Cabo has a great point. These winter rains will make one hell of a year for wildflower blooms in the spring! I love the spring time trips through the desert when everything is blooming - it's beautiful!
Cabo has a great point. These winter rains will make one hell of a year for wildflower blooms in the spring! I love the spring time trips through the desert when everything is blooming - it's beautiful!
it's comforting to know that all that beauty will come from this nasty weather... my amigo Rick is down in old port and says the waves are at least 8 to 10 foot at the Vina del Mar, right now at 10:30 am...
These winter rains will make one hell of a year for wildflower blooms in the spring! I love the spring time trips through the desert when everything is blooming - it's beautiful!
It's like magic, and if anyone says there are no miracles nowadays, show them the Sonora desert in bloom. One very special place for me to see it is around the Superstitious mountains. It's a time of renewal, and rebirth.
Generally mid-March through mid-May. April is best. Different plants bloom at different times, but during April, there's usually a really good show alongside the road of yellow, purple, orange, white and red as you drive through Organ Pipe National Monument and along the road from Sonoyta to Penasco.
my amigo Rick is down in old port and says the waves are at least 8 to 10 foot at the Vina del Mar, right now at 10:30 am...
Wait til later today! Buoy is showing Red Flag gale force winds. Not a day to be on the water! Surprisingly, Saturday's not looking that bad at the moment. Hmmmm....
if you really want to see colors then you need to take the scenic route between Tucson and PP, basically all the way you will find all sorts of colors and that mixed with the awesome view of the mountains and just the country sight in general, beautiful desert area.
Take route 86 (Ajo Way in Tucson) all the way to Why (wjere it dead ends anyway), then you turn south (that is left) on route 85 to Lukeville, it is really impresive!!
OK, OK RPjoe I will not do another plug but.....ok
OH, I forgot to mention that last Monday it started to rain at around 9 pm very hard until about 2 or 3 am and the winds were almost cyclonic!! it rain harder than Thanksgiving!!
Like Kenny said, it is Renewal and rebirth. And RP surely needs this baptism.
Yes, the drive south of Why have carpets of pure Mexican California poppies giving anyone looking a free high... it is incredible how they have adapted to survive the harsh ground.
In town the five foot high orange(?) ones makes this desert town very colorful and hides unsightly items left on the ground.
TEN foot waves? Someone needs to take a picture of the Fishermen with these in the Back ground, or slamming against the floating restaurant.
TEN foot waves? Someone needs to take a picture of the Fishermen with these in the Back ground, or slamming against the floating restaurant.
That was exactly what I was thinking of doing, maybe a video... then I stepped outside... YUK... it's a good thing that it rained enough to soak the ground, otherwise this would be a dirt eating, sand blasting day... Just hoping no trees are downed from the winds...
Stuart... I heard earlier in the week that Buoy was predicting 14 footers for today...
Any problems with beach erosion? WxUnderground and CEDO weather stations have been showing 30-35mph sustained South winds since midnight...and gusts over 50 mph. Would appreciate seeing more photos/video of the high surf too. I would imagine there's been some splash-over along the Malecon.
Anyone know of any webcams? All the links I've found via google are dead.
Very nasty. Raining hard again right now. Wind blowing the rain sideways. Tore the bar up a bit and blew over a tall palm tree on my carport at home. Missed my wifes car by 2 feet. Lots of cleanup and repair to begin tomorrow. Directv comes and goes. Miserable but kind of cool as it very rarely happens here in Penasco.
Let's all say a little prayer tonight for those in RP who do not have adequate shelter to stay dry and especially those who do not have adequate shelter to stay safe. I don't know how many of you are in Phoenix/Tucson, but it's suppose to get really bad tonight here and I'm sure RP will be hit hard too.
What's it like this morning in Penasco....the local weather station (Wunderground) is not reporting? Have the winds died down....much damage???? Any pigeoncoops toppled down?
What's it like this morning in Penasco....the local weather station (Wunderground) is not reporting? Have the winds died down....much damage???? Any pigeoncoops toppled down?
More than 200 people have had to be sheltered in Penasco. Some streets are completely washed out (our street actually sunk!). Lots of coopers have lost windows and sliding glass doors. School is canceled. I have been unable to get a report on the condition of the highway between Sonoyta & Penasco. The rumor is that parts are washed out. Would appreciate any confirmation. You can contact me here or at [email protected]
We are heading down a little later today....anyone have news on road from Sonoyta to PP? We have a big 4x4 Truck, but still want to know if anything washed out that we could not get down...
you have a couple large desert washes from Ajo to Why.
Hwy patrol, usually close this strip, when water starts over flowing.
Nothing closed on the US side, (yet)
I would keep these two phones Handy, Flores Chevron at Ajo and Why.
They say all OK but call before you leave. Detour is through the reservation.
520-387-6691 Ajo
520-387-5422 Why
Thanks all, just talked to Border Patrol, as of right now it is back open from Why to Lukeville, but the gal said she lives in Ajo and drove in...messy messy roads, construction and mud....But she said call before coming down as last night they did close and turned everyone back....thanks
Reports are the highway is bad on this side (Mexico). A call has gone out for clothing to be taken to the bomberos for those who have been displaced...lots of children's clothes needed.
Cabo has a great point. These winter rains will make one hell of a year for wildflower blooms in the spring! I love the spring time trips through the desert when everything is blooming - it's beautiful!
Seadweller said:
it's comforting to know that all that beauty will come from this nasty weather......
Kenny said:
It's like magic, and if anyone says there are no miracles nowadays, show them the Sonora desert in bloom. One very special place for me to see it is around the Superstitious mountains. It's a time of renewal, and rebirth.
time for the renewal and the Rebirth, perfect timing, just like Easter.
It started raining last night, or actually early this am and now is basically a tropical rain from the north, since it is cold water falling down, but it is raining hard, some areas/roads look like pools covering the curve, it is going to be a slow trip!!
This is too funny... the rain left a big puddle in the street in front of our house (kind of like an instant beach) and the neighbor kids are riding Skim Boards in it...
MONSTER waves and wind today. I have some pics I will try to load. The worst storm I've seen here.