Imperial Dam

 2/4- Imperial Dam, Yuma Az

   Well I’ve been told that it’s been 140 days since any appreciable rain has fallen here. It looks like none will fall in the foreseeable future either. I’m not really very sad about that. 

    We took a walk today along the top of this mesa. There are rv’s everywhere. There are sections for the ones staying for 3 months or longer and then sections for the 14 day stays. Then there is us. This is like a small town as there must be over a thousand people living here now. 

   I also got on my bike and rode around. The terrain is more suited for a better mountain bike than I have. There trails and roads going all over the place. Of course it is so wide open that you can see where you have come from but getting there may not be easy. There are all kinds of dips and climbs and trails disappear from view only to pop up somewhere else. 

    The lake is a beautiful aquamarine color and it is quite chilly. The level goes up and down frequently. We didn’t see it but people we talked with say it was all but empty a couple of days ago. 

    The whole area has a certain beauty in its starkness but I’m more of a tree and forest kind of guy. I can appreciate it though. 

    It was not as hot today as yesterday but still the sun is strong. The night time temps still get into the 40’s but once that sun shows itself the temps go in our favor. We are now trying to decide if we head a bit more north to slightly cooler temperatures or keep on the southern vector. Stay tuned!!

Ps I had to trudge a 1/4 mile up a steep hill to get enough signal to send this off. 

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