So much to say…

I’ll start by telling you I’m happy with the new mods. Probably my favorite done by Konrad is the double step. My hip joints are already feeling much better thank you.

The TV is now hanging securely from the celling in the corner. It’s good to have a place to put it, instead of trying to store it safely. Also, maybe I’ll use it from time to time now. Up till now I’ve only hooked it up once.

As for the window tinting, I love it, and that includes the new window in the door. It’s so nice to have some privacy and still be able to see outside.

So now, onward! I’m finished with scheduled appointments, and we have no reservations anywhere, so “I’m Free!” (That’s the title of a Stones song from the 60’s, remember? 🙂

We leave the Phoenix suburbs behind gladly, and head southwest…not too far…to I-8 and about 13 miles beyond Gila Bend (population 2000). We exit at Painted Rock Road, and travel the paved road for 11 more miles and that brings us to Painted Rock Petroglyph Site and the adjoining campground.

This is BLM (Bureau Of Land Management) land and it costs $8 a night to camp here. With my Senior Pass (any US citizen can get this at age 62 for $10) it’s $4 a night. There are no hookups, and no water spigots. There are 2 pit-potties, and every site has a cement picnic table and a fire pit. If you just want to go visit the petroglyphs, it’s $2 for day use, including covered picnic tables and one of the potty areas. No dogs allowed near the petroglyphs.

This is my campsite

Last night the moon was just a sliver, but the sky was literally bright with a thousand million amazing stars. Wow. The clear night sky with minimal light pollution leaves me speechless.

Last evenings sunset reflected in WS’s newly tinted read window.

Bonus! Four dots (bars) of 3G AT&T. I talk to the camp hosts today and they tell me that Verizon is good here too. They point out the towers to me on a distant hill. Add to that there are 60 campsites here and 7 are in use. I asked how long I can stay and they tell me I can stay all winter if I want to. They indicate there is a dump and water in the town of Gila Bend.

Another bonus. Mail is delivered here. USPS, UPS, and FedEx, Monday through Friday.

Well I’ll be. I don’t want to stay all winter but it’s good to know all that, and know I can come here whenever I would like.

This mornings sun rise.

This morning I go to see the petroglyphs. Joy and Shiloh wait in JR. The sign says that these pictures go back some 7500 years!

This is the mound of rocks from a distance.

People have been busy here!

The dark slick coating of the rocks were just right for pecking pictures with special tools.

If we could only really understand….