2/07/2010

February 3-7, 2010 – The Slabs

After saying our goodbyes to Carolyn, Pete, Dave and Kathy, we headed on down the road to the Slabs.

Leaving Quartzsite and traveling over the mountain:

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Down the other side:

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Crossing the Colorado:

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Into California (and, of course, the Inspection Station):

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We went thru farmlands:

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to areas that looked like the moon:

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Wavy Roads – that was fun in the motorhome – LOL:

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The Dunes:

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Crossing the Dunes:

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And down the other side:

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Into Farmland (and cute sheep with their babies – :-)):

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We made a stop at Brawley to pick up our mail – thank you Tina.

The Chocolate Mountains – notice the smoke – bombs, yes.  This area of the Chocolate Mountains is known as the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range and it is used by the Navy and Marines for aerial bombing and live fire aerial gunnery practice:

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Almost there:

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Salvation Mountain:

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We are Here – :-)):

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Our site:

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When we pulled in, Ken, Bob, Perry, and Erin came to greet us.  Ken and Bob we met last year so it was good to talk with them.  We stopped by to see Mary and Rich who we also met last year.  And our first evening here ended with a great chatting at the campfire.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 139 miles

Routes Traveled:

Arizona: SR-95; I-10

California: I-10; SR-78; SR-111; Main Street; Beal Street (Staying on RayHound Road)

To see where we are located, click on this link:
http://map.datastormusers.com/user3.cfm?user=10932

Our number is 10932.

 

 

We were here last February (2/4-5/09 and 2/9-16/09) – check out the blogs from then – lots of pictures and info. I really like being back here.  Peaceful! 

So we have been taking it easy, taking walks, building a fire pit, enjoying campfires, shopping, even taking Dusty for walks – LOL:

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I don’t know if I was walking him or he was walking me – LOL!

This weekend is the Tomato Festival in Niland (~ 4 miles from Slab City).  At one point in time, Niland was the “Tomato Capital of the World”.  Sad to say it is not the case now but they still have the festival.  Saturday morning was the parade and we went to town to watch.

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The parade begins:

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Mr. Tomato, the mascot:

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This gentlemen decided to hitch a ride (with the sheriff, no less) – :-))):

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Two cool motorhomes:

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Leonard, the creator of Salvation Mountain:

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The train:

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After the parade, Andy and I went to the local Swap meet – always fun to go thru “Stuff”.  We came back early because I have not been feeling well so the rest of the day was spent napping.

We were supposed to all go to breakfast today but I am still not feeling up to par so Andy and I did not go – :-(.  I think I am just fighting some type of cold.  I do feel better than yesterday though –Yea!

By noon, I just needed to get out for a while so we took a walk to visit Cookie and Earl, who we also met last year.  It was good to see them.

Hope you all enjoyed the Super Bowl – love those commercials!

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