THE SIGN CLEARLY SAID:
WELCOME TO BAKER DAM
This particular day we had spent most of our time at home doing, working, cleaning and just attending to forgotten things around the house. All though it was quite productive, each individually and as a whole, we decided not let the whole day burn away. The sands of time weren't s lowing, and it was time to get out for a bit.
It's always eventful when it is time for one of our random, spontaneous adventures we enjoy doing together so much. So we hopped in the car, flipped a coin and headed in the winning direction of our coin toss, to see something, and somewhere we had not ventured before. After we skimmed the pavement for a while, there was a turn off coming upon us. Was this it? "Welcome to Baker Dam" the sign announced. Somehow they had been expecting us?!
We took our turn and drove a steady pace as not to miss a thing. At the end of the sagebrush and pinion pine lined drive, and a sharp turn, this is what we found.
We drove ourselves around imagining in ways that we had the 4 wheeling capabilities we could only long for from our trusted little sedan. We looked about, saw a father fishing with their child, birds sailing, fish leaping, pastel pink cacti in brilliant bloom, campsites and trails to accommodate. We did enjoy this new local treasure and its surroundings. The payoff was a fantastic time, priceless fun, forever memories and the signature from God of his Sons amazing creations, the heavens blanketed with the skilled quilters craftsmanship of a beautiful sunset.
I have been so blessed in so may ways, but nothing compares to my family. It's an eternal one as well. :) For that knowledge and blessing, I would not trade for all the rubies of the earth.
Note the photos with the armies of the bugs. I was initially startled that they were starving mosquitos on the keen prowl for our warm blood. What ever these were though, they were indeed many. Together they orchestrated a light static buzz in the air, yet didn't so much as bother any of us. It was very hard for them to go unnoticed though. Our confidence in them was secured with the rolling-up of our windows and giving them the better portion of space. One could only assume they were already home and we at the least their welcomed visitors.
