The rains let up, and I got a chance to break the cabin fever and go out for a walk.
There are a lot more people out here on the Yuma LTVA than when I got here. More RVs in circles and small bunches. Lots of different kinds, too – everything from little “burro” [...]
Read the rest of this entry »… AND GREAT WERE the rains, and great was the wind…
Well, if not of biblical proportions, it was certainly a comer.
We caught the tail end of the storms that have been pounding California. Actually, if you looked at a radar map of the western US, you would see the precipitation pattern forming a big, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Senator Wash LTVA is close to the Yuma Proving Grounds. This morning, I awoke to a few muffled “BMMMmmm’s” – they’re out proving some ordnance.
Read the rest of this entry »Out in the desert LTVA’s, one is apt to come across a certain amount of wildlife – hummingbirds, burros, raccoons are all part of the desert scene, and what might come strolling through your camp or suddenly appear in the headlights [...]
Read the rest of this entry »OK, THIS IS WHY we’re here!!
The temps are getting back in the seventies, after a long-ish interlude of them being down in the 50’s and 60’s. Some of the evenings have been particularly chilly, dropping down to 38F/3C. Last night didn’t get below 50F/10C, I don’t think, and the high is expected around [...]
Woke up this morning – empty freshwater tank.
I had water last night, I left the pump on as normal – empty tank, this morning.
Folded everything up, hauled the trailer over to the fill station and put in about a third tank of water and turned on the pump – sure enough, water is gushing out [...]
