Empire Ranch

 We spent over a week camping in the open grasslands of this La Cienega/Empire Ranch site. Beautiful open rolling hills, gorgeous night sky, herds of Pronghorn and very few people here. Sunny and warm days, some a little breezy, and cold frosty nights. Glad I bought some long underwear for jammies at night. This place usually gets snow in the winter and it's nearly 5000 ft elevation, on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains is, "Sky King" country.  We will be back. Would love to see it with the grasslands green and wildflowers in early spring.
Doug and Frankie joined us and set up their new 'suitcase' solar panels and we had some great communal meals grilled over mesquite fires for a few days. Yum.
We all moved on to Patagonia Lake for showers and power and a great Birthday Celebration for me. Excellent steaks and company and lots of fun. Beautiful birds around the lake including Cardinals. Heading out again to Whitewater Draw to see the overwintering Sandhill Cranes and then to Tombstone for some fake sheriff badges. Will head back to Tuscon Mountains then to Casa Grande and spend a few more days before we head west to a little warmer nights.