I did a Jeep trip out to the Fortuna mine and had a blast. Hundreds of old abandoned mines in the area. I love exploring in the desert, though the desert around the Prescott area is prettier and has more interesting geology. Still, we were able to go out and find an old mine site and find discarded cans and tobacco tins from 100 years ago.
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"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
One mine we found was sealed off, but not before someone with a sense of humor set up a display...
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"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
Proximity to Yuma and Quartzsite keeps life in Kalifornistan tolerable. We go to--shop at--and stay in Yuma at least once a month, all year long. Marie and I are both desert rats, and don't mind the heat at all. Heat drives the snowbirds back to the Rust Belt, where they belong.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
Why do you hate other older people that are retired? I didn't realize that there was something wrong with other conservatives who chose to winter in Yuma.Originally Posted by 9.3X62AL
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
It's a give and take. In the summer, all those southern hippies triple our states population to fish our lakes. Now that winter is here, I can fish alone without those desert rats.
I guess it's similar to college students and my hatred of them. I grew up in a small college town that triples in size during the school year. During the summer, when most of them are back home, traffic is better, no lines at every business, less crime, etc. I imagine the sheer number of folks that swell Yuma in the winter can be pretty negative on those things; except for crime, I would hope.
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
Traffic, congestion, and some with attitudes. Still, they bring a lot of money into the area, and I'm sure that many small businesses would fold up without that revenue.
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