Wednesday, April 7, 2010

What a pleasant change;from the hustle and bustle of a busy parking lot and boat launch in Laughlin, to a quiet, scenic (though windy) spot up near Boundary Cone mountain. It’s just off the side of Historic Route 66, with an impressive view back across the Colorado into both California and Nevada.

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Nothing up here except scenery, wild burros, the occasional vehicle, and wind!

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It is also on the Mohave and Milltown historic railroad route, CIMG0181as detailed on the sign.


CIMG0180 Here is the Link to hiking trail information.

The area is rich in mining history, with many active claims and small excavations in the area.

I went for a hike down along a dry wash and found this design on a rock. I have no idea if the design is random, recent, or ancient.

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In the afternoon, I hiked up to the entrance of a fairly recent abandoned mine shaft on the slopes above my camp. You should be able to see my camp in the distance if you click on this photo.CIMG0183

I know these pics appear to be a horizontal shaft, but in fact, it is almost a vertical hole.

CIMG0185 CIMG0186Here is the entrance. CIMG0187 CIMG0184

On a nearby ridge, just off the road, there are a lot of crosses commemorating a variety of people. When I had a close look at this one, I see that it has only been here for barely two weeks. ‘Joe’s’ cowboy boots are in a glass enclosure below this plaque.CIMG0189

Learning this internet dish thing under fire – or rather wind! It’s been a challenge, but so far my anchoring systems and guy-ropes have held everything solid, even with some substantial gusts. I may as well be in Pincher Creek( Alberta) with this kind of wind. At least it does die down for a while; to change direction and come by again!

I originally set the dish up in a spot sheltered by the trailer, but with all the wind direction changes, that have occurred, there has rarely been any shelter. I have had to leave my solar panel laying flat on the ground to prevent it from flying away to the next county.CIMG0190

5 comments:

  1. I used to dislike the winds immensely. We had our solar panels on top of the 5thWheel on a Lazy Susan Platform. We could raise and turn the panels with a stick and a rope from the ground. That way we would track the sun. It was something the fellows devised one day when we were camped in the desert. After that nobody had to climb on the roof and that was great.

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  2. I'm guessing the rock art is of the more recent kind.

    Great looking campsite.....hope the wind lets up soon... it can be tiresome.

    We bought the Claw for our dish..seems to work great. They use them to tie down small planes.

    Kelly

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  3. I'm guessing the rock art is of the more recent kind.

    Great looking campsite.....hope the wind lets up soon... it can be tiresome.

    We bought the Claw for our dish..seems to work great. They use them to tie down small planes.

    Kelly

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  4. Glad to see the dish is working so well...Wish we were taggin along.

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  5. We had a whirly-gig wind slam dunk our dish in Quartzsite one time & it cracked the Star Choice LMB. Duct taped it back together & it worked fine. We carry it now as a spare....AL.

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