ALL DAY TRIP
Bouncing around in jeeps☺️
KOFA wildlife refuge - over 600,000 acres between Quartzite and Yuma.
This is a very popular site for exploring - even if you don't see the Bighorn Sheep that it was designed to protect.
KOFA is the standard abbreviation for the King OF Arizona mine which was one of the most prominent gold mines in Arizona in the 1880's to 1910.
We were in the northern part of the refuge and saw lots of Saguaro and Cholla cactus.
Time for lunch!
Russ and Sue, Dave and Sylvia, Harold and Jan-and 3 dogs!
Kind of a wide spot in the road,
but we saw no other cars.
A pretty place for a short hike-
prettier than the south end of KOFA.
Sylvia was glad to find the slot canyon that she found on a previous trip.
We were surprised to find slot canyons that remind us of Utah.
We didn't see any Bighorn Sheep, but we did see a lizard and
a
Tarantula Hawk (wasp)
They find a tarantula in it's den, and sting it (which paralyzes it, but does not kill). Then they lay their eggs on the tarantula and when the larve hatch, they have fresh tarantula to eat🤨)
YUK
Always something to discover.
On the road again - With these funny looking mountains there are always plenty of ways to see imaginary things.
Sylvia wanted us to see the 'toes'
(including the bunion)
The KOFA maps show the Water Tanks.
This was #8 (I think)
Lou wanted a nap
(I caught him in a yawn)
This plant reminded me of the Century Plant,
but found out it is Agave.
We had a good day, but long!!
