( Writing this from Indian Pass Road near Glamis, CA. on January 29. )
We have spent the last week here off Ogilby Road near Glamis, CA. We are only about twenty-five miles from Yuma, AZ, but we can add another state to our been-to-list.
When we first got here on Thursday the 22nd , the sites we liked the best from our scouting trip the week before, were all taken. We kept driving down Indian Pass until we found one we liked, which ended up being five miles in from Ogilby. It was a really nice site but it had no phone or internet service. We stayed there until Saturday and then moved back up to a vacated spot even nicer and only one mile off Ogilby and with a good wireless signal.
When we first got here on Thursday the 22nd , the sites we liked the best from our scouting trip the week before, were all taken. We kept driving down Indian Pass until we found one we liked, which ended up being five miles in from Ogilby. It was a really nice site but it had no phone or internet service. We stayed there until Saturday and then moved back up to a vacated spot even nicer and only one mile off Ogilby and with a good wireless signal.
Our first site on Thursday.
Every evening military choppers go right over our site.
We have the beautiful sunsets again.
Friday we stayed home and read most of the day. Saturday we went to the nearest little town to fill our propane tank. The town is Glamis and has some services for the many ORV enthusiasts at the famous Imperial Dunes. The four black dots on the right are quads stopped a long way out.
These dune-buggies had some powerful engines. David said they could have $20,000. into each machine.
There are designated areas for them to ride. A permit which is free is required for anyone to enter the dunes. The use area is a very small portion of what is protected dunes.
Saturday on the way back from the dunes, we saw that our choice spot was now empty. We went home and folded up the camper and moved up to the new site. As we were packing up, the sun was getting low in the sky and lit up the trees, so I had to get the camera out and a get some shots.
After we got down into the new site, I took this picture of the trail we just drove down to reach our very private campsite.
Both sites are next to a wash, which means we have trees. The first one was only 100 feet off the road and all five vehicles that went by on Friday could see us! This new site was completely hidden from the road. Yay!
To top it off, this night had a gorgeous sunset
We will continue the rest of the week in the next post.
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