Lucky me !
I’m just relaxing today. I had a busy day yesterday with the move from Constellation City Park to Arizona trust lands about 5 miles outside of town, walking around Wickenburg taking a few pictures, shopping for groceries, and, of course, I'm still trying to recover from the shock of seeing what food cost at Basha's grocery store... I think it will take more than one day of relaxing to get over that.
When I arrived at Arizona Trust Land, my favorite boondocking spot was already taken, so I parked in another area where I could keep an eye on it in case the current occupants left. Luckily, they left this morning, and I got to move into the spot that's close to the dry wash I enjoy walking in, has a view of Vulture Mountain, is level enough that I don't need to put blocks under my tires, and there's no RVs between me and the sunset to spoil a picture.
Because of those attributes, I'm not the only one who likes this boondocking spot, so I'm only able to secure it about half the time when I arrive here. But that's okay; there are other nice places to camp here; this spot happens to be my favorite.
Most normal folks prefer the main area of the Arizona trust lands I'm at now, so that's where most of the boondockers are. I'm not exactly sure why people tend to congregate in large groups, but I always figured it had something to do with all humans being herd animals and wanting to be together for safety reasons. However, that wouldn't explain why there are so many people living in big cities when most of these cities are probably among the most unsafe places you can be.
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Wickenburg’s historic little red schoolhouse.
Parked in the Bashas' grocery store parking lot, before I walked in the store and discovered why I wasn't seeing any overweight people in Wickenburg.
Another grave of a much loved pet…. At least I’m hoping it was a pet.
If you look carefully, you can see an RV under the setting sun. Where that RV is boondocking happens to be my favorite boondocking spot in the Wickenburg, Arizona, trust lands.
Lucky for me, I boondocked in a spot where I could see their RV, and they pulled out the next morning. Quick as a bunny, I hopped into that spot.
One of the six painted bronze statues scattered around town depicting people from the 1800s who lived in Wickenburg. This statue depicts a generic miner and his trusty donkey, who roamed the Wickenburg area in search of the elusive gold strike that could transform their lives of poverty into sudden wealth.
And speaking of gold, yesterday, gold hit $3000 an ounce, which is enough to make me consider doing some prospecting again.