Post 85: Midland Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA)
Midland LTVA
We have been here at Midland for a month now and enjoying every moment, each day the temperature is getting warmer and the days getting a bit longer.
In a previous post we reviewed the ghost town of Midland Calif. So much history there.
This post is meant to describe some of the interests and sights of the Midland LTVA.
There are not many RVs here, perhaps 15 to 20 here now, with a few coming and going each day. Below is a short video we took this morning
I’m still learning to fly the drone, but we hope to capture many more videos from the sky!
The nearest town is Blythe Calif. It is about 20 minutes from the LTVA. Blythe has several grocery stores, an ACE hardware store, many restaurants and expensive gas lol. Blythe has pretty much everything you need except a major department store.
The mountains are an easy hike from Midland LTVA. If you drive to the north end of the LTVA and then it is about a one hour hike to the base of the mountains – although they are not 10,000 feet tall, they sure are beautiful. Bill and Lucky have been on walks around the mountains several times and they love the beauty.
Panorama view
What’s up next?
This January 31, 2018, there is going to be a Super Blue Blood Moon. Hopefully we will get some photos of the event! Should be an awesome view from here with the skies being so clear.
Later this week we are going to see the Blythe Intaglios. Hopefully we will be allowed to fly the drone there so we can appreciate the large images on the desert floor.
Currently (we say currently because everyday brings new opportunities), the last planned trip will be to the CIBOLA National Wildlife Refuge Area, just south of Blythe. The Colorado river runs through refuge, providing life sustaining water to its many inhabitants.
Here are a view fullsize pictures of the area. Hope you enjoy!
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We are a mature couple that became full time RVers in May 2017. After RVing for over three years we have transitioned to living on a 28' sailboat and are currently exploring Vancouver Island located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. We hope you find our posts interesting.
First off I want to say wonderful blog! I had a quick question which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.I was interested to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing.I have had difficulty clearing my mind in getting my ideas out there.I truly do take pleasure in writing but it just seems like the first 10 to15 minutes are lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or tips?Thanks!
The first thing we do in create a ‘private’ post so only we can see it. Then we add our ideas and thoughts about the post. Once we have all the content, we go back and put the thoughts in order and make the post readable. Sometimes the ideas are not flowing, in which case we save what we have and come back to the post a later time. Hope this helps! Bill & Joy
Beautiful video! Such an great idea putting up the blog. I just love that “ park”. Keep posting!
Thanks Janet. We have fun doing the blog.
Thank you for the info on the Midland LTVA. Going down there next week. Woke up this morning to snow on the ground and in the mountains. Northwest Montana is beautiful in the winter but I am going to be happy to go someplace warm for the winter.
We loved it there. If the camphost ‘Byron’ is still there please say hi for us!
Bill & Joy