It is Monday morning, a beautiful day in Quartzite, Arizona. I found some 110 electricity to charge my Mac in the Quartzite Library so I am back in business finally after several days. We have a great solar array that powers lights, charges our iPads and iPhones on 12V but not my laptop. We decided not to spend the additional $800 on an inverter which would have converted the electricity to 110 so it just means we need, every few days to go to the world and find some 110. Other than that we can dry camp till our tanks fill up which is quite a few days. Lots of RV Wanderers seem to to do the same thing as they are around me using the library WiFi and electricity.
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| Ocotillo begining to get leaves after rain. |
We took a walk into the dessert behind us yesterday and found some wonderful cactus of different types. There are also some wonderful specimens of Saguaro cactus in area.
This has been a day we have tried to stay present for the beauty of this desert area but it seems Trump keeps the action high with his continuing unvetted Executive Orders which have caused chaos. As we had dinner the phone dinged with news. He has fired the Legal Official who refused defend the EO due to it's lacking legal merit. No surprise. We need to turn of our internet connection but every hour brings staggering news.
I am slowly coming through this cold/flu but the cough hangs on. Jim does not seem to be getting it thank goodness. The weather gets better every day. No wind the last two days and temperature is rising as we break camp tomorrow morning and go to Tombstone, Arizona for next 4 days. We will return to the Quartzite 3nd week in February and hope to see many of the cactus in bloom. The Ocotillo puts out it's leaves briefly just before it blooms.
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| Close up of the Ocotillo leaves which come out protected by spines. |
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| Teddy Bear Cholla about 4 feet tall, new growth is light colored. |
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