My urge to drift northward sort of vaporized sometime during the night and was replaced with the idea of going east instead. Then south, maybe.
That’s how I ended up camped at Saddle Mountain, near Tonopah AZ (not to be confused with much larger Tonopah NV). This patch of BLM had at least a couple of dozen rigs camped here the last time I visited. Today there are maybe six. So I had my choice of campsites. I got one at the end of one of the roads, at the base of the mountain. There’s no one near. I can see the traffic on I-10 from here, but it’s four miles away, so I hear nothing — except for the occasional fly buzzing past my head.
You *must* try the pizza at Rio Valley Market at 315 S 515th Ave, Tonopah, 85354. I'd call ahead to be sure they still offer.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful young Hispanic woman fetched mine from the kitchen and told how she hoped to goto college and escape the rural monotony. Her dad scowled as i encouraged her saying, "it won't make you any smarter, but it'll open doors."
Perhaps you could ask after her. I think she said she was 18, gracious and striking comely w/o makeup.
You'll be the only white man for miles around and the pizza's pretty good. See my review on MAPS.
On Harquahala Valley Rd, just south of 515th Ave.
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