Monday, November 12, 2012

Campgrounds, Airport ,Golf Course, Desert, Museum, and Bobcats.

 

We  have spent a couple of days exploring Ajo, and the surrounding desert. Saturday we went in search of two caches, the first took us to the desert west of Ajo.

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We had to park the car and walk about one half mile.

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Found the cache

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Drove through the desert to the next cache, we really don’t want to get lost in the desert, so as well as the GPS,we take pictures just in case.

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On the way we saw evidence of  an old settlement ? or garbage dump.

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It was all glass and tin cans, for about one quarter mile.

The cache was under the tree.

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Toda we checked out two campgrounds, the first at  the roping arena,

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It appears to be dispersed camping, we didn’t see  anyone there but I read somewhere that it is three dollars a night.

The other camping spot was on Cole Rd at the Denison Park  picnic area of the Ajo Regional Park, this one is free.

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We also  saw the Airport

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And the Golf Course or Country Club

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And then we headed to the Museum…but on the way look at what we saw.

Bobcats!

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There were two crossing the road by the tennis courts, they climbed the fence and disappeared into the bush, we stopped and one came back out by the fence.

I had to lighten this one,he started to climb the fence but a truck came and scared

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him or her off.

The tennis courts

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And Then  we went to the Museum  and  had a very informative man show us around and tell us about the mine and the history of the town of Ajo.

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Tomorrow we move on. We have enjoyed our time exploring Ajo

Jean

5 comments:

  1. Like Ajo. José, our tour guide, told us 'walk in the desert and enjoy. Pick up rocks. If you find money, or things money can buy, leave it there and walk away.' Sounded like good advice to us.

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  2. Looks like you are having fun. The bobcats pics are great. They don't seem afraid at all.
    Take care,
    <3 Edd and Megan

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  3. I think those bobcats are beautiful animals. Those caches look like they are well hidden.

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  5. We have yet to see our first Bobcat. Don't know if you know Wandering Willy from BC but he might be heading your way to Darby Wells. He's either going there or down to Picachio Peak near Casa Grande. Nice down to earth fella.

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