26/01: Rainy Day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Including last evenings rain, Quartzsite has received more than it's monthly average rainfall. Zaph's water bowl ended up with about an inch of rain water in it, while the "official" weather network.com indicated .77 of an inch --- still enough to beat the monthly average of .58 of an inch.
Locals have told us that the desert will be all green in a week. Many of the cacti type plants lose their leaves to conserve moisture in the plant. After a rain the plants will leaf again.
The minerals in the rocks are more visible when they are wet. A rock in the RV park.
The rain had stopped and we thought we'd go into town to check out the mineral and gem show .... by time we got there it was raining again. As we were in town already, a trip to the dairy queen became the destination followed by a drive. An old mine on Q mountain.
Locals have told us that the desert will be all green in a week. Many of the cacti type plants lose their leaves to conserve moisture in the plant. After a rain the plants will leaf again.
The minerals in the rocks are more visible when they are wet. A rock in the RV park.
The rain had stopped and we thought we'd go into town to check out the mineral and gem show .... by time we got there it was raining again. As we were in town already, a trip to the dairy queen became the destination followed by a drive. An old mine on Q mountain.