As the winter season passes, we need to find ways of getting exercise so a good hike in the desert fills the bill. A good steep hill soon separates the stragglers from the herd; notice, as usual, Carmen is taking the picture from the front.
One of the unique features where we walked was a ridge of sea shells. Apparently they were unearthed when a rough road was pushed through. They look like new ones at the beach but are actually thousands of years old. A grizzled prospector thought we were claim jumping and forced us to move on.
After our hike we drove to a spot on the Colorado river where the Laguna dam had formed Mitri lake. All along the lovely lake there were individual campsites for RV's where you could boondock (camp without services) for up to 10 days. Finding a lake like this in the desert is always surprising.
It was such a lovely spot we decided to stop here for our lunch. The wind was so strong we circled the wagons and sat in the lee out of the wind. After eating and sitting in the warm sun, we relaxed and just enjoyed the moment.
After lunch we decided to go have a look at the dam that formed the lake. Its not a very high dam and one of the few that doesn't produce electricity but still forms a lake miles long.
Just across the road from the dam was a cute little RV park with about 60 sites. Its sheltered from the winds by hills all around and looks inviting. We may come back and get more info.
Our last stop of the day was at a date farm. There was a store there with samples. We tried lots of different types but I find them too sweet so we didn't buy any. The date palms aren't irrigated and they don't like rain. The drier the year the better the dates. After leaving the date farm we went to a nearby casino for surf and turf for 12 bucks. Not a bad way to end the day. No, we didn't gamble but one of our group won $127.00. He wouldn't pay for supper but did take us out for ice cream.
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