Wednesday Feb 1, 2023 - Organ Pipe - Ajo Mountain Drive

Breakfast at Dave & Deb N’s, chorizo with eggs and tortillas. Dave buys his tortillas from a woman at our farmers market, as well as some delicious refried beans. 

Today we drove the 21 mile loop called Ajo Mountain Loop, which is a one way scenic loop with some hiking opportunities along the way. All 7 of us climbed in Dave’s truck and drove a couple of miles to the start of the loop. This loop shows off really healthy mixes of all the classic desert plants. Saguaro, organ pipe, senitas, brittlebush, creosote, and every other kind of thing you would expect but not identify here. The rain during the last couple of days was certainly welcome to all of these plants and everything looked crisp and green. The other great thing is the mountains that we drove through. Rock wall formations mixed with vivid green desert plants. The dogs got in a few good runs up and down the road, and we got a short hike in on the Arch Canyon trail.

Dave and Bennie rode much of the loop in the back of the truck, taking in the panorama. It was a little sunny this afternoon so we tried the campground’s solar showers since it had been a few days since our last bath. Milo scored some lukewarm water but Deb V got a cold shower.

We had some snacks around the fire ring after sunset and then went back to Dave & Deb N’s trailer for some leftover chili, snickerdoodles, and chocolate chip cookies. Asleep by 9 again.

Day 28