Yuma,Gila Bend,Aho and why az.

Jan.31st--Leaving Quartzsite, we traveled south to Yuma on Hwy 95 and then took #8 towards Aho and Why AZ. This part of the Sonoran Desert is favored by smugglers trying to bring illegal drugs across the border and immigrants hoping to find a home and a job in the U.S.

Wow! Tractor with Quad behind sleeper, towing a large 5th wheeler and pulling a Hummer. What a man!

Scenic farmland on route to Yuma.

Gila Bend AZ. pronounced -Hila-. After Larry and I got there the sign was changed to "and 7 old crabs"- enlarge sign for details.

Following Larry and Lori through the Sonoran Desert.

Another great sunset just south of Why AZ.

We stayed at a B.L.M . site just north of the Mexican border.

Larry at our campsite.

Camping in the desert with Larry and Lori

We met Larry and Lori on Dec. 31st and spent the month of January boon-docking at Quartzsite, Blythe and Yuma.

While camped at Quartzsite Alvina discovered an unusual rock formation. Who built it and why??

Lori explores a paintball fortification next to the B.L.M. at Yuma.

Larry camped at Yuma.

During the 2nd World war General Patton trained his troops near Yuma.

Lori ready to take off on the Quad in the B.L.M. we stayed at near Blythe CA.

Alvina posing at a fence covered with shoes in Rice CA. There are hundreds of shoes left here and the questions begs--WHY???

The grave of Hi Jolly in Quartzsite. One of the most visited grave-sites in the U.S.

Plaque at the Memorial.

Rugged Landscape in the Desert.

Striking rock formation on top of a mountain.

Yuma and Blyth California

Dec. 7th 2010. Hello from just outside of Blyth California where we are enjoying a beautiful day with a temperature of 80 degrees . For the past seven weeks we have been boondocking -dry camping - on BLM sites at Quartzsite, Yuma and Blyth Ca. The Bureau of Land Management fees for camping on their sites are very reasonable, forty dollars for two weeks or you can buy a season's pass, good from Sept. till April, for one hundred and eighty dollars.

Visual freedom and beautiful scenery from our campsite.

Alvina taking a break from taking a break. Life sure is hectic in the Desert .

Our Backyard as seen from our campsite.

Once you have your permit you can move from site to site with no additional cost. Each campground provides different services varying from Telephone, Trash, Dump Station, Water and Restrooms at "The Imperial Dam site" and "La Posa" to just garbage Bins at Hot Spring, Tamarisk and Pilot Knob. Midland,where we are currently parked, has Telephone,Trash and Dump Station with free water nine miles away in Blyth.

Sunset over the Desert. A beautiful thing!

Cotton field ready for harvesting.

State Highway 34-Ogilby Road-out of Yuma to Blyth. Like a roller coaster.

A dogs got to do what a dogs got to do.

These date palms produce Medjool Dates , the finest that nature can grow. The fresh dates are delicious and taste nothing like the dates you buy in the grocery store. Heartily recommend the fresh date milkshake.

Lettuce and Date Palms.

Green and red Lettuce. as far as the eye can see.

The Colorado River that provides irrigation to the fields of the Imperial Valley.

Hidden Shores resort near the Imperial Dam.

Harvesting the crop. The machine cuts the lettuce from the stalk and the field workers bag and box it . Ready for shipment to the stores.

Do you ever wonder where the lettuce that you eat in the winter comes from? The Imperial Valley California.

Workers weeding the crops in the Imperial Valley out of Yuma

We are really enjoying our time in the desert. Every 7-8 days we travel to town and get water and groceries.