The Border

Our jeep adventure took us right along the U.S./Mexico border, marked only by small posts in the sand, until we reached this monument. Well watched by the Border Patrol, this truck approached as we emerged from the dunes and the officer made contact with us, very polite and helpful, but definitely on the job!

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As soon as the officer left, we had fun, knowing we were still under the scrutiny of the Border Patrol!

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The Dunes

Our friends Glen and Barb took us on a jeep adventure in the Algodones Dunes, part of the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. We had a great ‘e-ticket’ ride through the dunes!

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Who is that? A desert Sheik, an illegal border crosser, a desert hitchhiker? It’s Glen, our expert desert jeep driver, navigating the dune ridge ahead!

Two Days Later

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Roberts alias for geocaching is ‘Itchybob’. We met the Nahoma Band on our first day of geocaching, they are from the northwest as well and were very encouraging to us.

The Far Horizon

In pursuit of a geocache, Robert climbed a mountain and was rewarded with much more than scavenger hunt trinkets. He had views of the distant landscape, into Mexico even! Thanks to technology he could share these views with me (while I continued recovering from the flu) and now you!

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The winding path upward!

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Stairs at the Center of the World

We found this section of the Eiffel Tower in the mythical Center of the World in Felicity, California.

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