Mexico is just a stone's throw across the river.
a slow day. A new cache was placed down by the Colorado River in an area where a lot of illegal activity goes on.......smuggling, illegals crossing the border, etc. Recommended for daytime visits only. Becky had no desire to enter that area so I grabbed La84fishn and we went a hunting. The wide open space is next to a canal and the Border Patrol trucks are constantly dragging the area to cover old footprints. They can then watch the open area to see if any activity has been occuring. Next to the cache site is a historical marker paying tribute to the Morman Battalion that passed through Arizona many years ago. We've found similar markers some 180 or so miles to the east of Yuma. Guess the markers have been placed at various spots along the trail.
This "tunnel" referred to as the "Condo" is only a few feet from the river and apparently is used as a place to hole up after crossing the river.
We didn't spend much time here, the BP truck observed us, waved at us and then they left the area when we did. Nice to know that, in addition to checking for illegal activities, they are also watching over "dummies" like us who venture into area where we probably shouldn't.
Becky and I grabbed one more cache in the afternoon and then took in the latest James Bond movie. Made our weekly stop for a big bowl of clam chowder and then came home.
Doug, Cassidy and John are coming down to the Glamis sand dunes for the Thanksgiving week so we're kinda storing away our stuff and we'll be making the 80 mile or so drive up to the dunes on Monday. We should get there about the same time they do and will hang aroud in the dunes until we run out of water. Bummers.........been checking weather reports and starting on Tuesday there's a 20 per cent chance of rain.........going to 30 per cent on Wed/Thur. It hasn't rained here since we've arrived. Oh well, we should have fun regardless. Shouldn't brought my Rhino down!!!
All for now. W&B
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