I'm on the patio outside of the restaurant, the only place with any kind of connection to the rest of the word - Wi-Fi and a pay phone. Cell phones don't work here and there's no phone in our 'cottage'. I forgot to bring my camera, so I'll need to post some pictures later. The mountains are baeatiful as the sun rises. (isn't that true everywhere?) A bird swooped down and grabbed a bug out of the air just in front of me, and a few feet away a humming bird is attacking a the tall flower stalk of an agave plant. Yesterday we hiked to the base of one to the rock cliffs, about 7,000 ft. (I'll need to check my gps) I jammed a finger sliding down a large rock so typing o's and l's is hit and miss.
We drove 2 hours from Marathon (population 400) to get here, 2 hours without cell phone, radio, a gas station, or even a mini-mart. I've never felt quite so isolated. Fortunatly the park has gas station and a small store. We brought, I hope, enough food for the 5 days we will be here. Cooking all of our meals with only a microwave and a charcoal grill will be a challenge.
The bugs are annoying - I guess there are not too many bats in the vicinity...
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