Anyone out there in Blythe CA? (San Diego, August: high school, dangerous, swimming)

[Dane Anthony]

Dane Anthony is looking to contact Erin or Cris Baker in Blythe. E-Mail me at nascar48@nemont.net

[Revyjf]

Twinkle toes,
Is any of the Burris family left in Blythe? Linda Rae was a friend of mine at ASU.

[ArizonaBear]

Add me to the list of people who is not impressed with Blythe either--------------even the city name suggests blight.

Frankly; Quartzsite (10 miles away) on my side of the river has a better overall vibe.

[115db]

Is there life in Blythe? Just kidding. I know someone who lives in Quartzite and works in Blythe....makes Calif wages in an Az town!

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by Revyjf

Twinkle toes,
Is any of the Burris family left in Blythe? Linda Rae was a friend of mine at ASU.

Sorry, I don't know anyone in Blythe as my stomping grounds are Palm Desert, La Quinta and Palm Springs.

[Jack W. Ward]

I grew up in Blythe and left in 1950 when entering the Korean War, but never returned for more than brief visits. Blythe is surrounded by a lot of desert solitude, if you like solitude, and some people do. With a lot of desert in every direction, there are many niches to explore in the spring, fall and winter, but summer temperatures are sizzling, so it would be wiser to spend as much indoor air-conditioned time as possible. Out in the desert, one can see packrat nests, jack rabbits, deer, lizards, sidewinders, other rattlers, many birds and a variety of other snakes. On one rare occasion, down toward Yuma, I caught rare sight of three peccaries. Blythe, because of all the irrigation, had the most prolific insect and spider population that I have seen anywhere. I think that it could lay claim to being the black widow capital of the United States, but I never felt threatened by any. Between Ehrenberg and Parker, I saw wild burros. The Palo Verde Valley is the only place that I have ever seen ground owls and ground bees, and I thought that it phenomenal that one could dig down ten feet and get water, very brackish water. The Colorado River is the only place I ever saw Buffalo fish. I bcame familiar with the botanical names of all the cacti in the surrounding Arizona and California deserts. I was always amazed that desert plants could survive with so little water in such high heat. One does not need commercial entertainment if one learns to entertain oneself. There are many mountains to climb and to explore, and just about every type of geological formation --sedimentary, metamorphic and volcanic -- can be discovered. I do not miss the sweltering summer humidity, dust, insecticide spraying and feeding operations in the valley, but I have retained a certain nostalgia for the surrounding desert areas. Every place has its disadvantages. I presently live in the Missouri Ozarks, not far from where a great grandfather was born and reared. When I first saw this area, I thought it looked like one big park, but I hate the chiggers, ticks, winter snow, sleet and ice storms, and gardening is a losing battle against the weeds. As for Blythe schools, I thought that I received a good education. Most of the teachers were good teachers, and I qualified to enter and succeed in earning degrees at UCLA-UCR and USC. School is an opportunity to learn. Unfortunately, too many students do not avail themselves of that opportunity. Even though the Blythe public library was small, the librarian went out of her way to order any book I requested from lending libraries, so Blythe was not as culturally isolated as one might think. Whether one considers a community a dead end or an opportunity is all relative to one's personal perspective and willingness to learn on one's own. I am a product of having been reared in Blythe and its surrounding desert. Perhaps, I was lucky in not having the temptation of depending on commercial entertainment to amuse myself.

[Jack W. Ward]

I grew up in Blythe and left in 1950 when entering the Korean War, but never returned for more than brief visits. Blythe is surrounded by a lot of desert solitude, if you like solitude, and some people do. With a lot of desert in every direction, there are many niches to explore in the spring, fall and winter, but summer temperatures are sizzling, so it would be wiser to spend as much indoor air-conditioned time as possible. Out in the desert, one can see packrat nests, jack rabbits, deer, lizards, sidewinders, other rattlers, many birds and a variety of other snakes. On one rare occasion, down toward Yuma, I caught rare sight of three peccaries. Blythe, because of all the irrigation, had the most prolific insect and spider population that I have seen anywhere. I think that it could lay claim to being the black widow capital of the United States, but I never felt threatened by any. Between Ehrenberg and Parker, I saw wild burros. The Palo Verde Valley is the only place that I have ever seen ground owls and ground bees, and I thought that it phenomenal that one could dig down ten feet and get water, very brackish water. The Colorado River is the only place I ever saw Buffalo fish. I bcame familiar with the botanical names of all the cacti in the surrounding Arizona and California deserts. I was always amazed that desert plants could survive with so little water in such high heat. One does not need commercial entertainment if one learns to entertain oneself. There are many mountains to climb and to explore, and just about every type of geological formation --sedimentary, metamorphic and volcanic -- can be discovered. I do not miss the sweltering summer humidity, dust, insecticide spraying and feeding operations in the valley, but I have retained a certain nostalgia for the surrounding desert areas. Every place has its disadvantages. I presently live in the Missouri Ozarks, not far from where a great grandfather was born and reared. When I first saw this area, I thought it looked like one big park, but I hate the chiggers, ticks, winter snow, sleet and ice storms, and gardening is a losing battle against the weeds. As for Blythe schools, I thought that I received a good education. Most of the teachers were good teachers, and I qualified to enter and succeed in earning degrees at UCLA-UCR and USC. School is an opportunity to learn. Unfortunately, too many students do not avail themselves of that opportunity. Even though the Blythe public library was small, the librarian went out of her way to order any book I requested from lending libraries, so Blythe was not as culturally isolated as one might think. Whether one considers a community a dead end or an opportunity is all relative to one's personal perspective and willingness to learn on one's own. I am a product of having been reared in Blythe and its surrounding desert. Perhaps, I was lucky in not having the temptation of depending on commercial entertainment to amuse myself.

[NewportBorn]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

Hmmmm ... my license expires in 2010. By that time we should have several million more people in the Coachella Valley, where I live. I'm gonna have to keep Blythe DMV in mind! It's only about an hour and 15 to 30 minutes from where I live.

Thanks - I like you too!!!

Several Million more people?

Wow!

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by NewportBorn

Several Million more people?

Wow!

I was kidding about millions.

[harpoharp]

Can you Imagine ? I am taking my girlfriend who has lived in France most of her life, I didn't know how to describe Blythe, so after a while, I asked her with a wide smile in my face, have you seen the movie Laurence of Arabia ? well, you are going to see reeeeeeaaaaaaalllll desert!!!!!!!! just like in the movie...