March 23, 2021 Parker Outback

Blue Water RV Resort Parker, Arizona Day 2

Sunshine, warmth, and beautiful scenery are powerful motivators for a good walk…it all just makes it more pleasurable.  I easily accomplished 4 miles before breakfast!

Nosegay in gravel.

We packed for our overland trip.  Tim had talked to a couple of guys in the RV park and he had a loose idea of where to go.  The BLM offices are closed and so maps are not accessible…who needs a map?

We started on a really bumpy road complete with gravel moguls.

We worked our way out to the paved Shea Road and took it to the end.

Here the road was again dirt and gravel.  The views of the surrounding mountains were pretty.  We had lots of clouds today and only intermittent drips of rain.

We had lunch and then drove down into a wash.  Here we encountered some tough rock obstacles.

We were glad to find our way back to the main road.  We were searching for the perfect camping spot.  There was a forecast for high winds so we were looking for a place where we would be protected.  This spot on the ridge was beautiful and would have been perfect on a non-windy night!

We ran out of road at the Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge.  Here there were no camping and no campfire signs.  We got out to walk to the water and we got sprinkled with rain.

We found a rocky outcropping to use as our shelter and we set up camp.

We had to put some things away and wait out a shower. But then the remainder of the evening was fairly warm, dry, and windless!

We were drinking wine and sitting by a fire in late afternoon.

I took a hike up the hill and down to a mining site.

We made our traditional omelet dinner.  It was quiet and relaxing.  Our evening sky.