A Week of Scenery

This week was moving week once again and as always, saying good-bye is a sad time.  We have been with a group of folks for a couple of weeks - some new friends, and some old friends, but all friends.  Our daily happy hours (or happy two hours) have been greatly enjoyed.

We started the week by taking a drive through Graffiti Hill, or No Name Hill, or Valley of Names - depending on the name you prefer.  This is an area where people have created signs and names out by placing rocks and some of them are very creative while some are quite plain.  These designs go on for miles and are really quite a spectacle.

We have headed north to Quartzsite, Arizona with a friend and did a bit of off-roading.  Some of the trails were a bit rocky, through washes, up and down hills but regardless of the terrain, the views have been amazing.  While we have been in this area many times in the past, we have never been to some of these places.

As the weather warms up, the flowers seem to be showing their beauty on a regular basis  with different ones showing in different areas.

Even flowers line the highway

We took a drive out to Palm Canyon and then hiked up to the end of the trail.  While the trail itself was only 1.3 miles return trip, the change in altitude was just under 500 feet.  Well, after a number of rest stops, I was able to huff and puff up to the end of the trail.  Here there is a small grouping of palm tress growing.

Before taking the hike up to the palms, we took a drive through Kofa Queen Canyon which had some amazing scenery.

A bird nest in a cactus

Some interesting cloud formations

There seems to be a new airport in the town of Quartzsite, or at least I have never seen it there before.  They have some pretty low flying aircraft that one has to watch out for. 

Early this morning it started to rain and at times it rained quite heavy but for short periods of time.  While we didn't have a great deal of rain, it sure looked like we quite a downpour.

I have a hummingbird feeder on a stand.  There is a hummer that sits on the stand and watches and protects his food.  Then he goes and has a good drink and then sits on guard again - even when it rains.  They are sure interesting little critters.

When the sun rises and sets, the mountains tend to have a golden hue.

I hope everyone has a great week.