MAR 9, 25.. OH THOSE OATMAN, ARIZONA, BURROS !!

Dating almost eight (8) years ago back to our Post here on Google Blogspot, Saturday, March 25th, 2017, we have posted "our fair share" of photos of Oatman, Arizona and its Burros.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2017/03/

Before you even arrive in Oatman, the Burros are out to greet you.

The Oatman Burros are NOT shy! 

Hello Oatman, Arizona!

There they are.

Patti loves the Burros.

Tom Tiger (above left and below) loves the Burros.

Just in from Ginny and Tom.

Danny from Michigan also loves the Burros.

What's not to love about the Burros?

But suddenly! Right here in our Lake Havasu City newspaper.. 

Oh Those BATTLING BURROS!

The Burros have begun to cause some concerns.

DONKEYS WREAK HAVOC ON YUCCA PROPERTY, LEAVING OWNERS WITH FEW OPTIONS.

Wild burros have become a "nuisance" according to one business owner who says they caused $10,000 in property damage, further delaying the opening of a coffee shop at 12445 Frontage Road.

I did not know exactly where the town or census designated place of Yucca, Arizona, was located.

Yucca is on Interstate Highway 40 (I-40) Southwest of Kingman, Arizona, and it is some distance (I would estimate 15 miles directly across the desert)  from Oatman proper.

The red balloon on the map below is Yucca, Arizona.

The next photo below shows where Kingman is located relative to Lake Havasu City, where Patti and I are located.

One business owner in Yucca lost all of his water because the burros destroyed the irrigation system, dug up a water meter and broke a water line. 

He has sent emails to the Bureau of Land Management, the Arizona House of Representatives, and the Federal Marshalls asking for assistance. 

He has been informed that Burros are protected under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 passed by Congress.

What can be done?

There are currently no answers.

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold and a lot of people really love the Burros. 

We found this issue to be interesting and hope maybe others who love the Burros will find it interesting as well.

Cap and Patti

MAR 8, 25.. THE HAVASU 95 SPEEDWAY CAR SHOW.. LAKE HAVASU CITY..

Today, Saturday the 8th of March 2025, was the 17th Annual Crossroads Auto and Bike Show located near SARA Park at the Havasu Highway 95 Speedway.

Yes it does say Auto and Bike show but I totally missed any Bikes that may have been there.

The organizers are the Havasu 95 Speedway and the Calvary Baptist Church here in Lake Havasu City.

The show ran from 9am until closing at 1pm. It is a free event with no charge to visit the venue. 

I believe that this is the third time I have visited this particular car show here in Lake Havasu City.

I have several friends who show their cars at this show.

Below are but a few of the 100 or so photos that I snapped.

Yes. Oh Yes. I know. I understand it's not the best way to post them but I am just going to post the below photos as they came out in my download file on my laptop here and NOT in the precise order in which I snapped them.

The above and below photos give you some idea of the size of the crowd.

You can see that the show is really spread out over a fairly large area. The race track is a quarter of a mile in diameter.

And we finish with the below photo of our GMC Suburban Black Beauty so proud to have visited the show.

Cap and Patti. 

Patti did not attend the show because of the enormous amount of walking required.

Post Script. I am not positive, but I believe that all the cars are "street legal" and none are towed on trailers to this show. I plan to check this out with friends who show cars.

Below are but four of many show cars that I have seen locally.

There you have the March 8th 2025 Car Show.