Tuesday, March 27
The crew and I move to a new camp!
Fun times!
One aspect of full-time boondocking with solar power and everything we need in the Best Little Trailer and Perfect Tow Vehicle is exploring and discovering new campsites. It’s such fun to find a beautiful spot to claim as home.
I can’t imagine ever losing the thrill of finding and moving into the perfect boondock.
After six-going-on-seven years of traveling around the western states, camping on national forest land, Bureau of Land Management land, at national monuments, recreation areas, and conservation areas, plus campgrounds, state parks, and occasionally a commercial RV park, we’ve camped in a lot of special places, from the grand to the small.
Quite naturally I return to favorites.
Arriving at a familiar camp may not be as exciting as when we first traveled here, but it’s still fun to pick a campsite.
Returning to a former camp gives the fun or pleasure — maybe comfort is the best word — of knowing the place where we will spend the night and probably stay for the next two weeks. As we approach, I know what to expect, what to seek, and what to avoid. I don’t have to figure out where to get water or other necessities.
It’s easy.
Yes, it’s comfortable to return to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.
West entrance to Las Cienegas from Route 83 about 8 miles north of Sonoita and about 20 miles south of Interstate 10, southeast of Tucson, Arizona
We enter on the west side and turn right at the stop sign.
A washboard-y road takes us to Cieneguita Campground, a collection of free campsites off a spur road cutting through grass and between mesquite.
Why go to a campground when there are boondocks to be had?
Well, that is my usual attitude.
In the case of Cieneguita, I’ve camped here before and it doesn’t make a whole lot of difference whether to pick a campsite or to boondock. The campsites are far enough apart and so well concealed from each other that one gets that boondocking feeling.
I have no difficulty finding a nice spot.
Yes, I like this one!
See the first photo — It’s a big, pull-through dotted with mesquite trees. Of course, the site is an island in a sea of blond grass.
I position the BLT where it’s level, side-to-side and front-to-back. (Love it when I can do that!) I also make sure the door and outdoor room side faces the rising sun. Mornings have been chilly lately and it will be nice to step out into that warmth.
Unlike my usual practice on a moving day, we didn’t break camp until after lunch. By the time I let Reggie and Roger out of the PTV at our new home, they’re overdue for a long walk.
The crew will not be denied!
Off we go!
They’re both super excited, of course, running hither and yon, darting off the road, sniffing and back-kicking . . .
. . . marking territory, pulling on the tether, and even stopping for a bit of play, exhilarated by the cool breeze and the thrill of a new place.
I’m always curious what birds can be seen at a new camp.
The fading who-h00-h00-hoo coming from the grass tells me this is roadrunner country.
A Vermillion Flycatcher alights on a mesquite branch for a moment and then is gone. (Shucks! No chance of a photo!)
A junco-like bird, mostly black, scratches the ground and disappears behing a mound of burrows (gophers?).
Maybe I’ll get some bird pics before we leave this camp. I bet that roadrunner will pay us a visit.
By the time we’re home, the sun is low.
The air temperature is dropping the way it does in the desert late in the day.
I put the interior of the BLT in order. Once that’s done I set out two bowls of kibble for the hungry boys and begin fixing my own supper.
Lunch was a salad of green leaf lettuce, seedless cucumbers (Those little ones — I like to slice ’em up unpeeled), grape tomatoes, avocado slices, and chicken chunks with raspberry vinaigrette. Tasty but not exactly stick-to-the-ribs food.
I’m hungry!
For an early supper . . . .
I slap down two small tortillas and plaster them down the center with a strip of Rosarita’s “low fat refried black beans”. Next I open a can of Old El Paso whole green chili peppers (seeded).
One pepper covers the strip of beans perfectly. On top of the pepper goes cheddar cheese (what I happen to have on hand).
I fold the two tortillas up, burrito style.
It’s too windy this time of year for the griddle. Instead I use my new, cast iron skillet. With a bit of olive oil in the pan, the refried-beans-green-chili-cheese burritos brown up in no time.
I take them to the table under the back window. (Sorry, too hungry to think of taking a photo).
A simple supper, filling and oh-so-good.
One of the benefits of living alone is reading while eating without being rude to anyone. Reg and Rog certainly don’t care as long as they get a bite or two of burrito.
Now. . . munch-munch . . . let’s see what’s going on at the blog . . . .
rvsue
NOTE: Ever wonder what you would do if you’re in a secluded area by yourself and your vehicle won’t start? Maybe it has happened to you.
You can read about such a predicament in the March 26, 2016 post, “The screwdriver angel.” — Sue
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First?!
YAY FOR DAWN! FIRST TODAY!
Yay! Second!
AND YIPPEE KI-YAY FOR RENEE!
Ha ha! When I read your description of lunch – lettuce, cucumbers, etc., I thought, “where’s the ‘stick to your ribs’ griddle burrito/quesadilla stuff”?! I just had to keep on reading!
Alone, with a car that won’t start? Calm down, then realize that I have tWo pressing appointments to get to and wait for someone to come by (after I’ve tried everything I can think of).
yeah, i was waiting for one of those “landfill enchiladas”.
A.
You must be referring to my landfill tostadas. Tip one toward your mouth and get a landfill in your face!
That’s a good one!
oohhhhh
love the “new” family room.
got my coffee, just waiting for the crowd to gather for lively chat.
great pics. i am so there!!!
well, perhaps next year.
love what you’ve done with the new place.
you really know how to pick the camp sites.
A.
You’re silly today, Anne! Thanks for the notes.
I love your description of the birds. The roadrunner, the tanager and the junco like bird! I know love to look at birds toO. Who do I have to thank for this love you may ask? My cats! I originally got birdfeeders for entertainment for them to look at the window. Pretty soon, I was looking out the window with them, trying to figure out which birds were what. Some days, I looked longer than the cats. I currently don’t have any feeders up, but now I am thinking about it.
Well, I made an error… not a tanager, a flycatcher. I fixed the post.
Watching bird feeders is addictive. Years ago when I lived in NY state, I attribute the action at my bird feeders with getting me through a very long winter. A flock of grosbeaks arrived en masse and you’d think I won the lottery!
Thanks for the chatty note. I enjoyed it. 🙂
I also love watching all the birds at our feeders. When we first got here, Chuck, my sweetie, put up 3 bird feeders and our hummingbird feeder so I could watch from my window and chairman I wasn’t moving around much then since my back caused so much pain! So Chuck gave me birds to watch! Now, thanks to CDB oil, I am moving about much better and pain free for the most part! Stilkl watching the birds from my chair!
Well, were there enough typos in that post or what!!? Sheesh!
Hi Sue,
We have been by and once through Las Cienegas many times when we lived down in that area. We need to boondock there! Maybe next year. Lovely location and it looks like it is nice and peaceful this time of year. I think the bird might have been a Vermilion flycatcher not a Scarlet Tanager. The Scarlet tanager is an eastern bird.
Lisa, you are correct! I don’t know why I came up with Scarlet Tanager… channeling me as a child in NY state, I guess. I saw a bunch of Vermillion Flycatchers one year at Buenos Aires NWR, also in southern AZ. Thanks for waking me up…. I’ll go fix the post.
#10 Whoop Whoop !!!!!
WHOOP-WHOOP-DEE-DO, JENNY!
This piece is really well-written. Just really very nice. Thanks.
You’re welcome, Leslie, and thank you for the compliment!
This post made me smile all the way through! First, I laughed out loud because you titled the post “New camp or old …” and then the first photo showed the BLT and PTV in what looked like a circular driveway and I thought … wouldn’t that be just like Sue to drive half way around the driveway to a new view and call it a “new camp.” Anyway, I thought it was funny!!! Then I smiled at your description of your dinner burritos – here you are a woman from the south (I’m counting Florida and Georgia, not New York), eating like an Arizona/New Mexico native!! It reminded me of my wonderful Great-Aunt Mamie, a very lady-like Southern belle from Kentucky who spent most of her adult life in Albuquerque, New Mexico because her husband took a job there with the Santa Fe Railroad. She learned to love spicy food and honestly can’t remember her cooking anything that didn’t include chile peppers! She passed away many years ago and left a lovely yard landscaped with cactus and roamed by her beloved painted and box turtles. Funny how your blog often evokes memories 🙂
Hilarious, Cynthia! That sounds like something I would do. In fact, I think I did move camp a few yards once in order to improve the view. You know me well.
Enjoyed learning about your Great-Aunt Mamie. 🙂
Hi Sue,
You made me hungry!
Is there a fee for the campground vs. boondocking? Looking forward to sunrise pictures. Maybe you’ll get a roadrunner picture for us as well. Looks like a great spot.
Joe
Free camping at La Cienegas, Joe! 🙂
Hi Sue,
Lovely new camp! When we go camping for a few days or a week or two, even though it is our same campgrounds, I still love it! Harley is always ready to go and runs me around the whole time we are there because he loves to be out in the campgrounds. So much sniffing and marking to do! Ha Ha!
We have had a decent week with work and things got a little better as the month went by. Rick has done good with work this week. He is sore and tired but we got through it. We just take it a week and sometimes a day at a time.
My business also got a boost this month, thanks everyone that helped. It will only get better from here as a long anticipated addition to our product line is going to be added very soon, probably in the next few weeks.
So Rick and I just try to help each other stay optimistic. God never said this life would be easy but that He would be with us through it all and that is what I count on to get through my days when it is a bad day.
Praying for all of you who need prayers and just take things a day at a time! Blessings everyone!
Hi, Jolene,
Good for you! Your update shows signs of improvement on all fronts. I’m glad your business was given a boost (Folks, especially if you experience pain, buy your hemp products by clicking on Jolene’s name.)
You have the right perspective. “One day at a time” is good advice for anyone.
Beautiful area. We are in Huachuca, Whetstone but today went exploring all around that area. I’m totally in awe of the beauty.
Sheila
And the weather is great, too. The crew and I took a very long walk today and the sun was hot. Shade was cool and so was the breeze. Very pleasant.
Continue to enjoy southern Arizona!
Hello neighbor!
For weeks I have been online occasionally but never quite able to comment before 50 or more posts. Your site is definitely popular and this post is a good reason why. Love the new/old site and the boys running around. Hoping to see pictures of a road runner in the next week or so. Stay warm on those chilly mornings.
Thanks, Kathy. The weather is heading into a warming trend, I believe.
I hope to “catch” a roadrunner, too. They aren’t easy because they like to run. (Not surprising.) Also, Roger, my dear Roger, barks and chases any critter that moves from lizards to humans and, most certainly, any bird on the ground.
So funny, I am also a Kathy N from MI but I sign in as Kathy from MI. I just wrote in about the Roadrunner but I couldn’t find the spot to hit to hear the noise but I can get it online. I am really girding my loins for that bath/shower tomorrow. And I will change my name to Kathy in GR, MI from now on. Who knew there were two of us?
For those not familiar (maybe in other countries), I think GR stands for Grand Rapids.
And that it does Sue. Grand Rapids, Michigan, Home of my birth.
I’m back home now for 2+ weeks and already missing the warm weather and camping around AZ in places kind of like where you are. I too really enjoy finding a new camp, and setting up in a familiar spot. It is snowing outside right now, and the weather all week has been unsettled. Said to my wife, sure wish we could stay a few more weeks in AZ. She was homesick, I thought I was, but now I know.
Oh my, Kevin, what a shock to go from sunny southern Arizona to snowy Colorado.
Love the way you put together that last line….
“She was homesick, I thought I was, but now I know.”
Well done.
Thanks! I like your photos and prose as well. Safe travels…
I think I am #12!! Got a giggle out of the screwdriver angel even knowing the dead and more dead story. Yes I thought of the drink I haven’t had in probably a dozen years. I see a bit of green in your wonderful photos, Spring is in the air!
Hi, Susan,
Yes, spring is here! I was beginning to wonder about the birds. They are late this year. That’s why seeing that Vermillion Flycatcher was such a treat.
Cottonwood trees line a wash near here and they are leafed out. We walked there today and it was nice to look up into all that green. Also green plants floating on the pond. I imagine there are plenty of signs of spring where you are.
Yay! Cieneguita! Wonderful.
I love your dinner–hah! Because it’s what I often have when I dine alone.
It looks very comfortable where you are, Sue. Very Easter-y! Perhaps, you will see a bunny on Sunday! I can’t wait for the bird photos. Looks like a great birding area.
I have been hearing Great Horned Owls recently. That is odd because their breeding season has passed by a month or so. Perhaps, you will hear one in the pre-dawn.
May the sunrise on Easter Sunday be spirit-lifting! Enjoy the coffee!!!
I miss our Great Horned Owls. Their nest in our spruce has been empty the past few years ever since the developers started putting in houses by us. They did visit for a day or two last year, I could hear them in the neighbors trees.
You never know with birds. Some years they are around; others, not so much. I was looking forward to the thunderous chorus of robins this year, all around my house when I step outside with my cuppa coffee in hand. They are not here, although, I hear them “over there”.
Thanks for the Easter wish, Diann…. Wishing you the same. 🙂
Yep, still grinding my Arivaca Blend coffee beans each morning. I’ve come this far, I may never go back. Ha!
Smile back!
Boy, reading Kevin’s post about the snow in Colorado makes me realize you are so right Sue! Stay in Southern Arizona or lower elevations for sure.
I’m still at Buenos Airessl and loving it. I saw a roadrunner running across the road… Who knew… On my first run to arivaca for supplies. I’m going to have to listen online to the actual call now that you’re talking about them.
I’m getting myself prepared for my first boondocker shower or bath. I’ve been thinking about it all week. Wish me luck and send me Good Vibes or advice. Either one would be appreciated. Glad to see that you’re in a beautiful spot.
Here ya’ go, Kathy:
All About Birds — Roadrunner
Tap on the word “Sounds” near the top.
Good luck with your boondocker’s shower! I’m glad you’re enjoying Buenos Aires. 🙂
Oh yeah! I found the bird sound site and it’s a good one! Thanks a ton Sue.
I appreciate you letting me know because I get a message that my something or other doesn’t support the media or whatever.
Ha! You probably need to turn on the witch a majig first (or maybe it’s the thingamajig). I hear you.
I get those notices all the time. I could fix it without much bother. Even so, I’m too lazy. I just switch to a different browser.
Love the bird calls you include. Thanks.
That grass looks lovely. I like to watch it when there is a bit of wind. It reminds me of ocean. Those two boys would disappear in it! Thank you for a nice short ‘vacation’. Do bugs ever bother you? I think I’m a ‘bug-o-phobe’!
Great news, Pat! NO BUGS!
Reg and Rog found two little caterpillars. That’s it for tiny creatures. Oh, and some ants.
A big reason why I love the West is the absence of (or very little) fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, etc.
Now before someone writes to contradict, I’m comparing to the years I lived in Georgia and Florida. You don’t know bugs until you’ve experienced those places.
It looks as if the boys are enjoying this camp.
Las Cienegas is another place I’m glad to know about. It’s close to Tucson and looks nice in its own right.
Hi, Calvin,
Yes, it’s an easy drive from Tucson. It makes a good “jumping off point” for visiting the towns of Patagonia, Sierra Vista, Tombstone, Bisbee, and others.
This post reminds me why I’m attracted to full time RVing. It’s the movement…the ability to find new places and rediscover places you’ve been before. For me it’s always about the journey, less about the destination…even when I’m really looking forward to the destination. This looks like a lovely camp, such great photos! And the boys look so happy too, though I don’t recall ever seeing them unhappy.
Happy Easter Sue.
Thanks, Dawn. Happy Easter to you, too.
Uh, the boys are unhappy when I don’t take them on a walk the very second they get the idea. Ditto on chicken breakfast plates. 🙂
Beautiful!
I can hear nature’s silence in your photos.
The starlit nights that you have must be spectacular.
Thanks
Yes, they are, Kitt, on cloudless nights. Last night — it may have been early morning, I didn’t check — I woke up and looked out the window at a very bright moon, nearly full, suspended above the horizon like one sees the sun setting.
Solar is magic!
I love what solar power allows me to do. I hope you’re warm enough where you are, Rob. I was about to tell you to enjoy the Grand Canyon but the park doesn’t open until May, I think.
Hi there.. I see you are back down in the area where my parents lived for 35 yrs (83 at Thunder Mountain Rd ..20miles east .from the 82/83 Sonoita junction).. mother reads your blog and wanted me to tell you that the name the locals gave to the mountain in your 1st pic was “biscuit mountain “ because it looks like a biscuit from the east! Maybe you will get to take a drive out on 83 towards Parker canyon lake this time.. lots of picture opportunities! Enjoy the area.. It is a special to our family..
Thank your mother for me, Mel. Biscuit Mountain — It’s nice to know that name and, yes, that’s what this Easterner’s biscuits look like. Ha! All my years in the Deep South and I never learned how to make good biscuits.
Just returned to read the “Screwdriver Angel”. I remember that miracle! You are so blessed, Sue!
I agree, Diann. The timing of that situation was miraculous. We could’ve sat there all day and never seen another person, and, if we had, would he/she been able to start the PTV for us? I was floating on a cloud, driving to Sierra Vista, only too happy to fork over $300+ at the repair shop. 🙂
I have a question for you Sue and readers regarding coyotes. Several nights since I have been camping at Buenos Aires, I have heard none and last night they woke me up there chorus was so loud and beautiful. Do you know why that is? It seems very hit-or-miss.
I’m not an expert on coyotes. I can only say what I’ve experienced. When we boondock, it usually takes a few days before we hear coyotes nearby at night. Whether this is random, the coyotes happening to pass by, or whether the coyotes are attracted closer to our camp as each day passes, I don’t know.
I found an interesting article about coyote choruses:
“When people hear coyote howls, they often mistakenly assume that they’re hearing a large pack of animals, all raising their voices at once. But this is an auditory illusion called the “beau geste” effect. Because of the variety of sounds produced by each coyote, and the way sound is distorted as it passes through the environment, two of these tricksters can sound like seven or eight animals.
“Group yip-howls are produced by a mated and territorial pair of “alpha” coyotes, with the male howling while the female intersperses her yips, barks, and short howls. “Beta” coyotes (the children of the alpha pair from previous years) and current year pups may join in if they are nearby, or respond with howls of their own. And once one group of coyotes starts howling, chances are that any other alpha pairs nearby will respond in kind, with chorus after chorus of group yip-howls rippling across the miles.
“I spent seven years studying coyote vocal communication during my dissertation research at the University of California. While eastern coyotes are a larger and distinct subspecies from the western coyotes that I worked with, the basic findings of my research and the work done by others applies to all coyotes. Coyotes have sometimes been called “song dogs,” and their long distance songs come in two basic types.
“The first, the group yip-howl, is thought to have the dual purpose of promoting bonding within the family group while also serving as a territorial display. In other words, the coyotes are saying “we’re a happy family, and we own this turf so you better keep out.” In a sense, the group howls create an auditory fence around a territory, supplementing the physical scent marks left by the group.
“Coyotes will also howl and bark separately. This second type of song is virtually always an indication of disturbance or agitation, and in my experience, the higher the proportion of howls, the more agitated the coyote is. Coyotes will howl and bark at neighbors who intrude on their territory, and at dogs, people, and other large animals that they perceive as a potential threat.”
–“Coyotes: Decoding Their Yips, Barks, and Howls” by Brian Mitchell, Adirondack Almanac
Kathy, maybe you’re a neighbor intruding on their territory, as per the last paragraph (above). 🙂
Wow! Such an interesting read, Sue. Thanks for sharing that.
You’re welcome. I appreciate you asking!
Coyotes are really intelligent. They were happy about something, very “dog”. Perhaps, they were celebrating a kill. Sad, but, true.
So interesting once again. I never thought about it in those terms.
I perhaps misspoke. It makes more sense that “the group howls create an auditory fence around a territory, supplementing the physical scent marks left by the group.” The coyotes you heard were doing just that: marking their territory, vocally.
The hills around the tiny town where I live are full of coyotes. They come into town. In the summer, I leave my bedroom windows open and sometimes I am treated to the yips and howls in the middle of the night. Would I ever want to live anywhere else?
Thanks for the information, Sue.
You’re welcome, Diann.
What a fun read. I love learning new things. I live where sometimes I hear coyotes howl and it always feels a little magical to me. We also have fields full of swans around this time of year. Yes, swans. Hundreds of them. And thousands of snow geese. Pretty amazing.
That must be amazing, Barbara. Swans and snow geese — I’d love to see and hear that!
Photos of Reg and Rog make me laugh….one minute they are all ahead full..the next minute fang brothers!
You certainly possess the ability to find the “site” no matter where you are. A sixth sense. Had a chuckle seeing the yellow “bovine” sign in the background.
Desert woman has got to have her tortillas……so which type of cooking do you prefer?
I too believe when then coyotes yip they have got something cornered. At least that’s how the coydogs behaved in NY. They seem to do it here with the rabbits.
AO’s uncle Frannie is here from Pahrump (hello back Alan 😎)on his way back to NY. Got his vehicle broken into while enroute…during a bathroom pit stop in Boulder City NV. Been busy tying to replace things he needs for the remaining 2K plus miles home…his cellphone and window replaced. So if I seemed to be missing in action for a few days…no worries!
Enjoy the peace! And the moon light sky.
My sympathies to uncle Frannie regarding the break-in. That sort of thing is disheartening as well as a PITA. I’m sure he appreciates your help putting things right again. As for AO, she must be very happy these days. 🙂
Griddle or cast iron fry pan on the stove? Silly question. That’s like asking what I like better, a shovel or a rake. They both have a right time and place.
What a great place to stay! It’s spacious with wonderful views, both beside your home and in the distance. I’m always glad when you have easy access to supplies and a strong internet signal. It’s nice to know that camp remains available and free. It’s been quite a while since you found it when you first did.
Honestly, I would be concerned for you if you didn’t sometimes choose to return to camps you have enjoyed before. If one can no longer appreciate wonderful environments, loved ones and whatever else they have (because they have become familiar) they are not likely to remain content for very long in their life.
Because I like all of this post’s photos it took some time to choose my favorite. It’s the sixth one, beneath “They’re both super excited,…”. It shows how gorgeous the
earth and sky looked, and Reggie and Roger having fun. Seeing that has me smiling as I type. Thank you, Sue, for adding more happiness to my morning again.
Hi, weather,
As one RVs over time, in the beginning it’s “I can’t wait to see . . . .” and then, more often, “It will be great to go back to . . . .” 🙂 It’s not that different from people in sticks-and-bricks. They look forward to vacation trips and then they’re glad to come home again.
I think we’re happiest when we have a balance of the two, a balance for which we’re suited.
You’re welcome for the smiles, weather. Thank you again for another thoughtful comment.
YAY! #75! I haven’t read any of the comments yet, but wanted to tell you I bought a grape tomato plant last weekend and I intend to get it planted in a bucket today!
Now I will go read some comments before I go out to plant!
I don’t think there’s any vegetable plant more fun to grow than grape tomatoes. I remember (partially) a variety called “1oo something” because it promised a hundred tomatoes on each plant. Well, mine never made it to 100 but it was fun to pick a handful and eat them right in the garden, warm from the sun.
Hope yours do well!
Well I guess I had better get 2 plants then! Otherwise Chuck and I will be fighting over all the tomatoes one plant produces!
Good morning Sue and All,
I’m back with you asking for advice. I would like to go to Organ Pipe National monument and camp at Twin Peaks for a few days. I called this morning and evidently it is past High season and there are plenty of campsites. It does seem quite hot there with highs in the low 90s during the day. Any thoughts on that idea? I like that there are Trails there are to hike on.
Hi, Kathy,
I’d go for it. I imagine you have a/c in your vehicle. If you don’t, do your driving and hiking early in the day. Don’t do much of anything in the afternoon — except maybe lounge in front of a fan. If it turns out to be too hot for your liking, leave.
Even if you only drive through Organ Pipe and spend one night or two, it will be worth it. I also vote thumbs up for fewer people and the chance you’ll see some flowering plants that most folks miss.
Of course, I have no idea your tolerance for heat, so all of the above opinion isn’t worth a whole lot. Ha!
Sue, thanks for the “go for it” vote! Just what I was thinking and so hoping you would say because I agree. If it’s too hot, I can go north or up. And both my truck and my camper are both air-conditioned but I’ve never used the camper AC.
Somewhat sadly I have to say that my dog, Ellie, is definitely a campground and Campground Trail type of dog. Unless she has the constant stimulus of multiple other dogs scents on every Trail we walk, she becomes a lackluster companion. We will remember to stick to the trails in the early a.m. And late afternoons or evenings.
The vegetation looks somewhat different than at Buenos Aires so I’m excited about that change. Must move on.
You’re welcome, Kathy.
When I’m faced with a decision such as yours, I say to myself, “Well, even if it’s (too hot, too cold, too crowded, whatever), I will have the experience.”
There’s always something to be gained when you go where you’ve never gone before. 🙂
Hi gang! Just returned from 10 days in hospital. Have a pulmonary embolism. Now I’m back on oxygen and blood thinners. Probably be on blood thinners forever now since they don’t know what caused the latest blood clot. I’m lucky the damn thing didn’t kill me; I guess they often do. So I don’t know if I will be able to make a trip this summer or not. Oh well.
I love the sound of Sue’s burrito. I love Mexican food. As soon as I got home I made my face: corn tortillas with retried beans, salsa, grated cheddar and avocado slices. Yum!
I also got some Tillamook salted caramel ice cream on my way home. I’m being bad. Going to go have some now!
Ginger: I’m so sorry to hear about your health problems, but glad you made it through this crisis! Prayers are coming your way!!
Hi, Ginger,
Sorry to hear about the embolism, but glad you received the care you needed. You sound very happy to be home again… Can understand that! Beautiful time of year in Arizona. Enjoy your home and your ice cream. 🙂
Hi all, Message to Kathy!
Stay hydrated if you are hiking in the desert. Enen in the mornings!
Take lots of water with you even if only for a short walk!
The desert can be deadly.
Otherwise, enjoy your trip! 😀😃
Hi Terri and Sue!… And all,
After stopping at a cute little shopping area in Why, I finally made it to Organ Pipe National Monument and the Twin Peaks Campground. Hot but lovely. Thank you for the advice on staying hydrated. I have noticed such an increase in my thirst since being out here and drink tons of water but thank you for that reminder.
My dog, Ellie, Love’s walking the campground and smelling other canine Buddies like crazy. Oh well she’s a campground dog. Hope to hike tomorrow morning and then again in the evening.
Love the past few posts. Hope the Easter bunny finds you all. 10 days and counting until heading to DC. Excited!!
Thanks, Virginia!
Happy Easter Virginia!
One of the highlights of DC, in my opinion, are the Great Falls of Virginia. If you Google that it will bring you to the park on the Virginia side and it’s just the rockiest Rapids ever along the Potomac before it enters the DC area. Trulia Splendid Park. George Washington, in fact, was instrumental in building a series of canals to Portage longboats past that series of Mighty Rapids and falls. Enjoy your visit. Both of my sons live and work in DC so I see plenty of sites but that is by far my favorite.
Easter Blessings to all. He has risen!
Most of the snow has melted in our area of Upstate NY. Daffodil shoots are finally breaking through. I always say the first day of spring and the first spring day are two completely different things.
Thank you, Applegirl. Wishing you the same!
Happy Easter ! I’m just stopping in before I get busy to wish everyone a wonderful day 🙂
Thanks, weather. Enjoy the wonder of this day!
Sue, Any plans to ever camp on east coast….like Fl or Ga?
No, Sandy. I spent most of my adult life there. Plus I love all the variety and public land in the West.