Day 2 Mayflower Regional Park Blythe, California

Thankfully our campsite has a great big willow tree for shade.

We spent some time this morning doing laundry and other chores. Tim found a place to get his haircut. By 10:30, we had our cooler packed and we headed north of Blythe. We really were not certain exactly where we were going. We were looking for a Jeep trail that would take us into the Big Maria Mountains. We found the perfect ride. First, Tim had to air down the tires. Please note his handsome hair!

Lunch spot.

This was the most precarious part of the ride. We had to descend about 100 feet vertically on a very steep slope and then get back up again on the other side to continue the trail. From one ridge to the other, through the wash. Slow and easy…It was almost a “V”.

There were parts of the trail where we would go up to the top of the knoll and not be able to see what was beyond that. We would have to creep over the edge to see where the trail went next.

It felt like summer here today!

We took our chef salads and berries with sourdough bread down to the river for dinner.

If you know Tim, then you know this is how he parks!

We watched the river current, rougher tonight because of the wind. We saw a vermilion flycatcher, a small bright red bird unfamiliar to us at home. We saw grackles chasing one another across the sky. There were yellow winged blackbirds in the campground today. We also saw a pair of herons in flight. It’s amazing how much things change with the water supply from the river.

This evening we met a couple in the campground and we spoke with them about off-road adventures and the RV lifestyle. They had also been small business owners and we had a lot in common.