Laughlin
was a fun stop, with its mix of gambling and riverside palm trees. But our real mission was to get to the desert
southwest, where we’ll spend the rest of this winter. Yesterday we made the drive to Vicksburg, a tiny outpost
on the edge of a large section of BLM-managed public land. Ah, at last we’re back in the wide open
spaces of the Sonoran
Desert. Donna has been craving solitude, and this is
it.
Except for our friend's trailer parked
100 feet away from us, there are no other humans visible in our sweeping,
360 degree view. No other state, except
for maybe Utah,
has so much appealing public land where one can enjoy remote but comfortable
camping. This is our favorite kind of
fun. It’s sunny and warm for our first day
here. We set up our campsite with
campfire, chairs, tiki torches and bird feeders. Even Bob our Fake Human comes outside to
enjoy it. The afternoon is spent roaming
the surrounding desert. When sunset
comes, there are cocktails by the campfire, and then card games with the neighbor.
empty wide open spaces - I love the Arizona desert
