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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

One hurdle behind me

Finally got someone out to work on the road. It's still a rough road, but not as scary, in my opinion.



I killed myself raking and picking up rocks for two days, so back in town to rest. I would never rest at the oasis with so much to do. The road needs a lot more raking, etc, but for now it should be ok. I'm hoping we'll get some rain to settle the dust, but likely won't. Once it rains, it's too late for me to rake anymore, as it packs hard. I still recommend visitors have decent clearance because of the steep rough big hill.



We're a week away from the hummingbird festival, so I'm hoping to rest up for a week. For some reason the road looks better in photos than it actually is to drive on. Frustrating!



I had to water before coming back to town today. Since I had to do raking in the morning, with a little help from a dear neighbor friend, I had to water in the heat of the day this afternoon. It was 103° but that doesn't bother me, it was just the no-nap exhaustion that did me in. When I'm watering in heat I sprinkle myself down with the hose frequently, and shivver through it. LOL