Friday, January 27, 2012

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.

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

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Helicopter’s view while awaiting the launch command.

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And, a little higher up …P1261105P1261103P1261111

Far below, a suspicious campsite was observed.P1261101

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.P1261118

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.

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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!P1271152P1271153P1271154P1271158

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!

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Doing our best to tough it out in the wilderness …

6 comments:

  1. Love the header pic of the cat asleep on the dash. How relaxed is that!!

    Mike and Dee
    gonerving.blogspot.com

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  2. Love the header pic of the cat asleep on the dash. How relaxed is that!!

    Mike and Dee
    gonerving.blogspot.com

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  3. What great scenery - loved your photos. Does Hailey stick close to the truck? Do you ever have to put her on a leash? She is certainly a pretty kitty.

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  4. You guys have the perfect winter hideaway, others Ive seen are all bunched up in huge crowds and it doesnt look very pleasant. Your ariel photos continue to get better and better!!! What a clever rat eh?

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  5. Those photos are great. You have the best of all worlds, except maybe British Columbia ☺
    Between Quasrtzsite and Blythe is Tom Wells Road where we used to camp. Lots of Jeep roads there too with old mines and caves etc. It sure was fun while it lasted.

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  6. Those photos are great. You have the best of all worlds, except maybe British Columbia ☺
    Between Quasrtzsite and Blythe is Tom Wells Road where we used to camp. Lots of Jeep roads there too with old mines and caves etc. It sure was fun while it lasted.

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