Starting location: Cottonwood Campground, Joshua Tree National Park – 55 degreesEnding location: Salton Sea State Park, Mecca CAMiles: 70 miles Major Stops: Indio for choresWeather: Sunny, High 75, low in the mid 50’s. Leaving Joshua Tree, we headed to the town of Indio to get some dog food, groceries, gas and propane before heading to the Salton Sea State Park….
Month: March 2022
Original Song about a Skoolie!
You may remember my post about my new friend, Sandy, who renovated a small School Bus while I was on the Natchez Trace. (The link is to the original post.) Well another friend of mine, who is a musician doing a lot of open mic around the Grand Rapids area, told me at the time…
Joshua Tree National Park and a New Rodent
Starting location: North LTVA, Quartzite Arizona – 64 degreesEnding location: Jumbo Rock Campground and Cottonwood Campground, Joshua Tree National Park Miles: 220 miles (60 of them due to a wrong turn)Major Stops: Twentynine Palms Oasis, Joshua Tree National Park Visitor CenterWeather: Sunny, Highs in the 60’s, lows in the mid 40’s. Rising early I showered, filled all water bottles,…
Dottie’s Blog Post about Quartzsite
Since she woke me up in the middle of the night, made me get up, and ride over a bunch of mountains in the dark, we did sleep in until almost 9am! I think it’s the first time she let me sleep in during the entire trip! She was grumbling a lot about rodents. I…
Dam, Cliff Dwellings and Rodent Problems
Day 58: 17 miles Starting location: Cholla Campground, Roosevelt Arizona – 60 degreesEnding location: Schoolhouse Campground, Roosevelt Arizona – 72 degreesMajor Stops: Roosevelt Dam and Tonto National Monument Cliff DwellingsWeather: Sunny Days 59: 59 milesStarting location: Schoolhouse Campground, Roosevelt, Arizona – 60 degreesEnding location: Picket Post Mountain boondock, Superior, Arizona – 38 degreesMajor Stops: Propane and gasWeather: Cloudy, windy and very dark on…