Two nights in a row now we've had a preponderance of flying things (bugs) inside the RV - when we turn on the light, they all gather round it and fly at it as if it were home. Last night (after a beautiful sunset, photo below), we figured out that if we turn on the light closest to the back door until they congregate there, then quickly turn on the outdoor light while simultaneously turning off the indoor light and opening the back door, most of the little monsters fly out! What a ritual! But it works! Here's the photo of the sunset:
When one is dispersed camping, there are often "fire rings" to show where others have disperse camped before you, and they mark "undesignated" campsites. We haven't used our closest fire ring (as we use the stove in the RV for cooking/coffee making, and we definitely don't need it for heat!), but here are some fire rings we've discovered near our site and on our explorations of surrounding desert:
Today we discovered a small grove of Tamarisk shrubs (they used to be enormous shade trees, but have been cut down, only to grow multi-branched as shrubs). It's said that a Tamarisk tree can use up to 200 gallons of water a day, and although they make great shade trees, this is not good for the surrounding desert natives. This little grove we came upon may have been a homestead at one time, but other than the trees, and two stumps that look like they may have marked an entrance, there are no signs of life.
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| Unexpected green Tamarisk shrubs growing in a rectangle, from a distance |
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| Two tree stumps mark what may have been an entrance to a homestead or other building |
When one is dispersed camping, there are often "fire rings" to show where others have disperse camped before you, and they mark "undesignated" campsites. We haven't used our closest fire ring (as we use the stove in the RV for cooking/coffee making, and we definitely don't need it for heat!), but here are some fire rings we've discovered near our site and on our explorations of surrounding desert:
Today we discovered a small grove of Tamarisk shrubs (they used to be enormous shade trees, but have been cut down, only to grow multi-branched as shrubs). It's said that a Tamarisk tree can use up to 200 gallons of water a day, and although they make great shade trees, this is not good for the surrounding desert natives. This little grove we came upon may have been a homestead at one time, but other than the trees, and two stumps that look like they may have marked an entrance, there are no signs of life.
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