Black Meadow Landing

We decided to take a drive and headed to Parker Dam. After eating a lunch at a yummy Mexican Restaurant in Parker, we took off exploring. We drove across the Parker Dam and turned off on a gravel road. We followed the dessert terrain and pot holes about ten miles. We had heard that there was a community in the back country. As we drove further into the dessert, we suddenly came across an RV Resort called Black Meadow Landing.  Rick was sure that it was an old hippie community. There were a more than a hundred RV's of all sorts parked around a lake. After driving around and visiting with a few of the retired citizens of the park, we headed back out to the main road. The sun was going down and it was time to head home. Our drive back gave us the chance to make new friends. Burros were everywhere! The gold rush left burros behind, and some say that the population equals our deer herds in Wisconsin.