Ajo AZ
US 85 is a busy route that is a short cut from I-10 to I-8. South of Gila Bend and I-8 it is much less busy. The first part of the trip south was through... more
Buckeye AZ
Not a very exciting day. We got a late start from the LTVA, walked a bit in the desert off I-10 in an area with a really interesting desert floor with lots of... more
Tyson Wash LTVA
Tyson Wash LTVA is one of the camping areas in the desert near Quartzsite, AZ. We selected it because it is near Quartzsite, a place David was interested in... more
A Walk in the Desert
The fog in the morning was so dense that you couldn’t see beyond the edges of our campsite. So we waited until it lifted around lunchtime to start our hike.... more
Palm Canyon
On the way out of the South Mesa LTVA we stopped at the RV dump and trash facility. Of course with all the RVs parked in the desert it is a necessity, but it was... more
South Mesa Hike
We wandered around in the desert to the west of our RV, wandered for 4.7 miles. From our campsite the desert looks fairly flat between here and the mountains... more
South Mesa: Imperial Dam LTVA, CA
Our morning started with a drive through the cauliflower and cabbage fields: Harvesting must have started before dawn. We were returning to Yuma to find a... more
West to Yuma
The drive from Gila Bend to Yuma is through rather desolate territory — more flat land with jagged rocky mountains sticking up through it. The only... more
Yuma and Mittry Lake
The drive to Yuma was through very barren desert, the difference being that today it was raining. As we approached Yuma we saw cattle feed yards and signs of... more
Petroglyph Sunset
We spent the day reading and editing pictures at the Petroglyph Campground. The day was pleasantly warm and breezy and ended with a spectacular sunset. more
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