This trip was a camping trip in the Yuma area where I was doing some motorcycling, bicycling and fishing.
This map shows where I have been. Enjoy.
Saturday 23 January
I'm home! Tried to come up U.S. Highway 95 all the way to Needles but found the highway closed north of Parker, Arizona, due to storm damage. So I stayed in Arizona all the way to I-40. Then followed that to Barstow and finally home. Didn't lose much time with the detour. A good trip but it wasn't long enough. Next time I'll plan more time for the Yuma area. There is just so much to see and do there.
Friday 22 January
Today is sunny and beautiful again. T-shirts and shorts once again. Think I'll head home tomorrow. Will have to find an interesting route home this time.
Thursday 21 January
Ok. Time to hollar "uncle". 24 hours of heavy downpour and high winds today. Was a good day to stay in the trailer and watch movies all day long. The interesting part was when the weather service issued a tornado warning for right where I was. They also said not to seek shelter in mobile homes (trailers?) or vehicles. Ah, ok. Just turn up the volume on the TV so I don't hear the oncoming tornados I guess. ;-)
Wednesday 20 January
Another beautiful warm, cloudless morning. Seems to only rain at night here. Rained hard last night but today is T-shirt and shorts weather. Do I really have to go home some day?
Tuesday 19 January
Woke up to beautiful cloudless skies this morning. Out hiking in the hills now and cloudy. May rain later. Probably stay in this evening and watch TV or a movie.
Monday 18 January
It rained a little last night. Today is cloudy but no rain. Not a bad day after all. Will stay close to camp today and do a little hiking in the area.
Sunday 17 January
Rode north back to the States. Visited Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, then up to Gila Bend and then west to Yuma. Got back to camp in time for the nightly campfire with my neighbors. Lizzie (my cat) was glad to see me return to camp.
Saturday 16 January
Beautiful ride down to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) today. Will spend at least one night here on the beach. Maybe two nights. Mexico is so beautiful!
Friday 15 January
Wow, another great day. Wind has moderated and is just a gentle breeze with temps in the mid 70's. Rode my motorcycle the five miles to the library at the Yuma Proving Grounds to check my email and will ride to town next for a little shopping. Then a bicycle ride until dusk. The nightly campfires have been fun and meeting some new people all the time.
Thursday 14 January
Another warm (mid 70's) day just outside of Yuma. Wind came up last night but is moderating now. I took a walk and am right now sitting on top of a local mountain. Great view.
Wednesday 13 January
Well, I drove to town (Yuma) to do some shopping and check my email. I'll be making dinner for SueAnn and Gary who will be coming up to my campsite for dinner tonight. Weather has been great - mid 70's every day so far.
Tuesday 12 January
After spending Tuesday morning in Quartzsite wandering through all the vendors, I finally arrived at my campsite north of Yuma about noon. After setting up camp I was surprised to get a visit from SueAnn and Gary Olsen from Bend, Oregon. Seems they are camping just east of town so I rode my motorcycle down to their camp in the evening and had dinner with them.
Monday 11 January
I had a long day. Got a late start and made numerous stops along the way but spent the night in Quartzsite. Now to do some shopping and head down towards Yuma.
Monday 11 January 2010
Well, I'm packed and ready to go. I'll be adding a few comments from time to time. So log on every now and then and travel with me.
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