We’ve enjoyed our rest stop at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, spending 2 nights here. Good ranger talks at night (in the auditorium, fortunately, since it’s been quite cold here. ) High of 53 yesterday and a chilly low of 40 last night. Is this the desert? Feels like Oregon! And, add the rain yesterday and the night before. Peaceful drumming on the roof. Excellent for reading a good book or a nap.
Having finished Magellan’s tale (great book!) I stumbled into The Covenant by James Michener, not realizing until about page 50 that I had read this 25 years ago on the beach at Lake Almanor. One good thing about ‘senioritis’ is that you can read the same books again! Only a couple hundred pages to go.
Good hike before the rain yesterday. 4.8 miles (R/T) to an old gold/silver mine. Great cactus views along the way. Clouds gathered and started sprinkling just as we go back to camp.
On these cold days or nights when we can’t run the generator (limited permissible hours), we are toasted by our Mr. Heater catalytic propane heater. It supposedly has an oxygen depletion off-switch, which means that it will shut off before we go into permanent hibernation. Not trusting this gizmos completely, we don’t use it while sleeping.
It is a glorious desert morning---the blue skies have returned---Carly has left interesting specimens for future desert archeologists---and it’s time to pack up and head to Tucson, about 3 hours away. We will be driving on Hwy 86 through an Indian reservation.
Having finished Magellan’s tale (great book!) I stumbled into The Covenant by James Michener, not realizing until about page 50 that I had read this 25 years ago on the beach at Lake Almanor. One good thing about ‘senioritis’ is that you can read the same books again! Only a couple hundred pages to go.
Good hike before the rain yesterday. 4.8 miles (R/T) to an old gold/silver mine. Great cactus views along the way. Clouds gathered and started sprinkling just as we go back to camp.On these cold days or nights when we can’t run the generator (limited permissible hours), we are toasted by our Mr. Heater catalytic propane heater. It supposedly has an oxygen depletion off-switch, which means that it will shut off before we go into permanent hibernation. Not trusting this gizmos completely, we don’t use it while sleeping.
It is a glorious desert morning---the blue skies have returned---Carly has left interesting specimens for future desert archeologists---and it’s time to pack up and head to Tucson, about 3 hours away. We will be driving on Hwy 86 through an Indian reservation.
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Aren't we about due for a Carly picture?
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