November 29-30, 2021

Castle Dome Mountains

Riverfront RV Park Yuma, Arizona Day 8 & 9

Monday morning, we got our exercising done.  I went to buy firewood and ice.  Then we packed the Jeep and before noon, we were on our way to Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. 

We took the Castle Dome Road and then proceeded to the trail that took us to Big Eye Mine.  We drove 15 miles into the desert.

At the end of the road, we saw a group of people in OHV’s.  They had hiked to the mine.  We chose not to hike but turned back to find a camping spot. We found another perfect place.

Many of you probably just see more rocks and cacti, but we see beauty!  We choose to spend out time outside, in nature, being active and appreciating the stillness, the remoteness and the darkness.  I cannot explain how it makes me feel to spend time out here…but it makes my heart feel full and it restores me.  We are so lucky to be doing this.  It is even more remarkable to me that we both love it and enjoy it together as much as we do!  Tim said today that he cannot think of any hotel room that he would rather stay in and I quite agree!

More omelets for dinner and more stargazing…contented sigh!!!

Tuesday morning, we had our coffee next to the campfire as we watched another glorious sunrise.

Afterward, I decided to take a walk down the rough gravel road. 

Tim followed and picked me up down the road!

We wandered along the bumpy and rutted road back to civilization and the highway.

We were tired and lazy for much of the rest of the day.  Tim got a bike ride in and I did take a walk before dinner.

Another excellent adventure!

We talked to David today. He and his family put up their Christmas tree today. We are getting excited because in two weeks we will fly to Atlanta to be there for the holidays!