I am in no big hurry and while I don’t actually putt along, I am not rushing either. I pull over whenever I notice a train of vehicles behind me, and wonder, really, why is everyone in such a dadgum hurry? The sign for Parker Dam comes into sight and I make the appropriate turn. The dam is small, not very tall nor very wide, but I get some nice shots of it. It has some interesting columns along it’s side and there is a blue heron sitting in the lone palm tree along one edge of the river.
I decide not to take the narrow winding road that advertises recreation along the river. I can just picture hordes of people and I do not want to deal with that. We head back to 95N.
The Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge is the next attraction. Now this is more like it. A huge parking area and there’s only one vehicle there. It’s odd to see wetlands, but cattail beds are growing along the river, and even odder there’s a cactus growing at the northern edge of the brown stalks of grass. One pint size saguaro. The river, a beautiful clear blue, meanders through the wetland grass and disappears in the distance. The bare, jagged mountains make a dramatic backdrop.
We are off again.
The London Bridge is on my list to see even though I saw it way back when I drove truck. It was dismantled in England and brought here and rebuilt. It’s pretty cool but the traffic is horrendous and I decide to forego that particular hassle. I just don’t want to fight it.
I spot a Family Dollar that looks like it will be an easy in and out and decide to stop and purchase a couple of things I need. There is also a Carl’s Junior and I pull in there first and buy the boys a double cheeseburger to share. They rarely get people food like that, and wow do they love me today!
We appreciate your interest in our adventures. Hugs, Shawna
Beautiful, and glad you are there safely. Those big stickers on that one cacti looks like it could be a sword… I think I like the water area better than the arid desert..
Have a great day.
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Such pretty pictures! The cactus by the damn is just striking!
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