Day 1 in the Yuma Desert

The SWAG Yuma Mega Geocaching event is this weekend. Hubby and I drove to Wellton AZ Monday after writing class to get a head start on the desert geocaching we have left to do on the Barry Goldwater Range. Here are some of the things we saw on our first day, Tuesday.

site of an F-4 crash a number of years ago

pilot died, co-pilot ejected safely by parachute

another plane crash, titled Kittyhawk

a mangled mess

no death in this crash...also a number of years ago

bird's nest in a saguaro

interesting container for a geocache

a toy boat

beautiful blue skies & interesting rock formations

a saguaro with a crack

a crested or fan saguaro

sibling saguaros

Where's Waldo?...Hubby?

more of the crested saguaro

desolate area, but picturesque

bombers or fighters playing tag

planes belonging to either the Air Force or Marines

here was the second one

very noisy

one of the engines from the first crash, the F-4

maybe 2 miles from the site of the crash

SWAG stands for South West Arizona Geocachers
Mega event means more than 500 people plan to attend
Main event is on Sunday, but other events happening Friday, Saturday and Monday
This will be the fifth Yuma Mega Event we have attended.