WOW !!! LOOKS LIKE WE GOT OFF THE MOUNTAIN JUST IN TIME !!!
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY HUNTER, OF OUR CABIN ON “THE MOUNTAIN” YESTERDAY MORNING.
THANKS HUNTER FOR E-MAILING THE PICTURES, AND STAY WARM UP THERE. WE’RE IN SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS HERE ON THE DESERT.
IN OUR CONSTANT QUEST FOR “SUNNY & 80”, THIS MORNING WE WOKE UP TO SNOW. IT’S THE MIDDLE OF MAY FOR GOD’S SAKE!
IN THE PAST WE’VE ALWAYS GONE TO WISCONSIN FOR MAY, TO CELEBRATE MARY’S MOTHER’S BIRTHDAY. THIS YEAR WE MOVED OUR TRIP BACK A MONTH TO JUNE BECAUSE I HAVE THE CHANCE TO CAMP WITH MY THREE GRANDSONS FOR TEN DAYS UPNORTH AT BOULDER LAKE. PLEASE NOTE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE CHANGED OUR PLANS, MARY’S MOTHER TURNED 94 YEARS OLD LAST WEEK WITHOUT US. THE HIGH-LITE OF HER DAY WAS A VISIT FROM HER BROTHER.
ACTUALLY WE KNOW BETTER THAN TO EXSPECT “SUNNY & 80” IN THE MOUNTAINS, IN THE SPRING. IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN WE SPENT THE SUMMER IN LAKE TAHOE, WE CAMPED DOWN IN THE VALLEY AT CARSON CITY IN MAY AND SEPTEMBER TO AVOID THE BAD MOUNTAIN WEATHER.
I EVEN HAD TO FLAG DOWN THE LP GAS TRUCK LAST WEEK AN BUY SOME GAS FOR THE FURNACE WHICH HAS BASICALLY BEEN RUNNING EVERY NIGHT, AND I HAVE A MR. HEATER FOR THE PORCH.
SO TODAY WOULD BE A GOOD DAY TO GIVE US SHIT ABOUT THE CRAPPY WEATHER. AS I FINISH THIS BLOG THE SNOW HAS STOPPED, IT SNOWED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE REST OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON CALLS FOR RAIN SHOWERS, AND CLEARING OFF TONIGHT.
THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN IN THE HIGH 90’S THIS WEEK-END. I’VE SPENT ALL THREE DAYS SCOOTER RIDING WITH AIR CONDITIONED STOPS.
THE FIRST DAY WAS ERRANDS: HAIRCUT, THE BANK, AND ACE HARDWARE. THE SECOND DAY I RAN UP TO LAUGHLIN TO CHECKOUT A BBQ CONTEST, AND TODAY WAS OLD ROUTE 66 TO TOPOC AND THE SILVERDOLLAR FOR A COLD BEAST.
IT IS UNUSUAL TO HAVE 95 DEGREE DAYS THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON, AND IT’S SUPPOSED TO COOL BACK DOWN NEXT WEEK. THE NIGHT TIME TEMPS HAVE BEEN IN THE MID-60’S SO NO AIR CONDITIONING AT HOME SO FAR.
MARY HAS A MONTH LEFT OF CASINO WORK, AND SHE SURE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUMMER OFF.
“SUNNY & 95”
ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE PETRIFIED FOREST WE DROVE THROUGH NAVAJO COUNTY WHERE THE WESTERN TOWNS WERE SETTLED BY THE INDIANS AND THE MORMONS. HOLBROOK IS THE COUNTY SEAT AND HOME TO THE FAMOUS WIG-WAM MOTEL.
THE PROBLEM WITH MORMONS AND INDIANS IS THAT THEY AREN’T REAL BIG ON TAVERNS, SO HOLBROOK, SNOWFLAKE, AND TAYLOR ARE MIGHTY DRY. WE FINALLY FOUND A BAR IN THE BACK OF A MEXICAN JOINT IN SNOWFLAKE.
WHILE DRIVING HOME TO THE MOUNTAIN WE WERE WATCHING THE STORM CLOUDS AHEAD OF US.
WHEN WE GOT BACK TO OUR PARK, WE WERE WONDERING WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE LEAVES ON THE TREES.
IT WAS A HAIL STORM.
GOOD THING I TOOK THE PHOTOS OF MARY’S FLOWERS LAST WEEK, CAUSE NOW THEY DON’T LOOK SO GOOD. THE NEIGHBORS GARDEN WAS JUST STRIPPED AND POUNDED. GLAD WE WEREN’T HOME AND MISSED THE STORM ALTHOUGH EVERYONE SAID IT WAS AN EXCITING 20 MINUTES.
FALL COLORS? ONE OF OUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES IS TO STAY IN “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER, SO WHY IN HELL ARE WE ON “THE MOUNTAIN” IN LATE OCTOBER DOING A BLOG ABOUT FALL COLORS? ESPECIALLY WHEN OCTOBER IS ONE OF THE TWO PRIME MONTHS ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT FOR “SUNNY & 80”.
A COUPLE OF REASONS: FIRST, THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO BE HERE THE SECOND WEEK-END OF OCTOBER WHEN AMY AND THE BOYS HAD A COUPLE OF EXTRA DAYS OFF FOR COLUMBUS DAY AND A TEACHERS DAY. MARY AND I WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE WEEK OFF BECAUSE THERE WERE TOO MANY DEALERS ON VACATION ALREADY, SO WE SCHEDULED THE TIME OFF AS SOON AS WE COULD, AND ENDED UP WITH THE END OF OCTOBER. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT DANIEL, AMY, AND THE BOYS ARE JOINING US FOR THE WEEKEND!!!
THE FOUR YEAR ALBUQUERQUE ASSIGNMENT FOR DANIEL IS QUICKLY COMING TO A CLOSE, AND THE NEXT DUTY STATION IS DAYTON, OHIO. BEING AN EIGHT HOUR DRIVE FROM THEM, ALLOWED US TO SEE THE BOYS TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR. WE’RE REALLY GOING TO MISS THAT, SO A FALL CAMPING TRIP ON “THE MOUNTAIN” AND SPRING BREAK IN APRIL ARE MIGHTY IMPORTANT TO US.
THE SECOND REASON, IS WE NEED TO WINTERIZE THE TRAILER, WHICH AMOUNTS TO CALLING THE PLUMBER, PUTTING AWAY THE LAWN FURNITURE, AND REMOVING ANYTHING THAT CAN FREEZE. ACTUALLY WE HAD PHONED A NEIGHBOR BEHIND US IN EARLY OCTOBER TO CHECK ON THE WEATHER, AND THEY REPORTED ALL WAS WELL. LAST WEEK ONE DAY THEY CALLED US BACK TO SAY HARD FREEZE WARNINGS AND SOME SNOW WAS IN THE FORCAST FOR THURSDAY. WAS THERE ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US? HELL YES, THE KEY IS HIDDEN UNDER THE ROCK, AND GO INSIDE AND TURN ON THE FURNACE AND CRACK THE KITCHEN FAUCET SO IT DRIPS AND THE WATER WON’T FREEZE UP, AND THANKS FOR CALLING.
THERE ARE NO FALL COLOR PICTURES TO COMPARE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BUFFS OF MARQUETTE OR MARI-LEE WOODS SOUTH OF FRANKVILLE, SO DON’T LAUGH AT MY PICTURES.
EVEN THE RED MAPLE IS PART OF THE LANDSCAPING AT THE HOSPITAL AND NOT NATURAL. THE ONLY FALL COLOR IN THE WEST IS YELLOW FROM THE ASPEN TREES.
IT’S BEEN A WEIRD MONSOON SEASON HERE ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT. USUALLY THE SEASON RUNS FROM MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY AND PROVIDES THE DESERT WITH IT’S ANNUAL RAINFALL OF 3 – 4 INCHES. THIS YEAR THERE WASN’T A DROP OF RAIN UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING IN BUCKETS EVER SINCE.
I DON’T HAVE THE NUMBERS BUT THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FILLED THE WASHES SERERAL TIMES AND DONE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND ROADWAYS. WHEN YOU’RE USED TO SUNSHINE EVERYDAY, IT CAN GET OLD QUICK….
OUR BOUNDRY CONE AS ANOTHER THUNDERSTROM ROLLS OVER THE BLACK MOUNTAINS FROM THE EAST.
AFTER SPENDING FIVE YEARS ON THE LOWER DESERT WE’VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT MOUNTAIN WEATHER. WE WERE SURPRISED WHEN OUR USUAL AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWER TURNED INTO A POUNDING HAIL STORM.
THE HAIL WASN’T BIG ENOUGH TO DO ANY DAMAGE, BUT IT SURE MADE A LOT OF NOISE ON THE METAL PORCH ROOF.
SURE GLAD THE SCOOTER IS COVERED FOR WEATHER LIKE THIS.
GUESS IT MIGHT BE AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE WE CAN HAVE COCKTAILS ON THE PATIO TODAY.
“NOT-SUNNY & 80”
I KNOW I’VE WRITTEN WAY TO MANY BLOGS ABOUT THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT. I SEE GREEN BAY RECENTLY HAD A HIGH OF 101 DEGREES SO YOU’S GUYS IN GREEN BAY CAN IMAGINE A WHOLE LONG SUMMER OF THAT EXTREME HEAT.
THIS WEATHER BLOG IS TO BRAG ABOUT THE PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS ON “THE MOUNTAIN”. “SUNNY & 80” IN THE AFTERNOON, AND LOWS IN THE MID-50’S OVERNIGHT, WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER ! THE OTHER NIGHT DURING A COLD RAIN, SOMETHING ELSE WE SELDOM SEE ON THE DESERT, I ACTUALLY PULLED ON A PAIR OF SWEATS.
IT’S NICE TO SEE OUR HOUSE CATS UP AND MOVING AROUND, TOO. THEY FOR SURE ARE ENJOYING THE COOLER TEMPS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THAT THE WEATHER IS PERFECT FOR SCOOTER RIDING. MY DAILY SCOOTER RIDES HAVE BEEN GREAT AS I EXPLORE NOT ONLY SHOW LOW, BUT THE NEIGHBORING TOWNS OF PINETOP AND LAKESIDE.
“SUNNY & 80”
YOU SAW THE PICTURES IN YESTERDAYS BLOG…….
DAMN IT’S BEEN HOTTER THAN HELL. YESTERDAY ONE OF OUR TWO A/C UNITS QUIT RUNNING, THE ROOF TOP UNIT. DO YOU REMEMBER MY BLOG ABOUT A CANARY IN A BIRD CAGE USED DOWN IN THE MINES? IF THE THE CANARY DIED THE MINERS KNEW THEY WERE IN TROUBLE AND ESCAPED THE MINE IN TIME. AT THAT TIME I SAID WE HAD HOUSE CATS AND IF ONE OF THE CATS DIED DUE TO THE HEAT I’D TAKE ACTION TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN YOUR FAMILY CAT LAY OVER ON IT’S SIDE PANTING AND BREATHING WITH IT’S MOUTH WIDE OPEN? NOT A PLEASANT SIGHT!!!
WE JUMPED IN THE TRUCK AND TOOK OFF FOR LOWES. “DO YOU THINK LOWES WILL BE SOLD OUT OF AIR CONDITIONERS?” THEY HAD A COUPLE LEFT ON THE SHELF AND WE HAD IT RUNNING IN NO TIME IN THE FRONT ROOM. NOW WE HAVE THREE A/C UNITS.
BOTH CATS HAVE SURVIVED, AND IT’S ONLY 13 DAYS UNTIL WE ESCAPE TO “THE MOUNTAIN” FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THIS IS OUR FIFTH SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT, AND EVEN IF WE HAVE SIX WEEKS OFF THIS SUMMER AND TEN WEEKS PLANNED OFF FOR NEXT SUMMER, THE END OF SUMMERS ON THE DESERT CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH!
“SUNNY & 120”
Monday, 24
108 | 79 °F
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Tuesday, 25
106 | 82 °F
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Wednesday, 26
111 | 84 °F
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Thursday, 27
115 | 88 °F
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Friday, 28
118 | 88 °F
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THAT’S OUR WEATHER FORCAST FOR NEXT WEEK.
I THOUGHT BUYING THE PARK MODEL UP ON THE MOUNTAIN WOULD MAKE OUR LAST SUMMER ON THE DESERT GO FASTER AND SHORTER, ESPECIALLY WITH SIX WEEKS OF VACATION. IT’S NOT HAPPENING, WE ARE EVEN MORE MISERABLE THAN USUAL KNOWING WE COULD BE THERE INSTEAD OF HERE.
ON TOP OF THAT WE CAME HOME LAST NIGHT TO WATER PROBLEMS IN THE RV PARK, AS IN NO WATER. NO CHANGE THIS MORNING, STILL NO WATER. I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT THE RESIDENTS THAT RELY ON SWAMP COOLERS ARE GOING TO DO THIS AFTERNOON?
LUCKILY WE USE TWO AIR CONDITIONERS AND HAVE A FULL FRESH WATER TANK OF WATER TO USE, SO I HAD MY MORNING COFFEE AND SHOWER.
ANOTHER PROBLEM IS CAT HAIR. IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER WE HAVE CAT HAIR EVERYWHERE !! “AZ” ALLOWS DAILY BRUSHING, BUT SUSIE WON’T SIT STILL FOR THAT.
JEES, WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BILL?
I COULD GO ON PISS’N AND MOAN’IN, BUT I THINK YOU GET THE IDEA. I’D RATHER BE IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING HAVING AN ICE COLD BEER WITH UNCLE NEIL AND AUNT KATHY OR ON THE PONTOON WITH UNCLE HANS AND RENEE ON CABLE LAKE.
RELIEF COMES RIGHT AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY WHEN WE GO HOUSE/DOG SITTING WHERE THERE IS A BACKYARD POOL FOR A WEEK, FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS ON THE MOUNTAIN, BACK TO LAUGHLIN AND WORK FOR TWO WEEKS, AND THEN RETURN FOR TWO WEEKS TO THE MOUNTAIN. BY THEN IT SHOULD BE CLOSE TO LABOR DAY AND AT LEAST THE OVERNIGHT TEMPS SHOULD IMPROVE.
“SUNNY &107”
HERE’S THE HEAT, AND I’M NOT TALKING BASKETBALL, I’M TALKING WEATHER. WE’RE INTO TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I DUG THE SECOND AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF THE SHED, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN THE BEDROOM, THE WINDOW EXHAUST HOSE WAS MISSING. I CALLED THE 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND AFTER BEING ON HOLD FOR 43 MINUTES I ACTUALLY TALKED TO AN ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON. I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM AND SHE TOOK MY SHIPPING ADDRESS AND SAID, “OK”. WAIT !!! WAIT !!! DON’T YOU WANT MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER, ETC? NOPE IT’S COVERED UNDER WARRENTY……
AFTER WAITING FOR THE PART FOR A WEEK, I FINALLY LOOKED UP ANOTHER SUPPLIER ON THE INTERNET AND ORDER THE PARTS AGAIN. THIS TIME I NEEDED THAT CREDIT CARD…..
PARTS NOT IN THE WAREHOUSE, EXSPECT SHIPMENT IN 11 – 17 DAYS, SAID THE E-MAIL. JESUS, IT’S GOING TO BE THE FOURTH OF JULY BEFORE I GET BOTH AIR CONDITIONERS WORKING RIGHT. I TEND TO GET A LITTLE GROWLY WHEN IT’S TOO HOT. OK, I’LL AMEND THAT, I’M A RAVING LUNITIC AND HUGH ASSHOLE WHEN IT’S TOO HOT!
MY KIDS LIKE TO REMIND ME OF AN OLD FRANKVILLE STORY WHEN I WAS PUTTING IN A WINDOW A/C ON A HOT DAY IN IOWA AND ENDED UP KICKING OUT THE GLASS WINDOW…..
JUDY WAS SO PISSED OFF THAT I HAD TO DRIVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR STITCHES.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FREE PARTS FINALLY ARRIVED YESTERDAY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT INTO THE BEDROOM WITH NO PROBLEMS, OR STITCHES, THIS MORNING. IT COOLED DOWN THE BEDROOM FROM 97 TO TO 80 IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES !!!
AS LONG AS I’M LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE, THE COUNTER ON MY HOMEPAGES SAYS 38 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE HEAD TO “THE MOUNTAIN”, EVEN THE CATS JUMP UP ON THE TABLE TO CHECK THE COUNTER EVERY MORNING WHEN I BOOT UP THE COMPUTER.
“SUNNY & 110”
ON MY HOMEPAGE THERE IS A COUNTDOWN METER THAT’S BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO OUR WISCONSIN VACATION SINCE AIM WAS HERE FOR SPRING BREAK. IT’S BEEN A LONG COUNTDOWN, ESPECIALLY FOR MARY WHO DIDN’T GO HOME TO WISCONSIN AT ALL LAST YEAR.
I WAS IN WISCONSIN LAST MAY WITH AMY AND WE ENJOYED OUR ROADTRIP WITH THE O.D.’S CADILLAC IMMENSELY. WE HAD “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER THE WHOLE TRIP. IT WAS LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY WITHOUT ANY BUGS.
I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH I DECIDED TO REPEAT THE TRIP THIS YEAR WITH MARY. UNCLE HANS JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON AND EVEN OFFERED THE CADILLAC FOR OUR ROADTRIP TO MT HOPE, LACROSSE, AND SPOONER.
AS WE WATCHED THE SPRING WEATHER PROGRESS WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LATE SPRING, AND WE WERE OVERJOYED THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH THE MORAL MUSHROOM SEASON AS WELL.
THEN I TURNED ON MY COMPUTER THIS MORNING AND READ ON FACEBOOK WHERE TERESA REPORTED THAT THE MORAL MUSHROOM HUNTING WOULDN’T START UNTIL JULY THIS YEAR…….
AND HEATHER FROM LACROSSE SENT THIS PICTURE….
I’VE NEVER SEEN A GLOOMIER PICTURE OF LA CROSSE!!! THE WHITE AREAS ARE SNOW COVER FOR GOD’S SAKE……
AND THEN A PICTURE FROM UNCLE HANS AND RENEE……
SWEET JESUS, NOW THE COUNTDOWN METER IS MOVING TOO QUICKLY AND IT’S ONLY 14 DAYS TO GO……
JUST TO GET EVEN WITH YOU WISCONSIN JESTERS, HERE IS A PHOTO OF OUR OUTDOOR THERMOMETER WHICH IS SITTING IN THE DIRECT SUN.
TAKE THAT !!! AND YOU HAVE ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GET RID OF THAT SNOW, ICE, AND TO FIND FRESH MORAL MUSHRROMS.
DAWN GOT TIRED OF READING ON THE BLOG ABOUT OUR SUFFERING IN THE HEAT, AND CALLED TO INVITE US TO SHARE THEIR POOL.
I’VE GOT TO ADMIT, I’VE BEEN COMPLAINING A LOT ABOUT THE HEAT, BUT JUST BE THANKFUL YOU’RE NOT HERE TO LISTEN TO ME DAILY, COMPLAIN…….
THANKS DAWN AND COLE FOR A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON, TOPPED OFF WITH WISCONSIN BRATS OFF THE GRILL.
THANK GOD THE PACKER FOOTBALL SEASON IS COMING AND THE RETURN OF “SUNNY & 80”.
ANOTHER BATTLE WITH THE HEAT
THE BATTLE WITH THE EXTREME HEAT OF SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT CONTINUES. THIS WEEK MY OLE FAITHFUL WATER FAN QUIT, JUST UP AND WALKED OUT, DROPPED DEAD OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.
SHIT, I CAN’T SIT OUT ON THE PORCH WITHOUT MY WATER FAN. OK MARY, LOAD UP FOR ANOTHER RUN TO LOWES.
WHAT’S NEXT?
IF IT WERE UP TO ME, I’D PICK OCTOBER TO BE NEXT.
SORRY, NO BLOG TODAY, IT’S JUST TOO HOT !!!
HEAT EXHAUSTION
MARY HAS ALWAYS HANDLED THE HEAT BETTER THAN REX. UNTIL OUR FIRST SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT 4 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE CAMPED UP BY OATMAN ON THE HOME CONSTRUCTION SIGHT. IT WAS MARY’S GOAL TO HIKE THE TWO MILES UPHILL TO OATMAN FROM WHERE OUR TRAILER WAS PARKED.
SHE DID LOT’S OF CONDITIONING AND HIKES TO GET READY. ON THE DAY OF HER HIKE TO TOWN, IT WAS MY JOB TO GIVE HER A HEAD START AND MEET HER IN TOWN WITH THE CAR AT JUDY’S BAR. INSTEAD OF WAITING THE FULL TIME IT WOULD TAKE HER TO HIKE TO TOWN, I DECIDED TO LEAVE EARLY OUT OF CONCERN FOR MARY? OR WAS IT TO ENJOY A COLD ONE AT JUDY’S BAR?
I FOUND MARY DOUBLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A HALF MILE SHORT OF OATMAN SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION. SHE WAS ABOUT TO SHIT HER PANTS AND PASS OUT.
WE RUSHED INTO OATMAN AND FOUND HER A BATHROOM AND BEGAN TO REHYDRATE HER. ONCE YOU’VE EXPERIENCED HEAT EXHAUSTION, YOU’RE MORE EASILY AFFECTED BY THE SUMMER HEAT. A CONDITION MARY HATES TO THIS DAY AS IT KEEPS HER FROM WALKING DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS.
REX’S PROBLEMS
REX’S PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT AREN’T REALLY MEDICAL. I JUST PERFER TO DRINK INSTEAD OF SWEAT!!! I HATE THE HEAT !!! I ALWAYS HAVE, AND ALWAYS WILL.
LIFE IN A CAMPER
LIVING IN A CAMPER ON THE DESERT IN THE SUMMER IS JUST PLAIN STUPID!! IT’S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND EVEN DANGEROUS. THREE YEARS AGO A MAN FROM IOWA ACTUALLY DIED SITTING IN HIS CAMPER HERE AT THIS RV PARK, AND AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT FULL TIME PARK RESIDENTS DIED DURING THE SUMMER, FROM OLD AGE, NOT IN THE WINTER MONTHS.
IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME MY ADVICE ON THE SUBJECT, I’D RECOMMEND YOU WALK AWAY FROM YOUR CAMPER AND RENT A FURNISHED APARTMENT OR ROOM FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS. WILL I LISTEN TO MY OWN ADVICE?
NOPE, INSTEAD I MAINTAIN TWO AIR CONDITIONERS AND COUNT ON ONLY SPENDING TWO MORE SUMMERS ON THE DESERT. AIR CONDITIONING A CAMPER IS LIKE TRYING TO AIR CONDITION A TIN CAN LAYING THE SUN.
CANARY IN A BIRD CAGE
LIKE THE MINERS OF THE OLD DAYS THAT USED TO KEEP A CANARY IN A CAGE UNDERGROUND WITH THEM, I HAVE SUSIE THE BLACK CAT. IF SHE UPS AND DIES OF THE EXTREME HEAT, I’LL CHANGE MY MIND AND GET OUT QUICK. BUT SUSIE THE CAT HAS TAUGHT US A LOT. LAY AROUND ALL DAY AND DO YOUR STUFF AT NIGHT. RELAX, DO NOTHING, AND GET OUT AN EXTRA ICE PACK IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO AS SUSIE INSTRUCTS THERE MAYBE A FEW BLOGS MISSING AS WE BATTLE THE HEAT AND DO NOTHING.
RAIN ON THE DESERT IS AN EVENT, IT HAPPENS SO SELDOMLY. TO MOST SNOWBIRDS A CLOUDY SUNSET IS AN EVENT, BUT AFTER YOU’VE BEEN HERE AWHILE IT’S JUST ANOTHER ARIZONA SUNSET.
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WE HAD A RAIN, AND I WALKED UP TO THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER IN THE RAIN, JUST TO COOL OFF. THE RAIN WAS CERTAINLY COOLER THAN THE AIR, AND IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT ON A CHILL. NICE !!!!
“AZ” WAS AMAZED AND A BUNDLE OF ENERGY ON THE PORCH. THE ROOF IS WHITE METAL AND THE RAIN SEEMED TO POUND ON THE PORCH ROOF. HE RACED BACK AND FORTH INVESTIGATING THE NEW NOISES AND GATHERING PUDDLES.
INSTEAD OF BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA SUNSETS, HERE I AM HUNTING UP THE CAMERA TO TAKE PICTUES OF THE RAIN?
“NOT-SUNNY & 81”
APRIL AND OCTOBER ARE OUR TWO FAVORITE MONTHS ON THE MOHAVE DESERT.
THE FIRST REASON IS THE “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER.
THE SECOND REASON IS THAT THE SNOWBIRDS AREN’T HERE AND NEITHER ARE THE SUMMER PEOPLE. BUSINESS IN THE CASINOS IS SLOWER SO WE GET MORE TIME OFF.
IT’S MUCH EASIER TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITHOUT THE TRAFFIC, AND THERE IS HARDLY EVER A LINE AT WALMART.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH APRIL IS THAT IT’S FOLLOWED BY MAY AND TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES.
THIS SUMMER WE HAVE A WEEK IN JULY AND A WEEK IN AUGUST SCHEDULLED “OFF” FROM WORK AND WE ARE GOING TO ESCAPE THE HEAT WITH AT LEAST ONE TRIP TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
WE HAVE NEVER VISITED THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF ARIZONA AND MAKE UP THE HEART OF THE APACHE TERRITORY.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND A FEW WEEKS OF HOUSE SITTING WHERE THERE ARE BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS WILL HELP MAKE THE THE LONG HOT SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT A LITTLE MORE BAREABLE.
WHILE THE REST OF YOU ARE WAKING UP TO THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES……
HERE IS OUR EARLY MORNING SUNRISE AND A TEMP OF 53 DEGREES.
WHICH IS YOUR CHOICE?
