Southern Arizona Adventure
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Also, small world. On the way back today I received a text from Evan. He was going west on I-40 as I was traveling east in Grants. Plus, yesterday I was driving the highway from Mesa to Payson. I ended up behind an FZJ80. I didn't pay much attention until I saw the "IH8MUD" Louisiana license plate. We both waved as I passed. Well, turns out she recognized my truck. It was Claudia, @DSRTRDR.
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years ago, we took one of the exploded ones
- figured they aren't of any use anymore, and displayed it on a shelf - was a good conversation starter while we lived in Nebraskaactually, I didn't recognize your truck, but I somehow was convinced you knew that the license plate referred to MUD or you wouldn't have waved - so I did some digging, the NM license plate made it easy
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Teddy Bear CHOLLA! Not something to cuddle to.
Pappy - beautiful shots as always! Looks like a very interesting place.
It was funny to be driving down the road and see your 4Runner going by the other direction - had to be you - it's one of a kind. We had snow all the way from Gallup to Holbrook, then down to Heber/Overgaard and continuing on through Payson, finally turning into rain as we got closer to Phx. Luckily not much of it was sticking - only put the truck in 4WD a couple times - otherwise could have turned into a very long drive.
It was funny to be driving down the road and see your 4Runner going by the other direction - had to be you - it's one of a kind. We had snow all the way from Gallup to Holbrook, then down to Heber/Overgaard and continuing on through Payson, finally turning into rain as we got closer to Phx. Luckily not much of it was sticking - only put the truck in 4WD a couple times - otherwise could have turned into a very long drive.
otherwise known as jumping cholla
@pappy Are you heading down to meet the ROF group?
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Can't. I really wanted to but logistics got in the way. Ace is there through February, so I'm not totally ruling out a jaunt down there.
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Are you asking if I had a plan for the AZ trip last week? Yes, I needed a permit, and I needed to let both the base and Cabeza Prieta know I was coming, and where I was going. I didn't need to be specific with location and time. Just the areas I was planning on visiting.
Neither the base or the refuge share that information with the Border Patrol.
Neither the base or the refuge share that information with the Border Patrol.
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I didnt know if you were still in the area.
Yes I found the lack of shared info and love strange.
Great trip, John. Those landscapes are stunning. Was there anything blooming, or is that something that happens mainly in summer with the monsoons?
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Ya, quite a bit. That was actually why I went down there. I've been getting reports that Anza-Borrego just on the other side in CA was blooming. I thought I would go to AZ and see what was going on. The annuals were still, mostly, small and looking dry. It's way early. They had some rain while I was there, and rain yesterday. It could be a good year for them.