Flying, walking, and Jeeping in the desert!

One day just seems to follow right after another here in the desert!  After a while they all start to blend together.  Managed to secure a first class seat in the Bayfield Bunch jeep for a tour around the desert and some of the old mine shafts out back of our camp site here near Bouse.

Al and I reconnoitered some old trails and some new ones while exploring canyons, caves, washes and old mine shafts.

Eventually we returned on a trail leading down to camp from above.

Helicopter’s view while awaiting the launch command.

And, a little higher up …

Far below, a suspicious campsite was observed.

Swooping in for a closer look revealed these two suspicious characters,with obviously nefarious intentions.  Either that, or it was Al and Wandering Willy working on the satellite dish repair. No missile launches were ordered.

Next day, it was somewhat overcast and cool, so it was a perfect day to go sheep hunting.  No sheep were found, but a few old sheep beds were discovered among the canyons, caves, and cactus.

A resourceful desert rat has barricaded his burrow with hundreds of sharp cactus thorns.  It looks like he must hop from rock to rock to gain entrance without being impaled on his own handiwork!

Hailey, ever vigilant for birds, butterflies, and coyotes.  Or, maybe just waiting to see if Pheebs and little Cora are going to come over to play again!

Doing our best to tough it out in the wilderness …