If you want to write your own message, BRING YOUR OWN ROCKS and leave alone the efforts of others.” Remember that many of these messages date back over 50 years and should not be disturbed. While best viewed from a low flying plane, the site is accessable via 4WD vehicles. For over 60 years people have been bringing in rocks in order to spell out their names and other messages in the desert. The following excerpt I copied from : “ An odd site is found in desert north of Yuma. The destination for the day was Valley of the Names. Now I have another excuse to detail the truck □ So did the hard plastic mud flaps, I was sure they were going to break off a time or two as the side-bars/steps scraped the ground. I was worried about the front plastic spoiler that dug in to the dirt a few times, but it survived alright. We followed Don’s Toyota through many a dry wash with the Silverado as Don took one shortcut after another. There were six vehicles that took Don up on his offer of 4-wheel drive adventure. I haven’t seen that before – pretty cool Don. Yes, I said carvings made from old wooden thread spools. He showed us some of his work, ranging from walking sticks, wood stump bowls, wall hangings, and even intricate thread spool carvings. A couple neat things about Don is that he painted his own Coach. While boondocking just south of the Quechan Casino, our nearest neighbors, (Don and Peg), organized a day trip for many of the folks camped on our little hill-top overlooking the wash.ĭon & Peg hail from Ohio and are no strangers to the area – they stay here during the winter months, and have done so many times in the past. I’m still behind on my posts, trying to catch up… here’s what we did on Friday:
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