Rickb RV Chronicles

One nice thing about being out in the open in the LTVA is you can stumble into some wildlife. It’s a neat thing to be seated at breakfast and have a hummingbird hover just outside your window for a few moments, checking you out before flitting away.

Last night when I was driving I rounded onto a couple of raccoons startled in the headlights. A quick slowdown – one went right, the other I chased down the road a bit (at slow speed), until he finally got a clue that as long as he was still on the roadway, I was still going to be there. He finally shunted off to the side, gave a quick glance back through the mask, and ducked off the road.

There are signs posted about: “Don’t Feed the Burros”.

“Burros?”

Sure enough, yesterday, around four in the afternoon, a group of three burros meandered through the campsite, nibbling on sage here and an ocotillo bloom, there. They were oblivious to people, who stepped out of their rigs to look them over. No one tried feeding them, including myself, but the temptation was high – especially since I have a few apples on board.

Instead, I snapped a couple of shots and let them meander along their way. Maybe they’ll come back when DSW is here.

Otherwise, the critter inventory around camp has included no snakes, and surprisingly few bugs, I’m happy to report. I haven’t even seen a lizard, out here in the desert.

Likely too cold, still.