Desert Travels and Inspirations

Two weeks of desert storms, sunrises and sunsets fills the spirit for a while anyway. I am in need of electricity and running water, a laundromat, a supermarket, a library, a theatre and cable! We did go to town, buy a paper and eat out. Quartzite is the garage sale shopper’s delight. We did plenty of that too. I decorated a new Red Hat for future use. Used up our batteries and water. We had fireside conversations on a number of topics. In between we read, played cards, dominoes and scrabble. I have a nice tan. Now we have a great view of Lake Havasu, with electricity!

Great southwest experiences:
Desert storm caused me to ford four streams with rising blood pressure too! The storm managed to overturn at least one semi-truck and stall a number of cars.
Gold panning produced nothing except admiration for stalwart miners who do such work in unbelievable heat and dry weather, hauling all their supplies. And now I know why they prefer to pan gold where the water is running already, aside from the fact that heavy metals tend to move to the bottom of the slope, along with the water.
Geo-Cacheing is the hunt for markers using a geopositioning electronic device, which proved to be great fun. We found two in the Quartzite area, and I made another one yet to be registered. Look up geocaching.com, enter the area code where you wish to search, and lo! There are hundreds! Four wheel drive not always necessary but sometimes needed.
Labyrinth making is easy where rocks are so plentiful. Archaeologists of the future will find three of mine along the Colorado River area, and though I won’t be known any more than the Native American makers of the itaglios, it was worth the work of it. I like to think that anyone who even sees them will know something of Mother Earth as the Womb of Life, and therefore will be more respectful of the All.





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