January 9 - Dripping Springs

We trailered the quads west, almost to Quartzsite for this ride.  We have been here before.  This cabin is usually our first stop.  People leave all sorts of things behind - the decor does change.

 

 

Someone has set a shooting range up here as well.

 

 

And here is what is left of the outhouse....

 





For some reason, I had never noticed this pointed rock before

Petroglyphs

 

Enjoying the view

 



 

The springs are tucked back in there

 



 

Not very impressive at this time of year with no water, just one steady drip. 

 



Pilot Knob, California desert

This is a leftover from early December 2012.  We stayed at Pilot Knob near Winterhaven, California while visiting friends.

This is a portion of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico.



A look at the parking lot where we park when we go to Los Algodones, Mexico.

We went into old Yuma for a quick bit of shopping and a drink.  Ran into this 'criminal' - LeRoy really doesn't have four arms, but I missed the fact the standup already had two.

 

Our friend Leo led us out into the sand dunes.  What fun but a bit more of a thrill than I expected with the 'tilt' on the sides.

The first tarantula I have seen in California.

We took a third ride out to see an area where people have written in the desert with rocks.  The area was huge.  One writing had a few solar lights.

 A nice rock formation and then into a little canyon.

 

And another tarantula!