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Still hanging in the 7000 step range for our
morning walk...sometimes less and sometimes more. Whether the Fitbit is spot on accurate or
not is up for debate but having it encourages me to get walking and that’s a
good thing.
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I’m not sure it was deliberate or just
laziness but after breakfast we practiced just sitting in camp. Not doing anything isn’t my thing. Sitting still is fine but I’ve got to read,
type, talk on the phone, etc. or I’ll fall asleep. In an effort not to do that, I wandered up by
the cactuses to photograph the birds.
Sat there for a bit...Felicia came out and I chatted with her. Then Kim and I decided to head out on the bikes.
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So this happened:
Earlier in our stay here, there was the
distinct smell of pot wafting through the air one evening. And it wasn’t just a small whiff that made
you say ‘Is that what I think it is?’...no, this smell was strong and there was
no doubt what it was and it seemed that someone in the campground was trying to
get everyone high. Kim thought it was
someone in the tent section.
Riding through Coolidge the other day there
was a car in the outer lane of traffic. As
we approached it from behind it became apparent that it was slowing down. Then the flashers went on...uh, oh, car trouble, I thought, and it’s probably heading for that vacant
lot to get off the road. No, that
wasn’t the plan at all because the driver’s window rolled down and a hand
starting waving traffic to go around them.
We pulled into the other lane to go around and as we came alongside of
the car, the smell of pot coming from inside that car was so strong it felt
like we were in a scene from a Cheech and Chong movie. I swear I saw a cloud of smoke also...and the
only thing missing was the soundtrack of uncontrollable laughter from inside the
car. 😃
Since we’ve caught a whiff of pot at other times too, I was curious about Arizona's stance on recreational use of marijuana. The first year we
were here I researched the medicinal angle because I thought I was seeing medical dispensaries
being openly advertised. Michigan dispensaries
were a bit more discreet at the time.
Indeed, Arizona allows for medical marijuana but recreational use isn’t
allowed...in fact it’s a felony offense. Here are a few paragraphs from the website wikileaf.com regarding updated 2019 Arizona marijuana laws:
It is
illegal to possess any amount of cannabis under Arizona’s marijuana laws, with
the exception of medical card holders. If you are not a medical marijuana user,
and you are caught with cannabis, you could face felony charges because it is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.
Only
medical marijuana cardholders can legally toke up in the state, though it must
be done privately. Smoking in public places is always prohibited, though it is
legal for medical marijuana users to consume edibles in public, so long as they
are not operating a vehicle or behaving irresponsibly.
It is
illegal to drive or operate a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana.
Doing so falls under the state’s statute for “driving or actual physical control while under
the influence”, along with
driving under the influence of alcohol. You can get busted for having any
metabolites in your body as well, even if you are no longer stoned. This is not
the case for medical users who will not be punished just because metabolites
were found in their system. However, if you are a medical user and found to be
impaired while driving, you can still be hit with a DUI.
Seems like those we’ve
encountered either don’t know the law or really don’t care. 😏
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Kim wanted to take a ride to Casa Grande to
check toy haulers at an RV dealer. Just
looking to see what’s out there in a bumper pull as Kim called it. Saw some interesting trailer set-ups. If you want a separate bedroom with room to
move around the bed, it costs more. Most
had toilet, vanity and shower in the same room...one had the vanity tucked into
a nearby corner next to the bathroom. Kitchen areas all looked about the same. Some had couches and some had recliner type chairs
in the living area which is where the ‘toy’ would be stored. The couches folded up against the side walls
but I never did figure out where the recliners were stored. All had an extra suspended bed above the ‘toy’...some
beds swung down and some went up and down with a chain system. Saw some nice trailers that’s for sure...but
bottom line is we were just looking. The
budget says so....
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In one of the trailers we looked at today, the
toilet seat had a Please Do Not Use
sign on the lid. As I was saying, “Well,
that’s odd that they feel the need to tell people that”, Kim was saying “You
don’t suppose someone actually used it, do you?” Hmmmm...that scenario could explain why the
lid and seat were taped down to the toilet bowl. And the sign was in just that one trailer
among the many that we looked at today.
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All we had to do to ride out on IR 15 was
stay on the road that the RV dealer was located on in Casa Grande. In town it
was called Pinal Ave or Hwy 387, out of town it was called the Chuichu Road
eventually becoming IR 15. And bonus! we avoided the potential backups due to road
resurfacing work being done on Battaglia Rd.
Rode to the Gu-Achi Trading Post for a
nachos snack and then continued on to the town of Sells to get gas. Sells is about 20 miles east of the Trading
Post on State Road 86...at that point it was a toss-up which way back to camp
was preferable. We opted for continuing on
SR 86 to Sandario Rd. which took us through Saguaro Nat’l Park and into Marana.
From there we jumped on I-10 for the 30 miles or so back to camp. Both of us were ready to get off the bikes by
the time we got back to camp...sore butts due to bumpy roads.
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Last night as we sat outside in the still
darkness, there was a pleasant smell on the air. I thought maybe flower of some kind, Kim
thought maybe somebody was drying clothes and it was a dryer sheet. Smelled it again this morning and also out in
the desert on our ride today. No closer
to figuring out what it is but I think I can say with certainty that it’s not
dryer sheets.
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Today’s miles: 206
Total miles: 2016
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