High Chaparral / Casa Codorniz: Living by Lake Mohave in the Mohave Desert

High Chaparral / Casa Codorniz: Living by Lake Mohave in the Mohave Desert

Wintering in the Desert: The Snowbirds Return to Casa Codorniz Above Lake Mohave

Wintering in the Desert: The Snowbirds Return to Casa Codorniz Above Lake Mohave

Back in the Saddle Again: Exploring Old Mines by OHV in Arizona’s Black Mountains

Back in the Saddle Again: Exploring Old Mines by OHV in Arizona’s Black Mountains

Getting in An Afternoon On Lake Mohave Before Chilly Weather in Mid November 2025

Getting in An Afternoon On Lake Mohave Before Chilly Weather in Mid November 2025

Back in the Saddle: A Desert Adventure to the Tyro Mine Overlook

Back in the Saddle: A Desert Adventure to the Tyro Mine Overlook

Smallmouth Bass Spawning: A Late April Adventure on Lake Mohave

Smallmouth Bass Spawning: A Late April Adventure on Lake Mohave

Mid-April 2025 Lake Mohave Bass Fishing

The desert morning greeted us with that peculiar stillness that only those who've spent time in the Southwest truly understand. As I sipped my coffee on the porch of our modest desert retreat in the foothills above Lake Mohave, I watched the sun crawl above the...

The Sonoran Desert in Bloom

There's something about the desert that speaks to my soul. Perhaps it's the stark contrast to my Kansas upbringing, where the rolling Flint Hills offered a different kind of beauty altogether. Out here in the Sonoran Desert during springtime, though... well, that's a...

Chasing Ghosts: A Mid-March Smallmouth Bass Adventure on Lake Mohave

Chasing Ghosts: A Mid-March Smallmouth Bass Adventure on Lake Mohave

Sunset on Mohave Lake View Ranchos

There's something about the way the light changes in the desert that reminds me of my childhood on the Kansas prairie. Different landscapes entirely, but that same vast sky, that same feeling of being small beneath an endless canvas of blue that slowly transforms into...

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Mohave Lakeview Overlook Trail

Mohave Lakeview Ranchos Overlook Trail

Mohave County AZ is great winter 4 wheeling with hundreds of miles of old wagon trails and mines to explore. Tired of 4 wheeling Lake Mohave, Lake Havasu, Lake Mead and the Colorado River are nearby for boating and fishing fun. https://youtu.be/FmlVbH6Q_Mk

Ranch at the end of Old Wagon Trail

Old Wagon Trail

The road to our subdivision follows an old wagon trail. The trail cuts through our lot and our driveway follows it out the gate. Old Wagon Trail continues northeast from our gate and ends at an old ranch about 2 miles north. Ranch house at the end of Old Wagon...

Smallmouth Fishing

Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Long Bank Big Pocket Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove Area Weather: Sunny 83 light and variable winds Water Temp: 63-65 Lake Level: Normal Smallmouth just started bedding

Smallmouth Bass Fishing Hookset

Spawn Begins April 4, 2019

Water has warmed up to 63 to 65 and some nests are appearing. Two weeks ago Smallmouth were just moving up but not making nests yet.

Cottonwood Cove Marina

Cottonwood Cove Marina

Cottonwood Cove Marina is midlake, approximately halfway between Willow Beach Marina and Katherine Landing Marina. The area of the lake we frequently fish.

Lowrance HDS 5

Lowrance HDS 5 Tutorial Videos

GPS City is pleased to provide a closer look at the Sonar Settings function on the Lowrance HDS Gen2 units. https://www.gpscity.com/videos/play/aIl7wTDbJ4U

Codorniz Breakfast

Atomic Codorniz

A long time ago in the Deadly Mohave Desert far, far away Atomic Codorniz emerge from the fog to snack on a cracked corn breakfast. A VERY RARE desert fog!!!