Monday, December 18
Reggie, Roger and I have a great walk this morning! As soon as the sun rises high enough to make exercise comfortable, we take off on the gravel/dirt track connecting our campsite with Midland Road. The main part of the Long Term Visitor Area and the Big Marias lie beyond.
I’m very proud of the crew!
Since Reggie and Roger enjoy romps with the dogs next door almost every day, I figure they don’t need to frolic on the ends of the 30-foot tether. Part of the reason for walking is for me to exercise, not stand around while they zoom in a circle around me, tying me up with the cable like I’m an outlaw or something.
Anyway . . . .
I’m proud of my boys because of the way they walk on their leashes.
Reggie sets the pace, trotting along with a smooth rhythm. He knows this is not a scratch-n-sniff activity. At first Roger is distracted, wanting to go one way, then another, until he catches on and falls into line, shoulder to shoulder, with the Reggie man.
Synchronized swimmers got nothing on these guys!
It’s a delight to fast-walk behind them as we breathe crisp, dry air, the sound of gravel crunching beneath my hiking shoes. We make our way past creosote buses, ironwood (second photo above), and palo verde.
By the time we reach the macadam of Midland Road, Reg and Rog are perfectly in step, like a well-matched pair of carriage horses.
Me being the carriage, of course.
Here are the boys at the entrance to the main camping area of Midland LTVA.
Yesterday — an excursion!
The Perfect Tow Vehicle boards Interstate 10 at Blythe and carries us east into Arizona. We take the Ehrenberg exit.
I stop at this multi-purpose establishment to inquire about mailing service.
The cost is $9 a month.
Add to that a $10 set-up fee for a box, and $10 security deposit for a key. Without going into a lot of detail, I balk at the requirement of them making copies of my photo IDs (to be passed on to the post office), together with a general feeling of not wanting to do business there.
(Don’t ask me why. The service works well for many people and I don’t mean to discourage anyone. I have my quirks, okay?)
Anyway . . .
I return to the PTV.
As I stand in the beautiful sunshine under a clear, blue sky, unlocking the driver’s side door, I’m struck with an urge.
I feel like a Sunday drive. We’re already on the Ehrenberg-Parker Road.
“Guess what, cuties. We’re goin’ to WalMart!”
If I’d planned this little excursion, I would’ve tried to order the griddle I want (if WalMart sells it) and waited for it to arrive at the Parker Wal-Mart before driving all the way over there.
Well, news flash: I don’t always plan.
Turns out WalMart has one grill in stock, the Coleman, which is nice. I’m still leaning toward the Blackstone griddle. (By the way, thanks to everyone who shared their opinion and information about propane grills and griddles.)
I buy a pair of pants like the pair I bought previously from a WalMart, God knows where, only in another color. That purchase alone makes the trip worthwhile because I like the pants a lot and I dislike clothes shopping very much.
I take advantage of WalMart’s low prices and stock up on stuff like coffee, toilet paper, and bottled water. Across the street is a Safeway, so we zip over there. I buy a tuna sandwich and a few items from produce. Before leaving town, I fill up the PTV at $2.59 a gallon.
The drive to Parker and back isn’t photogenic. Flat desert, flat fields, straight road, acres choked with dusty tamarisk. I don’t stop for photos. Roger is restless while Reggie dozes and I’m on a mission: to get to Parker and back.
Even so, it was a nice day.
I did see sandhill cranes, about five of them in a green field, as we whizzed past.
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