Parker

What a difference airbags make!! We didn't go far but the roads where not as bumpy and nothing rattled. This "Rose" has no thorns as far as a smooth ride is concerned.
Parker, Arizona..... small town.... surrounded by an Indian reservation.... along the Colorado River..... site of the Parker Baja Races. We are here to watch the "Parker 425". The race is a week from our arrival but we came early so we could park the coach right along the race track. The race is 134 miles of desert track that the participants travel around 3 times. The start is at the outskirts of the town and the finish is at the local Indian casino. Some sections of the track are adjacent to BLM land where camping is permitted. So here we are in the desert without services, again. At least with this coach we have solar panels on the roof that replenishes the power in our batteries that we use in the evenings. Millie and Ray are here with us.

Painting letters on mountains seems to be popular in Arizona.

Millie took this picture as we arrived in section 10 of the spectator area. We are within 10 feet of the track where it divides into a passing area.
As usual when with Millie and Ray we went off on a few adventures. The first was to an abandoned mining town named Swansea. Most of the building were gone.... you had to use your imagination to visualize what use to be. The drive there was just beautiful. We found lots to see. Here are just a few pics.

They used burrows in the mines, and when it died the burrows were turned loose. Supposedly there are wild burrow herds to this day. Well we searched and searched, but saw no burrows. Today we went across the Colorado River to California for a geocach and lo and behold look what we found....

We also found a place in a canyon where people have burying their pets. Check out the dates.

Tomorrow starts the festivities prior to the race. There will be a street fair and time trials..... the boys are doing the trials and girls the fair. Saturday is the race.....  pictures to come.