paWSLA7X5/w480-h640/20240306_113128.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCufxDqfvAddqqViGl31UkAKIyNKBY5PqGPvTxlBa2im0_pYk0dx_zwLGyl1D3kEmF4xIvdTiDGXgJ9DNvhBCUUaogI9Fr91B16e_KIHLmDX3bb08tEU6fwy3Pp713QM5_9kYfjpFFde9lH_bW4xFbYNwVNvbQwOm-JsMlepdlHUAI-jqh1NZRebmVb9fH/s2000/20240306_113159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCufxDqfvAddqqViGl31UkAKIyNKBY5PqGPvTxlBa2im0_pYk0dx_zwLGyl1D3kEmF4xIvdTiDGXgJ9DNvhBCUUaogI9Fr91B16e_KIHLmDX3bb08tEU6fwy3Pp713QM5_9kYfjpFFde9lH_bW4xFbYNwVNvbQwOm-JsMlepdlHUAI-jqh1NZRebmVb9fH/w640-h480/20240306_113159.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The two above pictures are of a row of houses. All are empty and in very bad shape. I wonder what happened to all the families that live there.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I only had a few things to pack because I knew I was only going to be here a few days. I wanted to give the MATII a shakedown before getting too far from Apache Junction, just in case.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">However, everything worked perfectly. It pulls the Jeep with no problems at all. The Fridge automatically switched to propane as it should, I had hot water when I flipped the Hot Water switch. The stovetop heated my coffee just fine, so I'm a happy camper.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">At around 1 o'clock we were done packing, hooked up the Jeep and we were on our way.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13S8zqGO1dhWSLuwvtnh1PsSy4bsNlZ5i86ZK7Il34G-YiyRugsJiqsxL8SMhRCTCBiDAMqdSuuLTYFMy-leNFnOfeOPhE6R4JfnL7xzUEikCPOOpo7I1hXQvmYjJCVX-PoZBww6c9MOZgDqpNX7GOLlXHjKmtD2tAEXQKyZNhPj3NkIXgTd4NNSkXRh3/s2000/20240306_130416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13S8zqGO1dhWSLuwvtnh1PsSy4bsNlZ5i86ZK7Il34G-YiyRugsJiqsxL8SMhRCTCBiDAMqdSuuLTYFMy-leNFnOfeOPhE6R4JfnL7xzUEikCPOOpo7I1hXQvmYjJCVX-PoZBww6c9MOZgDqpNX7GOLlXHjKmtD2tAEXQKyZNhPj3NkIXgTd4NNSkXRh3/w640-h480/20240306_130416.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was an easy drive on I-10 with only one incident. We were going up an incline and the other side was coming down. It must have just happened, as people were stopping and running to the aid of someone that left the highway. I could only see the side of the vehicle and couldn't tell what it was. Because, I knew I didn't have any skills to help, I kept going. I hope everyone was all right.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We arrived in "Q" around 3 o'clock and the first thing I did was fill both the MH and the Jeep. $95 later they were full and ready for more adventures. I believe Regular was $3.59 a gallon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I wanted to stay close to town so that I could get "Survivor" tonight. We drove East on Dome Rock Road to where it turns North towards I-10. There was some BLM land to the right, so we went in and found us a spot for at least tonight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I'm not going to set up camp here tonight. I just wanted to get my my local TV antenna out and get ready for my TV show. Well, when I read on Google that CBS was available here, I didn't realize the stations were either in Phoenix or Yuma. My little booster can't go anywhere near that far.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Luckily, I have DISH and my my wife ordered Paramount+ sometime in the past, so I will be able to watch it tomorrow, so not all is lost.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">That was our day in a long nutshell. I hope to visit friends while here and then move on down the road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-27270266882976590422024-03-05T21:45:00.000-06:002024-03-05T21:45:55.017-06:00Driving around the mountain<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Woke every few hours last night, but Yuma slept like a log. He wore himself out yesterday. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We had a leisurely breakfast outside in the beautiful morning breeze. It's going to be another gorgeous day. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma was raring to go around noon. He wanted to go on a Jeep ride. I decided a drive around the mountain would be fun. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We headed west on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Salome highway for about 15 miles. There were a number of small compounds along the highway and you could tell the people in this part of </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the Harquahala</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Valley are very poor. Most </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">homes were either vacant or dilapidated. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxkVUDXj8OKfXM135VH0dZ2jQYWgz5iQviAnhgU8tKUF_UP2oWbRQM8e7F6ehdrvIntuFEuoqCqAPoG1LsrkeCiWaYzVc5_Z15Tg96kIB7Dp2lhA-b0c--VP7xwTn7EOhGw9G-S90uzCed_Dv9KNLyweCkJNaEpZPVC6u-CIMtOHiBkY3TliUS74DMP0fT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxkVUDXj8OKfXM135VH0dZ2jQYWgz5iQviAnhgU8tKUF_UP2oWbRQM8e7F6ehdrvIntuFEuoqCqAPoG1LsrkeCiWaYzVc5_Z15Tg96kIB7Dp2lhA-b0c--VP7xwTn7EOhGw9G-S90uzCed_Dv9KNLyweCkJNaEpZPVC6u-CIMtOHiBkY3TliUS74DMP0fT=w640-h504" width="640"></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Old wooden house with plaster covering it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsapdURP7kI-WphEWhde1fugZ-xVogceBN8gJw1sol1NdDQVqkwWtWBHfGehHSXldEiX9CDrKMrpr2zszV7wDWrxlH9FC5n_u6EVgxt_lo23wbN3HRGVPvM_Qr0FMTKB3So8U4iU9AjGMXBrksXIpPjpn1PNIX2kgN5P_W8dS5a__D3VqsNsiVgG8OC-PY=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480"></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Didn't step inside. 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We really miss our little Miss Princess Fergie, but we still have Yuma to fill part of the void. Always sad when you lose a family member.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Another day, bites the dust. It was a slow day, but enjoyable. Thanks for stopping by.</span></div>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-90435682728426047122024-03-04T21:51:00.000-06:002024-03-04T21:51:01.815-06:00Inside Saddle Mountain<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This morning, I was up at 8 o'clock and ready to roll. I'm feeling much better now that I'm in the mountains. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Had breakfast and then I did some more rearranging in MATII (pronounced Matti). I think I'm finally starting to settle in. I still don't know where everything is but it's getting better.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuClk-VZ-QPFQLNlI3jvD1VhfwL2D0syOeMeO3VO8INx1bxg4Fs2tskseBQ3y-NAGdPeVV-72J7rvB2xTaVLTX7dxo0gyOXa20JJ95fh8E_EZtDGS0WQzMI8lGBbc5TkwsBMOElxxWmBSvmdIHOUmV3s_Sf6BJatQxyHrdLZHHGtk54jkD0fxq9Npk1p7/s2000/20240304_093431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuClk-VZ-QPFQLNlI3jvD1VhfwL2D0syOeMeO3VO8INx1bxg4Fs2tskseBQ3y-NAGdPeVV-72J7rvB2xTaVLTX7dxo0gyOXa20JJ95fh8E_EZtDGS0WQzMI8lGBbc5TkwsBMOElxxWmBSvmdIHOUmV3s_Sf6BJatQxyHrdLZHHGtk54jkD0fxq9Npk1p7/w300-h400/20240304_093431.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coffee brewing</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It was so beautiful outside, I sat in my chair and drank three cups of coffee, enjoying the cool breeze and hot sun. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I pulled out my 100-watt solar panel and hooked it to my 275-watt lithium battery and that to my 600-watt inverter. Since, I don't have to run a refrigerator, I use very little AC power.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">At 1 o'clock, Yuma and I jumped into the Jeep to find our way inside Saddle Mountain. Not everyone knows there is a canyon inside the mountain. The mountain is U shaped and water coming from all sides goes through when there is rain. Otherwise, it is dry. I love it back there because it is remote and usually, I never see another person. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I can drive the Jeep in 2-wheel drive to a deep ravine where the water flows. I park and walk the dry creek bed from there.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwvQsYu9LNTlXzbTzowiQgGQk-OFGphhedbZnhzRe_-6lO729QwNuF8NL2MFbYVFk5Wii3_N_Xlv-fUA7AByoeP2M7rYIIv-GufrwmMNaoRj34ivtJ1NYyr8v6K5S_zmSQ0oWq5eWYUPUWGeY8yBnuH6g8bNUqPfOYCZhyX4OxAfvAo6BJ1DbYPord-CP/s2000/20240304_143854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwvQsYu9LNTlXzbTzowiQgGQk-OFGphhedbZnhzRe_-6lO729QwNuF8NL2MFbYVFk5Wii3_N_Xlv-fUA7AByoeP2M7rYIIv-GufrwmMNaoRj34ivtJ1NYyr8v6K5S_zmSQ0oWq5eWYUPUWGeY8yBnuH6g8bNUqPfOYCZhyX4OxAfvAo6BJ1DbYPord-CP/w640-h480/20240304_143854.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heading into the canyon. You can see the saddle dead ahead and to the right.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBl4eS9B-4CKDUDvExB71Vn-I6rgi9K_H5EfAJ26yh1SvxnvmcMHYlWpNITN8gx7E7ec4LgRtfTNmzwqjketz50xK4LwgzXHEnoBSNOxg0dauHWqud0ZvePZVJKhkfc9gl0SrgbRcUaoHrP0gVHTTl_TEtH4pS0UQ3LBeQkKv4TKrWv7hzjqJ1tEF4I4K/s2000/20240304_134154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBl4eS9B-4CKDUDvExB71Vn-I6rgi9K_H5EfAJ26yh1SvxnvmcMHYlWpNITN8gx7E7ec4LgRtfTNmzwqjketz50xK4LwgzXHEnoBSNOxg0dauHWqud0ZvePZVJKhkfc9gl0SrgbRcUaoHrP0gVHTTl_TEtH4pS0UQ3LBeQkKv4TKrWv7hzjqJ1tEF4I4K/w480-h640/20240304_134154.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Looking up at the north walls as I enter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Anyone that wants to know how to get in there, just let me know and I'll provide directions. Only one way in and one way out.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M4efsQGhsGb5eooxqo5BlTEsP-zHSMXELJwfBiEkCS8SpfWn3-7YoieGh2dHxSOppPOExHItneYCs85dkjBxpNfUx9UhIj6AeaMnV3H7S5Q7DsiWHlGEHLDrFrygYi1UGVocv1FUyUxK0mPlLMwxSYeQgxh5_JxdfJovn37BFF3isxmHAQ3jHpOQJuA7/s2000/20240304_135951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M4efsQGhsGb5eooxqo5BlTEsP-zHSMXELJwfBiEkCS8SpfWn3-7YoieGh2dHxSOppPOExHItneYCs85dkjBxpNfUx9UhIj6AeaMnV3H7S5Q7DsiWHlGEHLDrFrygYi1UGVocv1FUyUxK0mPlLMwxSYeQgxh5_JxdfJovn37BFF3isxmHAQ3jHpOQJuA7/w640-h480/20240304_135951.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Starting into the canyon. The saddle is dead ahead.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yCCoqTuQE2FZpGGJVWz6bq0JR-yzYuIavKcX6NeCVgiOZYbkzDqXiBXf08kFNr7JviaDzxYLroiHAChttguF7fPqHsQYdAugwJ_K3kN5Fqg07WltBzV6-XgtY3g5wNiVnQalYn-Qc-cmYfrmHkGMJ_6pCprP75tiS0Ky1GTSsuB2WdJKeDr-yj1UMsjp/s2000/20240304_141051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yCCoqTuQE2FZpGGJVWz6bq0JR-yzYuIavKcX6NeCVgiOZYbkzDqXiBXf08kFNr7JviaDzxYLroiHAChttguF7fPqHsQYdAugwJ_K3kN5Fqg07WltBzV6-XgtY3g5wNiVnQalYn-Qc-cmYfrmHkGMJ_6pCprP75tiS0Ky1GTSsuB2WdJKeDr-yj1UMsjp/w640-h480/20240304_141051.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The gatekeeper of the canyon. Flathead.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRzr5zW1Um_30y0oh7BwWceWnjcLtH0nSpoQ3p4MMby-ldYAxl5_EGaP8weE5r-ZihI1rN2FafnRcED9LvLXhUnUllnSHxy_Va0nN5yTmtsSbcKZ8fDnU7QyiyX31-AwUf-l8hb2y_sDgzyNpCYrm-nfSjrGp9-SysVRNEIHpasXE-84af8o8ooX5qNDF/s2000/20240304_134936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRzr5zW1Um_30y0oh7BwWceWnjcLtH0nSpoQ3p4MMby-ldYAxl5_EGaP8weE5r-ZihI1rN2FafnRcED9LvLXhUnUllnSHxy_Va0nN5yTmtsSbcKZ8fDnU7QyiyX31-AwUf-l8hb2y_sDgzyNpCYrm-nfSjrGp9-SysVRNEIHpasXE-84af8o8ooX5qNDF/w480-h640/20240304_134936.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Slowly crumbling down.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKo7FK38o97whw4S28Xno3rYP-7a5djjZkZf44cSzJ9f7SKqmLJ9nfGOz3IiCfFlQB_nMI2oIp1TXwVwtBkDTqW1rtG8-jCjPOYNwgFN8oyVCpFhZejRJY9v4U6wtIkyeLc5VrGznJ7J_DXecEuwigDMH1ekEpllmNjKz1A1cCq_8M3ne0eeO4hDwVrxr/s2000/20240304_135239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKo7FK38o97whw4S28Xno3rYP-7a5djjZkZf44cSzJ9f7SKqmLJ9nfGOz3IiCfFlQB_nMI2oIp1TXwVwtBkDTqW1rtG8-jCjPOYNwgFN8oyVCpFhZejRJY9v4U6wtIkyeLc5VrGznJ7J_DXecEuwigDMH1ekEpllmNjKz1A1cCq_8M3ne0eeO4hDwVrxr/w640-h480/20240304_135239.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The road is nice. Getting close to the end of my drive.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgx0GLe3n0Jv3dhVAj3HL0fq1VjneM_ZK6pnYiX8jDVnuqSipxYaM7a8S8s1DGywZUaASeHqBryd70FhPxKHEVi5NTu0qMNB5LXJ2Lu1txy2EElxcbLBBMmXLk8HCmQQUBQ5vf0WsA7sbLzP0LOVgTQvt1Lj9E0oovrxyDOfLGD1p8WHJRfv4XB0UtU9rD/s2000/20240304_143037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgx0GLe3n0Jv3dhVAj3HL0fq1VjneM_ZK6pnYiX8jDVnuqSipxYaM7a8S8s1DGywZUaASeHqBryd70FhPxKHEVi5NTu0qMNB5LXJ2Lu1txy2EElxcbLBBMmXLk8HCmQQUBQ5vf0WsA7sbLzP0LOVgTQvt1Lj9E0oovrxyDOfLGD1p8WHJRfv4XB0UtU9rD/w640-h480/20240304_143037.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">End of the road for me. Walk from here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpz61ftBjF1jt71NqJc9S66Zck3deGHoek78wTEvNXerPHcxxDVFUccSxZYwPsoDqPFqDSuWs_oHqLx1zXkxkbU8M8mx1p_sttFbPOohpbEbxY2qcgJdkV4Mi0y6dbJxl66HkYfKP-C0ArBXoSWuO5OXkeRSmgrnY9sMTG0qRnQMqcbD14LVZpLjJTg1W/s2000/20240304_134420%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpz61ftBjF1jt71NqJc9S66Zck3deGHoek78wTEvNXerPHcxxDVFUccSxZYwPsoDqPFqDSuWs_oHqLx1zXkxkbU8M8mx1p_sttFbPOohpbEbxY2qcgJdkV4Mi0y6dbJxl66HkYfKP-C0ArBXoSWuO5OXkeRSmgrnY9sMTG0qRnQMqcbD14LVZpLjJTg1W/w640-h480/20240304_134420%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Looking south to the other side of the canyon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfM-i5M_WZFxPkUVl7lUABdRWp-v-Ov1AjZXNSHE6FkQs_yVap07pli00Bwg6IsR4_q0QDfSeUfOH9VAPECvQWDSH2MtKWbe7AdfkdCvgSmxDejZ1LoDAuTAHymLsXbHOVJimlSrtBY9XQZX-lxXCXKGtgvSUEKbVNeahQmLKhyphenhyphen7vCn6x-tXXxpZBB8iF/s2000/20240304_141800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfM-i5M_WZFxPkUVl7lUABdRWp-v-Ov1AjZXNSHE6FkQs_yVap07pli00Bwg6IsR4_q0QDfSeUfOH9VAPECvQWDSH2MtKWbe7AdfkdCvgSmxDejZ1LoDAuTAHymLsXbHOVJimlSrtBY9XQZX-lxXCXKGtgvSUEKbVNeahQmLKhyphenhyphen7vCn6x-tXXxpZBB8iF/w480-h640/20240304_141800.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Beautiful.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMArbrOxmdo7a0frnNDv8lEbA0Kf6zIlZU8OS9weDBnwCeU-GWSa87NKQr0vrNaSUh42LPGewhiSsKu19dHbOq5G3FeT4lra8RHiiwd_4y4owTeEzXiHd0yOnCIFrUcT_-hLSuKyAqR0d-iuk863ajutcwkb7zPqbTtt6riGcF8s-s8plKUpysxiMbbtj/s2000/20240304_151559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMArbrOxmdo7a0frnNDv8lEbA0Kf6zIlZU8OS9weDBnwCeU-GWSa87NKQr0vrNaSUh42LPGewhiSsKu19dHbOq5G3FeT4lra8RHiiwd_4y4owTeEzXiHd0yOnCIFrUcT_-hLSuKyAqR0d-iuk863ajutcwkb7zPqbTtt6riGcF8s-s8plKUpysxiMbbtj/w480-h640/20240304_151559.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Looking back down the canyon to the valley.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We returned to MATII at 3 o'clock, dead tired. I walked over 10,000 steps today, but I feel great. I think we will both sleep good tonight.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCCqp6yJU3IyWQGX-d2veTBmKJ2a3ap-m9-fmghmCVzaMzAuDDt8PFt0M53RZ0TMuxMyQCwsuSc-EGQWAtTGoD1HnxEbEqbONECaJiO6a3qS2X0eOpgJ8R_sqdkLFI9z6e4WDvtnPSA3rvES_DqMtGtv1Au4TBYhCDpmruDoHeonSj4kHfMtiP6nJ1wlu/s2000/20240304_183050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCCqp6yJU3IyWQGX-d2veTBmKJ2a3ap-m9-fmghmCVzaMzAuDDt8PFt0M53RZ0TMuxMyQCwsuSc-EGQWAtTGoD1HnxEbEqbONECaJiO6a3qS2X0eOpgJ8R_sqdkLFI9z6e4WDvtnPSA3rvES_DqMtGtv1Au4TBYhCDpmruDoHeonSj4kHfMtiP6nJ1wlu/w640-h480/20240304_183050.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">End of a long day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></div></div></div>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-53564526571898935162024-03-03T22:55:00.003-06:002024-03-03T23:05:25.778-06:00First full day boondocking<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Slept fairly well last night. Yuma woke me at 2:30 to go outside. He went out and I stood at the door. He looked out in the darkness and turned around and came back in. Then at 4:30, he woke me again wanting to go out. This time I grabbed a flashlight and went with him. He stayed within the light and found a bush. Soon, he headed back to bed. I guess he was afraid the first time out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Woke up around 8 o'clock to bright sunshine. Calling for low 70's and wind today. First thing I did was to have breakfast. Last night, I was too tired to make anything except crackers with peanut butter topped off with a slice of cheese.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">First thing I did was sit in a chair outside enjoying the beautiful morning looking at the mountains. Nice and quiet with no one around. Unfortunately, I needed to go through everything and do a better job of packing things I don't use but not ready to throw away yet. Not near the space in this motorhome. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Around 1 o'clock, I decided Yuma, and I would drive up towards the mountain and take some pictures. Unfortunately, the roads are very rough, so Yuma was trying to sit in my lap most of the time. 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlcO_0vTA5LecunGhOniKV2ZMIqbearAuLCAIM6IA1kxtDU-4AOmTWfYuQceai_qo911jgolZvc24VywU1FijjWxzhgikMs2BDN6yJ5ye0hCSGnCdql5rGcCdSZEgDS189tS4srBIoZ7gNZj2rcCq_FOIRwCzbqc8RQg8urlI8rbzsBdySkAm_oNgIypx/w640-h480/20240303_121945.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">When we returned, I finished repacking and now I have a whole cabinet that is empty and ready for more junk. I bought two large packs of dogfood cans yesterday, but had nowhere to put them, so left them in the Jeep. Now, I have space for them.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">For some reason, I cannot find my sugar, bread and matches. I really need the matches tonight. I tried the igniters on the stove, and they do not ignite. No fire. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I tried using a piece of rolled up paper and the MH cigarette lighter. But the paper burned so fast I dropped it before it ignited. Fell to the floor and I had to stomp out the flames. Not smart.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Then I remembered there was a cigarette butt on the ground outside, so picked it up and it has just enough tobacco left for one ignition. Do I use it tonight to make dinner or hold off till morning and have coffee. Decisions, decisions!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">My decision was I needed dinner, and the way to do it was to pull out the table and grill. I wasn't going to do that till tomorrow. Now I'll be cooking in the cool night air.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I was preparing to cook the corn, I opened the drawer with the pots and lo and behold there was my utensil tray with the matches in it.๐</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Now that I already have the grill out, I cooked a steak and a pot of corn on the inside burner. Now, all is good with the world. A great dinner tonight and coffee in the morning.๐</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I was writing my post for the night, the internet just went away. Nothing, Nada. Thought I was not going to post tonight, but it came back up about half hour later. Back in business.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I always wondered if the mountain was called Saddleback Mountain or Saddle Mountain. Looked it up on Google and it is Saddle Mountain.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Better get this rambling mess published before I lose it again. Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-40381694045391340602024-03-02T20:34:00.000-06:002024-03-02T20:34:51.860-06:00Saddleback Mountain<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It was a busy day again. I hope every move I make is not as hard as this one has been. First thing I did this morning, was to put the remaining things into the Jeep. I'm using it for storage this time around.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Then I spent an hour picking up poop the three dogs drop around the yard. It is now all clean.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I spent a little time with the ladies and then drove to Walmart to get groceries to last me a couple of weeks, I hope.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It was 3 o'clock when I left for my 90-mile drive to Tonopah, Arizona where Saddleback Mountain is located. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The normal route I take to get out of town is hwy 60, but it was closed this weekend for maintenance, so I was routed all the way through the city on E Southern Avenue to highway 101.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Actually, the drive on the city street was faster than hwy 101. Even on a Saturday, the Phoenix area is full of traffic. I was going at 15 mph at times and all four lanes were full.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It took 2 1/2 hours to drive the 90 miles to my new camp for the next however many days I stay.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o_oE-9F-IBJ24JvfJ0NZVircJsl_Xou_m1_vkveKW2XYyTVBIi3Ag6pJDALC_QSatqgxzI7WSBfMEAJ-lcxCUODEOxVwt75syLi3pQeeGbJ2EW1dI9EUD_AQxJ-JVEmOsmcuz9Au33GW7ZIKMioeu1JRvSccdcgtVxPChADqBpj6_vv4QTAXsVTQeh-v/s2000/20240302_172756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o_oE-9F-IBJ24JvfJ0NZVircJsl_Xou_m1_vkveKW2XYyTVBIi3Ag6pJDALC_QSatqgxzI7WSBfMEAJ-lcxCUODEOxVwt75syLi3pQeeGbJ2EW1dI9EUD_AQxJ-JVEmOsmcuz9Au33GW7ZIKMioeu1JRvSccdcgtVxPChADqBpj6_vv4QTAXsVTQeh-v/w640-h480/20240302_172756.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I have stayed here several times in the past, and I was glad to see this site was empty and no one else is around. I am looking for some solitude after being in a big city for 7 weeks. A lot has happened already, and I'm ready for new boondocking adventures.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The internet is excellent, so I am having no problems with posting to my blog while here. My new RV ran flawlessly. This was my first real test and I'm happy with my purchase.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2r6IswnI3aeOgbOhFGe6i2ITtGNrnxXQheL2XBa2qQS18IiBM_FJPKtNDVBAQAyTg0u8Cw71NiHFa5t_6xZjTDmmbsWCLZEOJol0kDiM21FID78qB6PN-rFChZQcgnCyvjMTZyrMPjXYo1eOj8qTqsjOtBaG3v-GixkzwLRD9lGrRkiPZu3cTym1V3QT/s3953/20240302_185854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="3953" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2r6IswnI3aeOgbOhFGe6i2ITtGNrnxXQheL2XBa2qQS18IiBM_FJPKtNDVBAQAyTg0u8Cw71NiHFa5t_6xZjTDmmbsWCLZEOJol0kDiM21FID78qB6PN-rFChZQcgnCyvjMTZyrMPjXYo1eOj8qTqsjOtBaG3v-GixkzwLRD9lGrRkiPZu3cTym1V3QT/w640-h280/20240302_185854.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It's been a busy day, and I am tired. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to stop in again to see some of the beautiful views this area has to offer.</span><p></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-62194526404785982262024-03-01T23:11:00.001-06:002024-03-01T23:11:24.047-06:00Frustrating Day!!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yesterday, I mentioned that I had to rewire my light wires from MATII to the Jeep because the plugs were different than what I had used with the White Lion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This morning, I had all the intentions in the world to quickly rewire and be on my way. I won't go into the gory details of my day, but I'm still here in Apache Junction.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">If there was a way to screw up placing four wires in the right place, I did it. All I wanted was for the lights at the back of the Jeep to light up for the left and right blinkers correctly and for the stop lights to turn red when I pressed on the brake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Even Clea worked with me for a number of hours, but we just couldn't figure out the problem.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After about six hours of following the directions on the box the wires came with to no avail, I called my son-in-law, Evan for help. We talked, then I got on Messenger Facetime and we talked some more. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had already proven I was not electrically savvy, by taking six hours to come up with nothing. Finally, Evan could see that I was looking at the illustration on the box and assuming I was looking at the front of the plug when actually it was the back of the plug. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had been placing the wires in backwards.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkzjsmCQxFtlregRvkCwN5VZ92RmsYrKPAvgHU4-I40RxXHxqFnp5Pb-ijS1p6iwjKrmw48DguPxz2DCgIj7uq1Ovi0tFbjNMkAJbrnTwobOzS5xDpjf8xx4IzRAZ3Gv8REMstooX7GymCs8mDqNqciTfnWD8UzHa8O09t6WVt9NV01GnhQ1UZpfJUGmp/s2316/Screenshot_20240301_215744_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkzjsmCQxFtlregRvkCwN5VZ92RmsYrKPAvgHU4-I40RxXHxqFnp5Pb-ijS1p6iwjKrmw48DguPxz2DCgIj7uq1Ovi0tFbjNMkAJbrnTwobOzS5xDpjf8xx4IzRAZ3Gv8REMstooX7GymCs8mDqNqciTfnWD8UzHa8O09t6WVt9NV01GnhQ1UZpfJUGmp/w298-h640/Screenshot_20240301_215744_Gallery.jpg" width="298" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After getting off the phone, I started rewiring, but I just couldn't seem to get the wires in the right places. Finally, at 8 o'clock I hit the right combination and to my amazement, left was left, right was right and stop was stop.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you, Evan and Clea for your patience. Now, I am ready to leave for the mountains in the morning. I just wonder if some higher power was telling me not to get on the road today. Who knows. It's either that or I'm just not very bright.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-63149633015927864172024-03-01T00:14:00.001-06:002024-03-01T00:14:32.787-06:00Time to say Goodbye<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is going to be a busy one. I have to finish the last of the packing that didn't get done yesterday. Thank goodness we had another day before March to get things done.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After breakfast, I finished the packing and hooked up the Jeep for a test run. That's when I discovered the prongs for the jeep lights were a different size than on Miss Adventure Travels.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fyunglCQ4p2RclMwVwu_pRqhYGLlfUPCnwGwI4MSJ_tiJOWWzaOAsThH1K8laAXEzBgURrF9hmuPVrqeP-2ziZfgLiQJBZN99G5KsIVBeBHpbK_5p26vbJgXwWt6q0aZqraAIECh30jW2Qij8jd9Ij3jS_InClyGJ-wCHlk-8O6FaNVo8s31XE2W22BD/s3745/20240229_113718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="3745" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fyunglCQ4p2RclMwVwu_pRqhYGLlfUPCnwGwI4MSJ_tiJOWWzaOAsThH1K8laAXEzBgURrF9hmuPVrqeP-2ziZfgLiQJBZN99G5KsIVBeBHpbK_5p26vbJgXwWt6q0aZqraAIECh30jW2Qij8jd9Ij3jS_InClyGJ-wCHlk-8O6FaNVo8s31XE2W22BD/w640-h298/20240229_113718.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Maiden run with Jeep attached</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I decided to start the test run and look for a place that had the plug size I needed. Bought one at the second place I tried. As I headed up Apache Trail, I didn't even get out of Apache Junction, before I decided to forget the hills. The MATII was pulling the Jeep so easily, I decided to just head back to the Compound.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Clea was scheduled to take Annie to the doctor at 2 o'clock and Alma and I were going to stay at the house. Alma and I sat outside on the patio enjoying the beautiful day till Clea and Annie returned close to six o'clock.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Then it was time to head for my "going away dinner" at Dennys. It was nearly 8 o'clock before we got home. Thank you, ladies, for sharing dinner with me. I have to say Dennys cooks great food and the portions are huge. Went hungry and came back with a full stomach and a doggie bag. Can't forget Yuma.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXipZ_dFyu64dTIIPNmrHNHs5JYUsFUiQeHDtmmLvZSTEB2AdCJVKb8hM3SuknTD3DVOZWTUm_JP_FtS8ns7tLlg_frSo2KLFNOjBGzHp1kADKqz4HMKQiKUFuHTZ9HmAAk980yaNlwa-JpAkKWTwXg8Snwtwwz-gvEFpn7NkCG99eCKDRAPTIrcCk-4a/s2000/20240229_183849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXipZ_dFyu64dTIIPNmrHNHs5JYUsFUiQeHDtmmLvZSTEB2AdCJVKb8hM3SuknTD3DVOZWTUm_JP_FtS8ns7tLlg_frSo2KLFNOjBGzHp1kADKqz4HMKQiKUFuHTZ9HmAAk980yaNlwa-JpAkKWTwXg8Snwtwwz-gvEFpn7NkCG99eCKDRAPTIrcCk-4a/w640-h480/20240229_183849.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clea, shy Alma, Doug, Annie</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I plan to head west tomorrow for about 40 miles to Saddle Mountain and stay a day or more. Teddy won't be coming along until I receive the adoption papers, so I'll pick him up on the way home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">It's been a long day and I'm bushed. Time to hit the sack. Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-73703708315314687612024-02-28T23:47:00.000-06:002024-02-28T23:47:51.374-06:00More packing and getting temp tag<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> My little Teddy</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> went outside this morning at 4 am. I waited for about 5 minutes and he was a no show. Went back to bed and played one of my mind games and then looked outside again. Sure enough, there he was ready to go back to bed. There is a fenced yard here, so not much danger of him getting eaten.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a quick breakfast at 9 am, I was ready to finish my packing and take a test drive. It was around 2 o'clock before I had both the MAT2 and the Jeep loaded, except for the things I will need tomorrow.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Around 3 o'clock, I took it out for a quick trip to fill the propane tank. It was empty, so it was nearly $40 to fill. Hopefully, it will last for awhile. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtg0dmlsLo_RZho2Vy1sddF5XIyp2WPe5j2LktklITPgzftbCi1GfByCNZXV4AyOxD1_M-itamRHkHjq7g2nh_KAGmrvMQIZ13-aqVnH1i4wCkb4FfzL3syRLlKpWhH7lbp4LVlZfvKxBrAGk1flF_0eMcXLeQk8Y5OtrHKuTPaGA4r4sHOtHw7i_2Ge/s3232/20240228_114846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="3232" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybtg0dmlsLo_RZho2Vy1sddF5XIyp2WPe5j2LktklITPgzftbCi1GfByCNZXV4AyOxD1_M-itamRHkHjq7g2nh_KAGmrvMQIZ13-aqVnH1i4wCkb4FfzL3syRLlKpWhH7lbp4LVlZfvKxBrAGk1flF_0eMcXLeQk8Y5OtrHKuTPaGA4r4sHOtHw7i_2Ge/w400-h231/20240228_114846.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkI1W4i0uv8l_e2QgUa7SCCMIEQCBS51JQ2w8QpAKVj2pCzoJw19bYViy5D9P0Vi9jHFXPeD8zfdp-2QTPs1afm9ITmOFnifTtF9qDkUOY2hJZwa-14wat3jD7ZWVwUMCPc0SMjpe1Mo6TG_tSjcSg5nmUpawjebiQHOF3zrnerSWDwA0RHHz6w0KUAtv/s3216/20240228_121653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="1808" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkI1W4i0uv8l_e2QgUa7SCCMIEQCBS51JQ2w8QpAKVj2pCzoJw19bYViy5D9P0Vi9jHFXPeD8zfdp-2QTPs1afm9ITmOFnifTtF9qDkUOY2hJZwa-14wat3jD7ZWVwUMCPc0SMjpe1Mo6TG_tSjcSg5nmUpawjebiQHOF3zrnerSWDwA0RHHz6w0KUAtv/w225-h400/20240228_121653.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yuma thanks his Dad for buying this MH.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">For the rest of the afternoon, I worked on the electric/propane fridge connecting my inverter and 100 watt solar panel, so, when traveling, I would not have to use propane. With my son, Jim giving me a hand by Text, I had it up and running. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After reviewing the battery usage, Jim thought one more 100 watt panel should keep the fridge going without depleting the 275 watt lithium battery. Staying with 100 watts. it would be depleted in roughly 10 hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">By then, it was dinner time and afterward, the first episode of "Survivor" for this season. Lasted 2 hours, so another late-night post to my blog.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2EgRgPl6B-ZVdYprj1bEVrCPGQLZFgS1SQms7ocATlUDLAJhyphenhyphenGhEf29iKtLDadNmTO68jy4hAjkIoWW5yxmi-UMo7KXSwOIbUwaxuIp_YBeWFxabTFB4tmo5PD9R7FJn9HZ7BS-Eb_lb66MzmPYxQ_3-7fXH69qsurkjG058-xCVPOeMKVXTODk8eBai/s2000/20240228_181226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2EgRgPl6B-ZVdYprj1bEVrCPGQLZFgS1SQms7ocATlUDLAJhyphenhyphenGhEf29iKtLDadNmTO68jy4hAjkIoWW5yxmi-UMo7KXSwOIbUwaxuIp_YBeWFxabTFB4tmo5PD9R7FJn9HZ7BS-Eb_lb66MzmPYxQ_3-7fXH69qsurkjG058-xCVPOeMKVXTODk8eBai/w640-h298/20240228_181226.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Superstition Mountain at dusk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Tomorrow is my last day here and then it is on to Saddleback Mountain, just west of Phoenix.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-33742022468241949442024-02-27T22:17:00.001-06:002024-02-27T22:22:09.083-06:00Getting Closer to "D"part Day!<p><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="8069256" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">This morning, I didn't get up till Teddy wanted out and that was around 8:30. I had things to do before taking MAT2 for a test run.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQKCcMuK4OyHH4NqG41XpZYv25nsYN72JOIJ9xhHxEQ-7aU7tKUFJ6mXN6hbpvCUtQYe_mmPyzBvuaQm9xeeU400lCkQCK8x0fj8faDS3Xp3TazoYCabM8m7cxtUQSCDG7hy4XacsZvP524U_tDzT2xtlJ8cVAdrx0rGONui8ZUKveRpzMCfU62kwqJ4W/s1846/20240227_093814.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1846" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQKCcMuK4OyHH4NqG41XpZYv25nsYN72JOIJ9xhHxEQ-7aU7tKUFJ6mXN6hbpvCUtQYe_mmPyzBvuaQm9xeeU400lCkQCK8x0fj8faDS3Xp3TazoYCabM8m7cxtUQSCDG7hy4XacsZvP524U_tDzT2xtlJ8cVAdrx0rGONui8ZUKveRpzMCfU62kwqJ4W/w400-h378/20240227_093814.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td _msthash="288269" _msttexthash="4550" class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana;"><span _msthash="122786" _mstmutation="1" _msttexthash="33951476"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After we all had breakfast outside in the beautiful sunshine, I checked in with the ladies before heading out to get temporary tags. Found a place about 3 miles away and Google led the way. I drove around looking for it, before I realized the sign I saw wasn't CVS, but M</span></span></span><span _msthash="125390" _msttexthash="21840" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">VS.</span></span><span _msthash="125390" _msttexthash="21840" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6goXKuuh5Y6P1MqqqLLoK_Ju88Y6QcMUKDugK407I2f9jyXG2EB6WzuU928K9cenLZbzc1M6pLTnUtDxJrUdhtwBSuxxv0LhWeVuu9vP7X65PnLbI9cOENL_vDkTawYIemqlql7yLKd02DjY_9SY9WjCgK9A0I3fQDLzYjD_4e1E_CZ129QHZpRhDcG8/s2210/20240227_122645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6goXKuuh5Y6P1MqqqLLoK_Ju88Y6QcMUKDugK407I2f9jyXG2EB6WzuU928K9cenLZbzc1M6pLTnUtDxJrUdhtwBSuxxv0LhWeVuu9vP7X65PnLbI9cOENL_vDkTawYIemqlql7yLKd02DjY_9SY9WjCgK9A0I3fQDLzYjD_4e1E_CZ129QHZpRhDcG8/s320/20240227_122645.jpg" width="270" /></a></span></div><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span _msthash="129299" _mstmutation="1" _msttexthash="25735541">It was late morning, and I was sure it would be crowded, and it was. However, I was surprised with the number of counters that were open and it went quickly. It wasn't long before I was out of there with 90-day temporary tags for only $65.</span></span><p></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span _msthash="129299" _mstmutation="1" _msttexthash="45417450">Came back to the compound and was thinking I would give it a test drive with the Jeep today, but my "almost packed" wasn't really true. The last little bit when you're running out of space takes time and before I knew it, it was getting close to 4 o'clock and I didn't want to get caught in the afternoon traffic. </span></span></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="1539" _msttexthash="17589416" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span _msthash="129299" _mstmutation="1" _msttexthash="25656085">So, one more day of anticipation. It has to be tomorrow for the test run. My plans are to head to Saddleback Mountain on Friday and spend some time relaxing before heading to Quartzsite and then Yuma if anyone is still down there.</span></span></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="197010" _msttexthash="22082879" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">These past two winters have been different, that's for sure. It has been an interesting time, but time to move on. Hopefully, I now have an RV that is dependable, and I can enjoy a few more good years of travelling. </span></p><p _msthash="60904" _msttexthash="18275972"><span _msthash="197010" _msttexthash="1725997" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for your patience and thanks for stopping by.</span></p><p></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-81210960421872905542024-02-24T20:36:00.000-06:002024-02-24T20:36:13.592-06:00Day of Rest<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Today is going to be a beautiful day. It's just too bad that I don't feel well enough to go out and enjoy it. I did a little unpacking and trying to fit everything in a third less space. I'm hoping to be very close by the end of tomorrow. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I did just a little moving in today, but not much. I slept in this morning as much as</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> I could and after feeding</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">the kids, I laid down and rested some more. I did this all day. For some reason, I feel tired all the time and I think it is because I overdid things this last couple of weeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">You notice I said kids. I have picked up a little nuisance while here</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">He's a</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Pomeranian.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB6Czn4Yu1Yl_Yww9R1suo-8KuuMqe2AXuRj-waLgxk-_O2k0qdCGZ8_u8SbamrjCwNWKBPuxwu8zurYqfCt8DOnfFOYfQWLKI89G8sJar86QiKvG7q9NLGp3qt7WVIyo4zZkxLJ9ckw5ltPvEGMVwsxFBWGPee6m9MQkpVVuPTaxP6H0VNTiy2_Awsq_/s3071/20240214_085726%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="1805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHB6Czn4Yu1Yl_Yww9R1suo-8KuuMqe2AXuRj-waLgxk-_O2k0qdCGZ8_u8SbamrjCwNWKBPuxwu8zurYqfCt8DOnfFOYfQWLKI89G8sJar86QiKvG7q9NLGp3qt7WVIyo4zZkxLJ9ckw5ltPvEGMVwsxFBWGPee6m9MQkpVVuPTaxP6H0VNTiy2_Awsq_/w376-h640/20240214_085726%20(1).jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Begging for morning snacks</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">He was found in the front yard. They checked the neighborhood and then took him to the rescue center. They found the owner, because he had a chip, but they didn't want him back.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">They fostered him with the intent of buying him after a trial period. That didn't work out, so I volunteered to adopt him. If everything goes okay, I will have an addition to the family. Yuma will have some adjustments to make.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">After my day's rest I do feel better. Hopefully, better tomorrow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-7559209516478119352024-02-22T21:29:00.000-06:002024-02-22T21:29:05.676-06:00What happened to the White Lion<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With everything going on yesterday. I forgot to tell you what happened to the White Lion.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xbMcdBWQDOkvtG6m6XvAR3rNoNWEHtqgzGzSHmrbJCpjBOe0rvuHN6CIaF5XWPG4ZSSnm4VlJn2M65Sa8c-4cSobVVAn2lZDqalUpID_5R9XxgcSXR0xuL6jQj5jkkxNGI4BLeSe0qryYtbB13FaQ6caNBY2vZEP9N8Xa60lMDdOlXBQ1X6ltd0KJxr5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3648" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xbMcdBWQDOkvtG6m6XvAR3rNoNWEHtqgzGzSHmrbJCpjBOe0rvuHN6CIaF5XWPG4ZSSnm4VlJn2M65Sa8c-4cSobVVAn2lZDqalUpID_5R9XxgcSXR0xuL6jQj5jkkxNGI4BLeSe0qryYtbB13FaQ6caNBY2vZEP9N8Xa60lMDdOlXBQ1X6ltd0KJxr5" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After the potential buyer came by and quickly looked it over, he told me he had a potential buy and would have to get in touch with him and talk over if he was interested and a price. He agreed to pay for the towing if purchased.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Later that day, my brother called and as we were talking, he asked if I had gotten the motorhome started and I said "No". I told him I had sprayed Ether into the air intake, and it just would not start. He said that when he lived in Alaska, and the temperature was so low diesel engines would not start. They would spray once in the air intake and begin starting it and then spray a shot while it was turning over and they would start.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I decided to give it a try, and sure enough it started right up. I called the buyer and told him I could drive it over that afternoon and save him a tow. We decided on Monday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was going to pick up the new motorhome on Monday, but my SF agent took Presidents Day off, so it looks like it will be Tuesday. The buyer called Monday and wanted to get together, but I asked him if we could make it Tuesday. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tuesday was the day. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Had my insurance on the new MH and told them to cancel the White Lion tomorrow. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was nice to be able to drive it one last time. If it wasn't for the smoke and the non starting</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, I would never know there was a problem. We made the title switches with no hitches and we both left happy.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-C2f4zYdeNXHr678y9bgdWVwoEz7YJspY546xUXJ6MVICXXyH3Z8pfwdqEfjr3OZZ9AE8Y7ksykYrmnCV1ASfJ10TGz94HWJVKCfQseiKeKjv9gv8CZMSyV-foOeLFqY1-gZC2wSUTRc2T7DhW6cXf2n-Vjq4a1ENLrCt-kCCJu_ujTq0zJMNcozCX3-/s959/425497557_769874415199439_1487309834345512969_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="959" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-C2f4zYdeNXHr678y9bgdWVwoEz7YJspY546xUXJ6MVICXXyH3Z8pfwdqEfjr3OZZ9AE8Y7ksykYrmnCV1ASfJ10TGz94HWJVKCfQseiKeKjv9gv8CZMSyV-foOeLFqY1-gZC2wSUTRc2T7DhW6cXf2n-Vjq4a1ENLrCt-kCCJu_ujTq0zJMNcozCX3-/s320/425497557_769874415199439_1487309834345512969_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then on Wednesday, as I mentioned, my body pooped out from all the moving I have done this month, so, today Thursday, not much happened. I rested for the day and just loaded a few light things into Miss Adventure Travels II. I'm feeling better this evening, and will take the muscle relaxant medication for the first time. Hope it helps.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-71303735555072664582024-02-21T23:38:00.000-06:002024-02-21T23:38:41.542-06:00Hospital Visit<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> This morning, I fed the dogs and then started moving stuff into the motorhome. I wanted to get things that went inside done first and then over the next few days, I would put up the things that go in the underside.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U_SZV9yxANurfeSwYRiwowD1lvDmdhjEopJqJukSdM73N7uvPUte7x8igNB_otiVG4f1Ol2Iy2Nvn1Op7YEQy7dhDQQnmO0Se8NAXlMf8JbSu-qnq15UlIXoRpNX78EtZSqXBrsPddn28KWEj8PALFB94IMIFl1YGRglR0_Fk1bL19VzlSInV_3kR9dq/s2000/20240221_115331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U_SZV9yxANurfeSwYRiwowD1lvDmdhjEopJqJukSdM73N7uvPUte7x8igNB_otiVG4f1Ol2Iy2Nvn1Op7YEQy7dhDQQnmO0Se8NAXlMf8JbSu-qnq15UlIXoRpNX78EtZSqXBrsPddn28KWEj8PALFB94IMIFl1YGRglR0_Fk1bL19VzlSInV_3kR9dq/w298-h640/20240221_115331.jpg" width="298" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My stuff</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was moving along but felt very tired and my left arm in the shoulder area was hurting. Soon, the pain was up to my neck and down the left side of my chest. I had to stop, and I felt weak, so laid down for awhile.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This isn't my normal self.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DBUKxnraza7cb2U0HIgQXsJSP65a3EopPVnvXrkzyCxHXXtCJ_FHagraYlyfcE9m8wHw4p0J1Je-EJdrsr62g7TzYZSxlESVPVwzC0TpFGCtv-kjCKsPZYflhSiqXCxHYMRfxLMsiEvWRSLsBi_w27RIEWHG39jeAwBiHRl_l0_20wjGxOOA8vjE4ZiE/s2000/20240221_115338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DBUKxnraza7cb2U0HIgQXsJSP65a3EopPVnvXrkzyCxHXXtCJ_FHagraYlyfcE9m8wHw4p0J1Je-EJdrsr62g7TzYZSxlESVPVwzC0TpFGCtv-kjCKsPZYflhSiqXCxHYMRfxLMsiEvWRSLsBi_w27RIEWHG39jeAwBiHRl_l0_20wjGxOOA8vjE4ZiE/w298-h640/20240221_115338.jpg" width="298" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Emptying boxes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">At a little after 3 o'clock, after talking to my wife, we decided I should go to the Emergency room and get checked out. Can't be too careful.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwQdgkIcecRW-Rxo99RqRUG5Zy73I_rpOGApN20ASGxY029TWN-PTksOLm1jOhNyD1wtma0rftSXgHAPhVqw6PoDQzVzkxR41tVI3Pc_oXPGL3GW5_xfz32Otg7EN6l443zxc8EFDYX9hopEKYJbFzrQzn64lPbacI9hRe8KMfNIS_1pFB5TA2UwzP7M4/s2000/20240221_164214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwQdgkIcecRW-Rxo99RqRUG5Zy73I_rpOGApN20ASGxY029TWN-PTksOLm1jOhNyD1wtma0rftSXgHAPhVqw6PoDQzVzkxR41tVI3Pc_oXPGL3GW5_xfz32Otg7EN6l443zxc8EFDYX9hopEKYJbFzrQzn64lPbacI9hRe8KMfNIS_1pFB5TA2UwzP7M4/w298-h640/20240221_164214.jpg" width="298" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spent six hours at the Emergency Room. Had an EKG, blood analysis and x-rays. At the end of the day, my heart and blood is fine, but I have a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder. No more lifting or putting my arm over my head until it gets better. Gave me a prescription for muscle relaxant and told me to take </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tylenol, which I already do. At least I can take a respite from moving for a week or so, except for small stuff.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Got back to my RV around 9 o'clock and Clea had dinner ready for me. Ate dinner and headed home for the night. It has been a long day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank for stopping by.</span></span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-12389663814324115572024-02-20T19:47:00.000-06:002024-02-20T19:47:20.691-06:00A better plan!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> It has been over a week since I gave up, but the next morning, I changed my mind. The giving up idea just isn't happening!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I started looking through the RV classifieds and came onto a 2006 class B Plus Lexington by Forest River that I liked, and it was in my price range.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">On Friday the 16th I got a call back saying it was still available. Only a half hour from where I am staying, I headed right over there to see it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">That RV looked almost new. He had it detailed, and I could eat off the engine. We went over everything and they worked great. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I was worried that the small RV would not pull my Jeep, which would be a deal breaker. This thing has a 10 cylinder Triton engine in it with a 5000 lb. hitch. While test driving, it had more than enough power to pull my 2600 lb. Jeep.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We came up with an agreeable price and we decided to get together Saturday morning to complete the sale.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">As I was telling him about my woes, he said he may be interested in taking the White Lion off my hands. Sweet words to my ears. He followed me to Kay's place, and I gave him part of the story behind the problems, including it would not start. I told him I would not be able to have it towed until the owner came back from her trip.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We made an agreement on the price, and he said he knew someone that may be interested in buying it. He would give me a call after speaking with this person.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Saturday morning, we went to a bank and completed the sale on my new to me motorhome. Miss Adventure Travels II. Now all I have to do is wait to see if he wants the White Lion.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHtf_U4pDW3qGsr-CCL2lrV4hjoz7MKZ6cwqdBg02qG6lpySl5JvVPuhUGUGapEEsa9vBBTWHcHJc5Ho8CdJGlMoVYDV0YLzddCDECs3w2z1_f0cUeJ_9YEzU48t7NttRYkW32qKq6ZSp_GoC2cczEQFHJvdiU7znfap6BCZ6n_oXSWb7Z5YhGmUtQtnc/s959/425497557_769874415199439_1487309834345512969_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="959" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHtf_U4pDW3qGsr-CCL2lrV4hjoz7MKZ6cwqdBg02qG6lpySl5JvVPuhUGUGapEEsa9vBBTWHcHJc5Ho8CdJGlMoVYDV0YLzddCDECs3w2z1_f0cUeJ_9YEzU48t7NttRYkW32qKq6ZSp_GoC2cczEQFHJvdiU7znfap6BCZ6n_oXSWb7Z5YhGmUtQtnc/w640-h480/425497557_769874415199439_1487309834345512969_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="959" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaB5cplLtqmaR4sCXkHlOXiVfR5i7Q-_6nFCwy3L2q86pVknccbpincjIZd_3LJ2-4KbMjHdz8f1YNKyKaRnAs2fS-LDh3V4R0eKO483_tOyhXWKlOIbRgKYJ3T-mxVpwzig3UGvnoLEzTsbZ9T-NsyjIyxTxweIHzkIWCPQkLs8ZIPLxIlzYzBTfbJD3/w640-h480/426269840_769868371866710_6386697443480200735_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XPMbvLD5I6-ewvFTR_lWLZoaj_glG0Sq9Yf9IEi9tSMGY67kPyOnyEU5kpiBxYxDD76OSWi-KH8tP8Di-YAAV18UcmQfVqVvGl6eZvcklU0KUNOAP4yyDJQZ_IJxbziFZY7YRhMUjnpc7AqCw89tKSMvi7yvt6-gyKOqCvgbFK9d59WMM1S4TLlZc0fA/s959/426159665_769868481866699_1116523793589288632_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="959" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XPMbvLD5I6-ewvFTR_lWLZoaj_glG0Sq9Yf9IEi9tSMGY67kPyOnyEU5kpiBxYxDD76OSWi-KH8tP8Di-YAAV18UcmQfVqVvGl6eZvcklU0KUNOAP4yyDJQZ_IJxbziFZY7YRhMUjnpc7AqCw89tKSMvi7yvt6-gyKOqCvgbFK9d59WMM1S4TLlZc0fA/w640-h480/426159665_769868481866699_1116523793589288632_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It is a 2006 Forest River Lexington, with a Livingroom slide and it is 27 feet long. Much easier to handle. It is a Ford with a 10-cylinder Triton engine. Should pull my Jeep with no problem.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">On Monday, the buyer called and said he wanted it. I will cover what happened with that sale in tomorrow's post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-28314489939148743912024-02-12T19:39:00.004-06:002024-02-12T20:48:24.986-06:00I give up!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc6uIE6hstQZjYpAkIIA3C-aG_egowWbU0Ssyp0afTv5Cc2gVGYy_fg9CT2yQ5ao8el9bgdbVtcEmbkkwDZ-a72DQIyNAR-EOCeDDFx2ZyYsQlULXJejMhOzLvU-eFnFl5cxaNLv7Tgl280oqJiS2aVVHp-5ye1axfkfqaOj6WF_QxmYjn6CYco1cBD7q/s3604/20240211_103558.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="3604" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc6uIE6hstQZjYpAkIIA3C-aG_egowWbU0Ssyp0afTv5Cc2gVGYy_fg9CT2yQ5ao8el9bgdbVtcEmbkkwDZ-a72DQIyNAR-EOCeDDFx2ZyYsQlULXJejMhOzLvU-eFnFl5cxaNLv7Tgl280oqJiS2aVVHp-5ye1axfkfqaOj6WF_QxmYjn6CYco1cBD7q/w640-h246/20240211_103558.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Four Peaks covered with snow</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We have had days of cold and rainy weather keeping me indoors most of the time. I just heard the weather in this area was below average for 7 straight days. I can't believe so many days have gone by without an update.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yuma and I have been doing well and I'm sure the Arizona folks are happy for all this rain. Will make for a better summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Yesterday, Brian, a long-time friend of Clea's was here in Mesa on a job and was returning to North Dakota today. He volunteered to drive Clea's belongings, so I was moving her belongings one last time to a Penski truck. Clea will be driving there at the end of February.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv-oxuUpMbcMhfCUKVaoKqZhI-cOReDIdxb9lNhc-KNw-oH1Rg9FdCYafZr1l1pEyxl9yhMFXollm9jrRFLJqqYhkmvt6u3k54pl_YPqqd6dQKysWeUoA8kitif0-y1EPzunlvwtxTBPxTVFbnav4_2i77J9MtWVegXMcvpg0F5wp5GU9DTW4pd8OKEj5/s2305/20240211_131909.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="1867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv-oxuUpMbcMhfCUKVaoKqZhI-cOReDIdxb9lNhc-KNw-oH1Rg9FdCYafZr1l1pEyxl9yhMFXollm9jrRFLJqqYhkmvt6u3k54pl_YPqqd6dQKysWeUoA8kitif0-y1EPzunlvwtxTBPxTVFbnav4_2i77J9MtWVegXMcvpg0F5wp5GU9DTW4pd8OKEj5/w324-h400/20240211_131909.jpg" width="324" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yuma checking things out</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvxjvYG5-49WQiJ0wxN_OyPRUkc4GbPvAj3RStyd_mOPLBjHoFP4aapTB0zTUwbq7bGs2lGaR-vc_TRRiGaxuWTTY7soDLjDHOQUbq8ddura-leIiPP3AJ_v4A1XF99JFIYwTrbbzGENPRJpUf2hdNIz2LgfjRj_Gxp-PJSjahfo7aL_jbXgRRo27H6hA/s1243/IMG_20240211_151848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvxjvYG5-49WQiJ0wxN_OyPRUkc4GbPvAj3RStyd_mOPLBjHoFP4aapTB0zTUwbq7bGs2lGaR-vc_TRRiGaxuWTTY7soDLjDHOQUbq8ddura-leIiPP3AJ_v4A1XF99JFIYwTrbbzGENPRJpUf2hdNIz2LgfjRj_Gxp-PJSjahfo7aL_jbXgRRo27H6hA/w384-h640/IMG_20240211_151848.jpg" width="384" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Final check</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Took about 2 hours for the two of us to get it loaded and it was a very nice cool morning.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, now that the weather has finally cleared up and gotten warmer, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to start the White Lion and test drive it. Things did not go well. I could not get it started. It would turn over but would not start. I'll try again tomorrow, but not feeling hopeful.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I had an appointment to look at a 2003 class C 30 ft gas motorhome tonight but canceled. I decided, I have boondocked enough in southern Arizona, so don't need another motorhome to sell before heading home this spring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My plans now are to stay where I am and spend some time hiking around the Phoenix area. There are lots of beautiful trails I have not </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">hiked yet.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">At the end of this month, I will place an Ad on a number of classifieds in the area. Kay has experience and will help me out. I will stay until it is sold.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I have changed my plans many times this winter and I'm not locked on this one, but it sounds good at the moment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220245417166381981.post-84463092796098048262024-02-06T07:38:00.000-06:002024-02-06T07:38:08.266-06:00Move to Garage<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The move from the truck to Kay's garage didn't happen on Sunday. Kay was interrupted by other duties, so I just laid around in the sun and relaxed all day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Monday was the day. Kay and Dean had plans for the morning, so Clea and I started the move at 9 o'clock by cleaning out a place for Clea's belongings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Big truck, not much stuff.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTeYe_ykGnUnZQP-CwCDIBKZurUlfKjlyE6d_xndyWfsigLB0a35H6SBbAtsbKeg70egdEiThHvCisdb-T7fLKx5357ZhE3xiQ81kNT9KTGasrSLcy8DmgIwrw7VquoNhXbjQ3Jkl2890xaCGDwdU6IlvEGHiRrG1eay5wniVG-AmgwJXiOzrJ_LqSMDB/s2604/20240205_094729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="1859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTeYe_ykGnUnZQP-CwCDIBKZurUlfKjlyE6d_xndyWfsigLB0a35H6SBbAtsbKeg70egdEiThHvCisdb-T7fLKx5357ZhE3xiQ81kNT9KTGasrSLcy8DmgIwrw7VquoNhXbjQ3Jkl2890xaCGDwdU6IlvEGHiRrG1eay5wniVG-AmgwJXiOzrJ_LqSMDB/w285-h400/20240205_094729.jpg" width="285" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-ceQg4K2v6bg-lkK4iiUpW6bgcr6DzRUTvTdmnKtVmw8JoQuancyLUn4SCaZ8bLAPBxv8m1U3RhPTSngPBVXuMOMMqhtHokNVAJXPhz493tnhQHGBM_7XzcWTx6hXXT-tAHfK12uQocz67iQFK1Nqs-_0WZjKiHNQ2CCVBR1-XazgPxVQYzqbG61XG11/s2000/20240205_112959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-ceQg4K2v6bg-lkK4iiUpW6bgcr6DzRUTvTdmnKtVmw8JoQuancyLUn4SCaZ8bLAPBxv8m1U3RhPTSngPBVXuMOMMqhtHokNVAJXPhz493tnhQHGBM_7XzcWTx6hXXT-tAHfK12uQocz67iQFK1Nqs-_0WZjKiHNQ2CCVBR1-XazgPxVQYzqbG61XG11/w400-h186/20240205_112959.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br />We were done by 11 o'clock and then I went to Home Depot to pick up an airflow pipe I had ordered to replace the completely torn up one I had. It was allowing dirt and sand to get to the air filter. The accordion pipe (looks like a pipe used for your dryer exhaust, except it is 7 inches in diameter.)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Spent the afternoon, trying to get it into place, but it was tough crawling in and out from the White Lion, so I quit with the plan of getting it done soon. The folks with the trailer were no shows, so I wasn't test driving it today anyway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Unfortunately, the storm bashing San Diego is coming our way. We are expecting wet weather through Friday, so I may not get much done. If you don't hear from me till the weekend, you'll know I will be watching TV listening to the raindrops on the roof.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I do have something planned for next Tuesday with the White Lion, so I'm still trying. Stay tuned.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by.</span></p>Doug Laninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579793294984734214noreply@blogger.com5