Mitry Lake

We left Borrego Springs and have spent the past ten days at Mitry Lake - a wildlife refuge along the Colorado River about ten miles north of Yuma, AZ.  The wildlife or is it wild life, has remained near the lake so needless to say we are camped away from the water's edge.  Being snowbirds, we return each year about the same time to meet friends from the past, and it is always shortly before we migrate back north.

The weather has been wonderful although the past couple of days have been cooler and last night we had some wind.  In spite of this, the sky is clear, the sun is shining, and there is no snow.

Last week there was a new moon and with each new moon, hundreds trek about twenty-five kms out of the city to Spook Mountain.  Unforunately, there were hundreds there when we attended one night last week.  It was impossible to maintain total darkness as someone always seemed to be putting on their headlights so we only had a brief showing of the "spooks".  There were six of us, in two vehicles, who went for the viewing.  We took a firepit, wood, and had a weiner roast as we waited for night fall.  One of our friends have a couple of little dogs which they put in the truck right after supper.  Oops, the keys were in the truck, the dogs stepped on the lock, and there they were!!!!.  After Gerry pulled a truck out of the sand, off he went back to Yuma to retrieve the other set of keys.  It was a lovely evening, as us ladies remained to safeguard the truck with the dogs, as the fellows went off on to their mission.

Tomorrow is moving day again for us as we go to Olgilby Road - about fifteen miles west of Yuma for another week or so.  Plan on spending the time quietly, enjoying the sun - but one never knows.  I will keep you posted.