We had planned all week to go on a Jeep tour today, so off we went. Friends of Nelson and Ann’s from Midland, Ontario, spend about 8 months a year here for a few years now and knew where to go!
1st. destination was Rovi’s Needle…
You can see Doug and Ann’s Jeep Wrangler heading up the foothills towards the needle on the left…
this gives you an idea of the landscape in this area… the needle sticks out like a sore thumb…
Ann and Nelson getting out of the Jeep at the needle…
We are a group of 8 today, and the Ladies decided to hike up to the needle about 3/4 of a mile…
And as you can see it is a very majestic looking needle…
We had to climb up a bit to get to the needle.
Now check this out… the eye of the needle… look at the honey comb around the eye… I have never seen anything like this during this life time…
David is checking out the eye of the needle, and ended up going through it…
This was a second eye, but you could not get through this one…
We all got through the “eye” and found a whole bunch more honeycombs… the only explanation I have is the wind has formed them… or maybe it was the giant Bee from Omega F9…???…
Maybe someone should make a movie up here…
Instead of going back through the eye we climbed down the face and back to the Jeeps…
We headed back out to Hwy. 95, only a few rough spots to cover with the Jeeps… we were about 15 miles south of Lake Havasu.
Next we headed further down Hwy. 95 for lunch at a place called “Nellie E. Saloon” or as the locals call it… The Desert Bar. It is on the site of an old copper mine, about 5 miles east of Hwy. 95 and back in an old Jeep trail… the poor guy in the old Jeep in the picture below, left of Doug’s Jeep, never made it to the Saloon…
The owner, Ken, bought this property back in 1975 and had plans to made a restaurant/bar out of it… he started small and has built up quite a business… this place is only opened during weekend hours, from noon to sundown, as there is only solar power available. The Saloon closes during the summer months here as it is simply too hot!
This sign says it all… 1 more for Kristina’s collection.
Doug got his Jeep parked, and was checking out the dust on mine…
They built a small footbridge to get over to the restaurant…
This place was packed! Business was booming… with a very simple menu of hot dogs and hamburgers they have done very well…
It has a great atmosphere… people were enjoying!
The little booth is where he ran the bar for the first 4 years while he built the current 2 bigger building…
Live entertainment kept everyone involved… there was even a wedding party here today! Why not!
In the old days the owner brought back water for the saloon in the fire truck before he could afford to dig a new well.
The owner also built this Church out of solid steel leftover from the mine… quite the spot!
I know, too many pictures today in the blog… sorry!
We did have a great day and I got back home in time to catch my Leaf’s smuck the Boston Bruins 5 to 2!
Till tomorrow…
That Needle is something else. I've never seen a formation quite like that. Enjoyed your tour of the Desert Saloon and all the photos.
ReplyDeletenothing wrong with lots of pictures!..great shots of the 'eye of the needle and the honeycombs!
ReplyDeleteThat honeycomed needle is quite the thing. We see so many unbelievable shapes & sizes in nature that is unexplainable. Just boggles the mind to think of the forces involved to create these things. And, so long ago too. Always nice to see people taking the time & making the effort to get out & about to explore things.
ReplyDeletehoneycombs result from disaggregation of mineral grains within the rock by evaporation of saltwater splashing on the rock surface; algae living within the rock surface protect the walls separating the cavities from further erosion...per GEORGE MUSTOE......great pics J&J...see you at home
ReplyDeleteBob
A whole lot of bloggers have gone to that Desert Bar this year, that guy sure has a good thing going!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the Needle and the honeycombs.