The Tri State Adventure – Arizona, Nevada, California – Jan. & Feb. 2025

[ski3pin]

Maybe I'm making headway with catching up on our trip stories. Time will tell. This adventure is how and where we spent the last half of January and first part of February. It is posted in six installments. The links to our blog -

The Tri State Adventure – Arizona, Nevada, California – Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part One​

The Tri State Adventure – Arizona, Nevada, California – Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Two​

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Three

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Four

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Five

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Six

We hope you enjoy coming along with us.................

 

[Taku]

Thanks Monte! Glad to see you and Julie out and about. We were down in Ajo about the time you were in Kofa it looks like.

 

[ski3pin]

Part Three is completed and I've updated the post above with the link to our blog.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks Monte.Sitting here in our "sun" room listening/watching the rain and reading the first 3 parts.
Very nice story.The part about your truck thinking/talking to you is scary.The machines are taking over after all.
Lots of great vistas and of course rock art.Are the "tanks" to catch rain runoff for the animals?
Frank

 

[ski3pin]

Thanks Monte.Sitting here in our "sun" room listening/watching the rain and reading the first 3 parts.
Very nice story.The part about your truck thinking/talking to you is scary.The machines are taking over after all.
Lots of great vistas and of course rock art.Are the "tanks" to catch rain runoff for the animals?
Frank

Frank, yes the water is for the wildlife. Bighorn sheep are the big ticket animal here. We saw several. As you saw in the blog, there are also well sites with windmills and solar pumps that fill water basins. On our previous trip we met USF&W folks trucking water into sites that were accessible by vehicle.

 

[ski3pin]

Part Four is also completed and I've edited the first post, adding the link. Thanks all of the kind comments. I'm not done yet, but I'm making good progress.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Wonderful adventures Mr 3Pin! Thanks for letting us tag along vicariously. Your travels are a treat!

 

[ski3pin]

Part Five is completed, please see the first post above. One more to go!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Part five very cool.All the fossils of the hove animals.
The geology is also so interesting.
Thanks.
Did the tooth work out?
Frank

 

[Occidental]

Nice trip so far, they are being written about as fast as I can read them it seems. It takes me months to get into the dentist for a cleaning, glad your incident was solved so simply!

 

[ski3pin]

Part Five is completed, please see the first post above. One more to go!

And part six, that completes the story, is finished with the link added above. Again, thank you for the nice comments. We both appreciate them.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Maybe I'm making headway with catching up on our trip stories. Time will tell. This adventure is how and where we spent the last half of January and first part of February. It is posted in six installments. The links to our blog -

The Tri State Adventure – Arizona, Nevada, California – Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part One​

The Tri State Adventure – Arizona, Nevada, California – Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Two​

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Three

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Four

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Five

The Tri State Adventure - Arizona, Nevada, California - Jan. & Feb. 2025 - Part Six

We hope you enjoy coming along with us.................

A wonderful journey! Thank you!

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

I'm exhausted trying to keep up with you two! Maybe not physically, but my eyes are getting a real workout ... Following along in word, photograph and tracing your route in Google Earth is strenuous but oh, so much fun! And I think there's one more story to write? I've lost count ...

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

That was a nice long trip report.Thanks for taking all the time to write it up.
Always very interesting.
Frank

 

[rubberlegs]

Thanks for your trip report! We are really enjoying it and studying maps, etc.

 

[Sagefemme]

I have a question, Mr. Pin, about the tanks in part three that are nowhere near any mines or old camps, it seems. Why did Fish and Wildlife construct them? Surely not just for the benefit of the quail.......

 

[AWG_Pics]

Thanks for the great trip report. It is a joy to see you both out and about with the new camper / truck. Good times and wonderful adventures!

 

[ski3pin]

I have a question, Mr. Pin, about the tanks in part three that are nowhere near any mines or old camps, it seems. Why did Fish and Wildlife construct them? Surely not just for the benefit of the quail.......

Kofa is a National Wildlife Refuge. The water catch basins (tanks) were developed to hold water for all the wildlife. They are not associated with mines, camps, and such. The big ticket critters in Kofa are quail and bighorn sheep.

 

[wicked1]

I was in Kofa in Dec/Jan (couple weeks around new years). It was an amazing trip! We only saw one other vehicle for the week or so we were in Kofa, until we were on our way out the Quartzsite side. That place (Quarzsite) was getting ready for a big convention and was completely insane! Maybe it always is.

Thanks for your trip reports. You found some great hikes!