Today we were asked if we wanted to go to Martinez Lake for lunch. Why not? There were three cars of us that went. It's a strange thing to be in the desert and have someone talk about a Lake. We wanted to see that.
We drove for nearly an hour. We drove through what is called, "Dome Valley". This is a farming community and they grow Alfafa, cabbage, cotton, lemons, oranges and beets and probably lots more that I haven't seen, yet. The desert is a system of canals and irrigation ditches. We learned they farm year round.
Orange Groves
Tim Claus, there's lots of work for you to do down here!!!
We also drove by an Army Testing grounds and then turned at the Martinez Lake Road sign.
It was another lovely desert surprise. We had lunch at a restaurant and then walked around a bit to take in the sights.
We only knew two of these people until today. Now, we have a few more people that we know.
I thought of Mom when I saw all of the Bougainvillea around.
This is a huge home on the Colorado River side of the Lake.
This is where the river and the Lake come together. You can take a boat up river and they told us there are places where you play a "service" to pull your boat out to go around dams.
I think Craig was trying to figure out if he could fish from this high off the lake.
The restaurant is part of the Marina and the food was OK.
It was a beautiful day and fun to see things green and blooming in the desert.
Blessings.
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