One of my favorite places on the desert is “The Swimming Pool”. I heard about it for many years, many hiked to it on the Thursday morning hikes with Cruisin Cruiser (Ambrose) or Lost Canuck (Brian). If you started at the dam, south of Kripple Kreek, it was a healthy hike. You could also go to Kripple Kreek, head east, …
Mountain Biking the Wild Burro Trails–Ron Johnson
Are you an adventurous soul? Do you love to explore? Or perhaps you just enjoy riding a bike off the paved road? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you’ll love riding the wild burro trials and BLM roads of Imperial Dam LTVA. I’ve been here for only two months now, and I’ve discovered some favorite trails, …
An Off-Road Ride (Sue-Schoolteacher)
There are many enjoyable rides here in the desert whether you have a 4-wheel drive, ATV or side by side. One of those rides goes through the Squeeze and to The Names. One of the first sights to see is the rock garden. There used to be a miner’s cabin and the wife made a rock garden since there wasn’t …
Activities on the LTVA
Now that everyone is starting to arrive, it is time to give specifics about the activities here. Mon., Wed., & Fri. there is excise in the Gravel Pit @ 9am. Following that is Yoga @ 10. Both of these are in the Gravel Pit Ramada Tues. is the weekly meeting of the EmergencyResponse Team. Held in the trailer behind the …
Angels Angles
By Joyce—Angel November 1, 2016 WE’RE HERE! Redneck and I arrived at our desert home on Sunday, October 9. We were happy to get the same spot we love and where we have been parked for now our seventh season. We spent the better part of the next week unloading and getting settled into our little compound. The next few …
The Key to Longevity Is Kindness, World’s Oldest Person Said…
By Hey Jude April 1, 2016 One of the world’s longest living people said the secret to her long life was kindness: “Treat people right, the way you want them to treat you.” (Gertrude Weaver from Arkansas, passed away last year at the age of 116). Now, the world’s oldest living person is Michigan woman Jeralean Talley (age 115), and …
Teddy, the Traveling Teddy Bear
January 1, 2015 Hi, my name is Teddy, I think I arrived out here on Senator Wash AKA the desert about 2009. I like to visit as many snowbirds as possible, everyone is so interesting, & they really treat me well. I spend a week visiting, then I sneak into the next RV site. The heat & the wind don’t …