Started the day with some good sunrise photos.
Then got on with the morning with good old Oatmeal Porridge. That is usually reserved for Sundays, but since we missed yesterday, decided to have this morn. Anyway needed a health start to the day as we are going on the loop road tour today. Denice packed a big lunch, leftover chicken, potato salad, fruit and other goodies. The Loop Road is a 21 mile loop east of Organ Pipe and circles around a Diablo Mountain. It is just dirt a good share of the way, but when it gets to steeper terrain is paved. Great desert scenery is observed every mile of the route. They, at the park headquarters, recomm
end allowing at least 2 hours for the whole route. I don't know how you would be able to do it that fast. We left at 9:00AM, and weren't home until 4:00PM. We did stop for 1/2 hour for our lunch at a Ramada ( a picnic table covered with Octillo branches for shade). We just moseyed along at about 5 - 10 MPH, and stopped when ever something interested us. Lots of photos!! It is a "one way" road so you can stop most anywhere you desire. During the whole day we really only saw about 15-20 other cars on the entire route. Just another great day. But we were beat when we got back to ELTORO. It was hot, around 80 degrees F.
end allowing at least 2 hours for the whole route. I don't know how you would be able to do it that fast. We left at 9:00AM, and weren't home until 4:00PM. We did stop for 1/2 hour for our lunch at a Ramada ( a picnic table covered with Octillo branches for shade). We just moseyed along at about 5 - 10 MPH, and stopped when ever something interested us. Lots of photos!! It is a "one way" road so you can stop most anywhere you desire. During the whole day we really only saw about 15-20 other cars on the entire route. Just another great day. But we were beat when we got back to ELTORO. It was hot, around 80 degrees F.
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