Mom and the kids standing on the rocks with the river and rock hills behind them
June 2025

Earp and the Colorado River

Two days in June 2025 on the Colorado River near Earp and Parker Dam, where the desert runs straight into the water.

Where We Stopped
The Colorado River near Parker Dam, the shore below the stairs and the deck at sunset
Where We Stayed
A room with a balcony looking over the marina
How We Traveled
Drove out across the desert
Mom and the kids on wooden stairs above the river, one kid sticking her tongue out
Tongues Out on the Stairs
Palm fronds hanging over clear blue water with rock hills beyond
Palms Over the Water
Sunset over the water from a wooden deck with the masts of a ship beside it
Sunset From the Deck
Thatched shade huts and a white fence beside the blue river
Thatched Shade on the Water
Lit palms and rock reflected in black water at night
Palms Reflected at Night
A single chair on a sandy beach facing palms and a rocky hill
A Chair on the Sand
A jagged rock peak over a gravel lot at dusk
Rock Peaks at Dusk
On the Map

Where This Trip Was

Earp, CA

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