Up early Thursday morning, heading to CA to visit mom/mother-in-law. We were waved thru the CA agricultural checkpoint with a smile. Fields were green from more than usual El Nino rains. 18-wheelers were heavy on the road hauling hay to western farms.
We passed thru the Colorado Indian Reservation in western Arizona near Parker. The Reservation spans the Colorado River and has land in Arizona and California. This Reservation was established in 1865 for the Indians of said river and its tributaries. First peoples were the Mohaves and Chemehuevis. Then in 1945, a portion of the reservation was reserved for other Indian tribes...the Hopi's and Navajo's. With senior water rights to several thousand feet of the Colorado River, they own almost 1/3 of the allotment for the state of Arizona.
Below is the Colorado River.
Palm Springs would not be without the use of aqueducts (below) bringing in water from the Colorado River for irrigation, plus.
The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242 mile water conveyance in Southern California. The aqueduct takes water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu on the California-Arizona border across the Mojave and Colorado deserts to the east side of the Santa Ana Mountains. Built during the Great Depression of the 1930's, it is one of the primary sources of drinking water for Southern California.
Starting to see palm trees and wind turbines....turning wind into electricity.
Did you know? These white towers are 100 feet or more tall with 2-3 blades 40 foot long (some smaller) dedicated to the production of electric power for off-site use.
<<<<<<<<<<See the solar panels to left.
There are hundreds of these wind turbines in this area of CA...in the valley as well as on all the hills and ridges.
Wonder what the pioneers would have thought if they walked upon this? The aliens have arrived?
The mountains are changing again in color and texture... more sandy and rocky.
Those are not clouds.
It's snow on the mountains in the background>>
Our travel took us thru passes curving around, up and down until we hit the valley and the HOV lanes.
Look for DIAMOND in left lane.
YEAH for the HOV. Do you know what that is? "High Occupancy Vehicle" lane, or car-pool lane. The idea for HOV lanes is to move more people rather than more cars. Some HOV lanes carry almost half of the people carried on the entire freeway. Each vehicle that travels on a HOV lane must carry at least two people, or in some cases three people. Violators are subject to a minimum $481 fine. Exceptions: Motorcycles, even those carrying just one person, are allowed to use the HOV lanes. There can be other rules.
Next stop was at the Riverside National Cemetery to visit J's dad. We were greeted by a nice lady who was curious about our verbal accent. She, too, was from NC. A small world.
Orange groves and California Freeway wall art.
Construction here and there.
On our way back to AZ and our trailer, we crept about 1 mph for almost 1 hour before passing a 2 car & tractor trailer pile-up on the Freeway. Felt good to hit I-10.
The Bird of Paradise was blooming and a next door cactus in red. I feel spring has sprung in CA.
At the summit was a coffee shop, antique shop, lots of old stuff (like the above wagons) and General Patton Memoria Museum.
Clouds were rolling in as the CA front headed our way. Sunrise sprinkle at trailer.
Back in AZ.
Here is a BLM ATV or UTV trail>>>>>>>>
Below is Dome Rock on the BLM.
Quartzsite, AZ, in the distance. All was well at B-10 RV Campground.
Friday was a trip to the Library and a drive thru another section of town and one of the five FREE 14-day BLM camping areas. It definitely is a different experience. Looking forward to doing some boondocking on the BLM. Until next time. Take care...be safe. See you by the campfire.
The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242 mile water conveyance in Southern California. The aqueduct takes water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu on the California-Arizona border across the Mojave and Colorado deserts to the east side of the Santa Ana Mountains. Built during the Great Depression of the 1930's, it is one of the primary sources of drinking water for Southern California.
Snow atop the mountains at right >>>>>>>>>>>>
Starting to see palm trees and wind turbines....turning wind into electricity.
<<<<<<<<<<See the solar panels to left.
There are hundreds of these wind turbines in this area of CA...in the valley as well as on all the hills and ridges.
Wonder what the pioneers would have thought if they walked upon this? The aliens have arrived?
The mountains are changing again in color and texture... more sandy and rocky.Those are not clouds.
It's snow on the mountains in the background>>
Look for DIAMOND in left lane.
Next stop was at the Riverside National Cemetery to visit J's dad. We were greeted by a nice lady who was curious about our verbal accent. She, too, was from NC. A small world.
Construction here and there.
On our way back to AZ and our trailer, we crept about 1 mph for almost 1 hour before passing a 2 car & tractor trailer pile-up on the Freeway. Felt good to hit I-10.
The mountains were a lush green from the El
Nino rains. There was haze with some brown smog making this photo shoot hazy. Houses are stair-stepped on the hillsides with their stucco walls and terra cotta roofs.The Bird of Paradise was blooming and a next door cactus in red. I feel spring has sprung in CA.
On our way back to Arizona and our 5er, we again went thru the Pass winding and climbing to Chiriaco Summit where we stopped for icecream sundaes at Fosters.
At the summit was a coffee shop, antique shop, lots of old stuff (like the above wagons) and General Patton Memoria Museum.
Clouds were rolling in as the CA front headed our way. Sunrise sprinkle at trailer.
Back in AZ.Here is a BLM ATV or UTV trail>>>>>>>>
Below is Dome Rock on the BLM.
Quartzsite, AZ, in the distance. All was well at B-10 RV Campground.
Friday was a trip to the Library and a drive thru another section of town and one of the five FREE 14-day BLM camping areas. It definitely is a different experience. Looking forward to doing some boondocking on the BLM. Until next time. Take care...be safe. See you by the campfire.
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