Tuesday afternoon we drove the truck on the
gravel trails/roads through the very extensive BLM campgrounds in the area. On
the other side of the high levy with the road into our campground is Senator
Walsh Lake, where they pump water up to fill the lake and then release it
through a power generator around the bend of the river into Squaw Lake. Our
neighbors (Canadians, like so many others we see in the southwest) told us they have camped beside the lake in the past and woke up to
find that the lake was nearly gone, released during the night to generate
power. On our way back we climbed up Hurricane Ridge, on the opposite side of
the lake from our campground. Marv was occasionally getting enough signal (I
never had any phone or data while at the campground) to see that the weather
forecast was still pretty awful in Tucson right through the week, with a 90%
chance of rain and a high of 46° on Friday. Yuma was supposed to be sunny until
Thursday’s rain, and then back to sun, so we decided we’d stay an extra day and
move back to Tucson on Friday. In the meantime, it was a beautifully clear
night, allowing us to get some good shots of the biggest Super Moon we’ll have
until 2034.
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| The view of Senator Walsh Lake from high atop Hurricane Ridge. |
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This funny reindeer was up on one of the highest hills on Hurricane Ridge.
We realized the next night that its Solar Lights could be seen from the road. |
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| Super Moon! |
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| Super Moon rising over the hills at Squaw Lake |
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