Leaving Yuma

Over the past few weeks, Linda and I have made travel lists and focused on our travels north to Post Falls.  Linda has mapped out our route home and reserved campsites for our overnight stays. She has made reservations where needed and contacted parking lot security at the casinos where we will be boondocking. 

All the camper projects are complete, and it is in the best shape it's been in a long time. I have my schedule for loading up on our calendar, and there is not much left to do to get on the road. The countdown starts, and we are ready to launch.

The last couple of days the temperature has been in the high 90's. It is a good thing  we have air conditioning in the casita. 

I will post when I can, and hope we can have a smooth trip home.

Things We Have Been Doing

We drove out to Martinez Lake and hiked a short trail. This trail was part of the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. The day was beautiful! We were able to do the hike, only meeting two other hikers.

Tortoise living at the park headquarters.

Linda had a welder artist create a roadrunner for our backyard. It was fascinating to watch as he cut it out, then polished and finished it. Linda helped in the process by operating the water hose. As he sprayed the metal with something that caused a reaction and changed the color, Linda would spray it with water when she liked the color. That would stop the reaction. 

Here are some photos we gathered as we went on hikes and such.

The bridge to nowhere.

The cacti in our yard are flowering.