2013 1 2 T H - 1 6 T H FEBRUARY

THESE NATIVES WERE SOME WHAT NOMADIC ON THE COLORADO RIVER. THEY WERE A PEACEFUL GROUP. CAPTURED BY THE SPANISH RIGHT AFTER WINTER WHEN THEY WERE THE WEAKEST, THEY WERE SOLD AS SLAVES BY THE SPANISH IN THE 1600’S.

BACK TO THE OPEN ROAD IMPERIAL SAND DUNES

ON THE ROAD

JOHN STEWART

ORIGINALLY FROM SCOTLAND, LIVES IN

LANGLEY BC. HE RETIRED FROM SELLING OBSOLETE

RV PARTS.

WE STAYED AT THE SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS WHILE VISITING.

IMPERIAL SAND DUNES

MAYBE SOMEONE COULD LET THE DRUG CARTEL IN ON THESE

RULES ???????????

ABOVE IS THE FENCE

THAT DEFINES THE

BORDER

TO THE RIGHT THE

HOTEL CALIFORNIA

????? SUCH A LOVELY

PLACE???

ANOTHER OVER NIGHT BEFORE WE HIT TUCSON

THIS IS THE SIGN GOING

INTO MEXICO.

THIS IS THE SIGN AFTER ENTERING

THE UNITED STATES.

WE ARRIVED AT CATALONIA STATE PARK AROUND 1 PM. WE MADE NEW FRIENDS DAVID AND PETER PAN.

WE WATCHED THE GLOW OF THE SUNSET ON THE MOUNTAINS.

1. PETER PAN THE DOG AND DAVID ARE FROM ILLINOIS

2. THEY HAVE BEEN ON A WALKABOUT FOR A MONTH

3. RIGHT ABOUT NOW THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT HEADING HOME

4. TO THE RIGHT ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SUNSET DAY 2 IN CATALINA

I lost a day here...Valentines Day. We played Golf with Dick and Sharon Mentzer, (Gary’s son’s in laws) and took some great pictures and I some how lost them!

:(I am so disappointed I have no idea

what happen.Melody and I had the best day hiking. I am trying not to let it ruin my great day... as Tony and Janine in Granbury

would say Nobody has Died!

HIKING WITH MELODY

WE HIKED THE ROMERO RUIN TRAIL ANOTHER TRAIL I CAN’T FIND ON THE MAP

AND THE BIRDING TRAIL

white crowned sparrow

the jump off

C ARDINALWHEN WE WERE HIKING A MAN WAS TELLING MELODY ABOUT HOW HIS SON ALWAYS SAW A CARDINAL IN THE PARKING LOT.

WHEN WE WERE DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THIS GUY WAS HANGING OUT IN THE TREE ON THE WAY OUT.

C ANYON TOWHEE

PYRRHULOXIA

ROBIN

THE BIRD WERE EATING THESE RED BERRIES

THIS ONE IS A REALLY BIG ROBIN

MALE GOLD F INCH

VERMILL ION FLY C ATCHER

SOME OF THESE BIRDS ARE WHAT ONE WOULD CALL COMMON OR JUST PLAIN.

I CALL THIS EVERY DAY BEAUTY. I DON’T WANT TO TAKE ANY THING FOR GRANTED.

THE VARIETY OF BIRDS, THE COLORS, ALONG WITH THEIR UNIQUE WAYS OF LIVING, ARE A WONDER.

ROMARO RUIN

1. TO THE LEFT IS A WHAT IS

LEFT OF A 6 FOOTWALL THAT SURROUNDED THE VILLAGE FOR PROTECTION

2. DIRECTLY ABOVE IS A FARM HOUSE PARTIALLY RESTORED

3. KYAH THE DOGGIE FRIEND

WE MET ON THE TRAIL

4. THE STONE ABOVE HAS POTTERY SHARDS THAT IF

YOU LOOKED WERE ALL OVER THE SIGHT

5. BELOW THAT IS THE CATALINA DESERT CONDO

FOR BIRDS

The Hohokum Indians lived here between A.D 500-1450.

They disappeared in

1450.

A farmer named

Francisco Romero settle

here and fought the

Apaches that stole his cattle

at night.