Just west of Yuma, Arizona, in the state of California, lies one of the nation's largest mass of inland sand dunes. The erg is approximately 45 miles long by 6 miles wide. We've driven through this area on our way to California, but have never done any exploring.
Granted, there's not much to explore but sand, and there's no way to do it other than on a motorcycle or in an all-terrain vehicle. And it's hot. So as you'd imagine, I'm not doing any kind of exploring in this place.
My brother has been to the dunes many times over the years with his best friend from high school. He's also taken my nephews out there a few times to ride. They love it. And now that Ed has a motorcycle, I suspect he'll be going on one of the future trips. I'm already concerned.
The boys like to show off, jump from dangerous heights (some of the dunes rise 300 feet), and drive faster than they would anywhere else they've ridden. There have been several injuries over the years, including a few this past week. Nothing serious in the minds of men as you might imagine, and so far they've all come back with operational limbs so it constitutes a good time.
And the boys playing in it have graduated from shovels and toy trucks to helmets and toys with wheels.
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2016: Ten Outstanding Years
2015: Mangiare All'aperto, Trucker Style
2014: Released To The Press
2013: In A Time When Gentlemen And Ladies Actually Existed
2012: The Great Affair
2011: The Gaping Void Says It All
2010: Under The Tuscan Sun Within 3,000 Year Old Walls
2009: Dragged Back, Kicking And Screaming
2008: Seniors Maintain Law And Order By Way Of A Fluke Discovery
2007: Lisa Lavie Is The Angel Here
2006: Fight The Moth
2005: Abandoned But Not Forgotten
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