Yamaha exploration day

Yesterday Kadizzled hopped on the trusty steed and headed out into the desert and mountains.  In the name of the Queen (her excellency The Commander) Kadizzle sought new trails to conquer.  Tule trailhead was the fist mission. The road in looked good, but it looked like there was some flatland hiking before the elevation started.

After checking out a nice dead end road that went up toward the Arizona Trail Kadizzle came back to 449A and headed toward the Peter Bigfoot Sanctuary.  Although the first part of the ride has several miles of sandy wash the last part of the road into the Bigfoot compound is very pleasant. All of a sudden the scenery takes a complete change and you are in mountains and streams.

Peter Bigfoot has established and Oasis of Solitude.  Kadizzle rode to his gate which had a sign offering fresh spring water.  It seemed best to leave the cycle at the gate and walk the last few hundred yards to maintain the tranquility.  As Kadizzle hiked the idyllic trail he came across the firt Yurpee.  What in the hell is a Yurpee?  A Yurpee is a dwelling invented by Bigfoot that combines a Yurt and a teepee.  Going farther into the compound it felt like walking into an abandoned village.  There were dwellings and objects everywhere, but there were no people.

Finally when Kadizzle got to the large garden which is a major feature of the place he saw a woman weeding.  Then a tall woman in her forties came out of the village meeting house and greeted Kadizzle.  Eventually the conversation revealed that she was Peter Bigfoot's companion, which seemed a bit strange given the age difference.  Bigfoot is seventy.   Patrica offered or almost insisted Kadizzle meet Bigfoot.  Bigfoot was supposed to be in the orchard pruning trees, but he was no where to be found when we got there.  The trip to the orchard gave a chance to observe all the different attempts to chisel out a nirvana in the middle of nowhere.   A vineyard was along the trail and it was completely covered with wire mesh to protect it from birds.  It seemed like every tree was labeled with a large number.  In the orchard there were all types of fruit trees. 

No human habitation was anywhere near the sanctuary, and it reminded Kadizzle very much of his early days in West Virginia.  Prior to their blissful wedding Kadizzle and The Commander spent several summers in a remote valley in West Virginia at the Quinn family vacation farm deep in the hills.   Just like Bigfoot's compound Bonnyville as we sometimes called it was very hard to reach. Neither Bigfoot nor Bonnyville  had electricity.  Not sure how to spell Bonnyville,  but the idea was it was out in the Bonnies. 

As usual The Commander woke up full of piss and vinegar and is anxious to find a new hike today.