Yeah an odd topic, but there are so many old cemeteries here and...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
More life in Arizona
The Monsoons have arrived. At first it was quite bothersome, however, seeing how they have made things so green. It's almost like Oregon. Fortunately the rain comes down in great downpours but do not usually last all day.
As you can see it comes down quite a vengeance! There is no drainage system as such, however, the town of Sunsites seems to be built on an incline. The water runs from one end through town in great "rivers" to the other end of town where there are ditches along the highway. I think that it eventually is suppose to drain into the dry lake that separates Sunsites and Willcox.
There are several areas where the water runs over the road, this day it wasn't real deep, but there are times when it is impassable. As you can see from this big rock that was on the other side of the road, there is quite a current that is built up, hence the advisory not to enter when flooded.
The monsoons make for some awesome skys!
On one of my hikes/geocaching expeditions I go to see a live snake in action. It was a wild animal kingdom moment as a lizard was running ahead of me and this snake jumped out and grabbed the little critter right in front of me!
When I told the Rangers about the snake & lizard they said that is so awesome and such a privilege! Not the words I would have used.
There is a lot of history here. Fort Bowie is a nice hike. Unfortunately at the end of the hike I left my GPS. Three days later after realizing it was not with me I called the Ranger's visitor center to see if by some long shot someone turned it in. Three days after that got a call that one of the law enforcement Rangers had found it, YEAH!
As you can see it comes down quite a vengeance! There is no drainage system as such, however, the town of Sunsites seems to be built on an incline. The water runs from one end through town in great "rivers" to the other end of town where there are ditches along the highway. I think that it eventually is suppose to drain into the dry lake that separates Sunsites and Willcox.
There are several areas where the water runs over the road, this day it wasn't real deep, but there are times when it is impassable. As you can see from this big rock that was on the other side of the road, there is quite a current that is built up, hence the advisory not to enter when flooded.
The monsoons make for some awesome skys!
On one of my hikes/geocaching expeditions I go to see a live snake in action. It was a wild animal kingdom moment as a lizard was running ahead of me and this snake jumped out and grabbed the little critter right in front of me!
When I told the Rangers about the snake & lizard they said that is so awesome and such a privilege! Not the words I would have used.
There is a lot of history here. Fort Bowie is a nice hike. Unfortunately at the end of the hike I left my GPS. Three days later after realizing it was not with me I called the Ranger's visitor center to see if by some long shot someone turned it in. Three days after that got a call that one of the law enforcement Rangers had found it, YEAH!
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