And we’re back to The Motorcoach Resort. We got back yesterday. 2018 Arizona Trip Map We were only going to stay in Arizona for two weeks, but since the Regional Gymnastics Championships are going to be in Phoenix this year, we decided to stick around for a little longer. Alex competes on Friday. Go Alex!
Mountain Plovers
They’re hard to find. They summer on the mid-west plains, wandering about on the short grass prairie. They winter in the south; sometimes seen in the Rio Grande Valley, but they’re hard to spot. They’re light brown birds that like to stand in plowed furrows, looking like dirt clods. We got a hot lead on wintering mountain plovers in Southern Arizona last weekend. We gave it a good effort, staring at dirt clods, waiting for one to move, but no luck. We did, however, stumble onto a pair of burrowing owls standing next to an irrigation ditch! 
A total surprise!
A total surprise! Looking at our utility cabinet
I was just thinking. Electricity flowing through a tightly wound coil creates an electro-magnet, doesn’t it? This power cord is not so tightly wound, but might those coils at least generate some magnetic field and some resulting heat? Should I pull the cord all the way out each time I use it, to eliminate the coils just in case? Probably not. I think with a wire gauge this large we’re probably okay. Besides, when we first got the coach, the power cord wound up on a reel, and they never told us to be sure to unroll it all the way, so it wouldn’t melt. I should leave the power cord coiled up like that once with everything electrical running inside and go hold the power cord in my hand to see if it seems warm. Now we’re at Cave Creek Regional Park 2018 Arizona Trip Map 
Picacho Peak State Park
We’re close to Ramsey Canyon
