Hackberry General Store on Route 66
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We stopped at the Hackberry general store on historic Route 66. Notice the Phillips 66 sign in one of the photos. Heather's dad worked for Phillips 66.
Route 66 in the middle of nowhere
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Burma-Shave
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Boy, talk about a drive down memory lane. I wonder if anyone younger than Gordon and me remembers these Burma-Shave signs. They once peppered the country highways and byways, keeping familiesLue lisää
Point of Rocks RV Park, Prescott AZ
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
And we mean ROCKS! We love this campground! Hot showers, too.
Dinner at the Prescott Brewing Co
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
I forgot to take the before picture. I will leave it to your imagination what the brats with garlic mash potatoes, apple sauce and house made chutney looked like before we descended like a plague ofLue lisää
An evening stroll around the square
19. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Desiring to walk off our oversized repast, we took a stroll around Prescott's main square while the sun set. Lots of interesting shops, eateries and bars. Blingy cowboy boots that rivaled any I saw inLue lisää
Lazing under the rocks
20. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Snug in our cozy trailer while rain patters on the roof. Plans of visiting the YMCA rapidly dwindling as happy hour approaches.
And soup for dinner
20. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Shrimp and corn chowder at the wildflower cafe. Sitting next to the fireplace. Perfect close to a rainy day.
Goodbye Prescott
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
Oh my what storms we had. This morning we watched as the window got covered with hail. But we have a window of sun...enough to break camp and head out.
Skull Valley AZ
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
We went slightly out of our way so that we could go through Skull Valley because ... because ... SKULLS!
Actually, we did see a ghost. An old wizened women wearing a shapeless ankle-length shift,Lue lisää
Leaving the high desert
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Horspitality Rv Park & Boarding Stable
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Wickernburg is a great little town, very Western in flavor, with absolutely enormous cacti everywhere. Gordon opines, the horses here sure look like bunnies.
Pie Cabinet & coffee shop
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Couldn't decide on where to eat lunch, so we skipped straight to pie
Heather had the Ruth Nicoll memorial sour cream raisin pie smothered with whipped cream. Gordon had a (relatively) healthfulLue lisää
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
21. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This was an amazing little museum. A tremendous exhibit of saddles through the ages. A whole little townful of memorabilia from the Old West Wickenburg. And a fantastic collection of very high qualityLue lisää
Wickenburg to Sedona
22. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Saguaro heaven!
The Sedona Vortex
22. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
No doubt you've heard of the Sedona vortexes (vortices? vorti?). How spiritual the place is, to say nothing of it's natural beauty. We were all set to really settle in for a few days and enjoy theLue lisää
Scottsdale AZ
22. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
It may be a parking lot, but it is warmer than the other places we thought to go.
Gertrudes at the Botanical Gardens
23. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We had a bit of trouble getting started this morning. So as we started out, we decided that perhaps the best place to start our days exploring was someplace with food. So off we went to Gertrudes atLue lisää
Desert Botanical Gardens
23. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
After being fortified with lunch, we decided it was time to launch our trek through the desert full of cactus. There was an amazing number and variety of cactus as we wandered through the gardens.Lue lisää
Apache Junction KOA
23. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We opted to stay at the KOA in Apache Junction for Thanksgiving. I wanted to stay somewhere safe and familiar, so the KOA it was.
Eureka!
24. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
On the way to Whole Foods Mr sharp-eyes saw a sign for AJs, Purveyors of Fine Foods. We chanced a visit and were oh so happy we did! We got our Thanksgiving dinner, our artisan bread, and as you canLue lisää
Lost Dutchman State Park
24. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Thought we should have a little walk before indulging in our special dinner, so we headed out to the Superstition Mountains not too far away from our campground. We of course took a wrong turn and areLue lisää
We are thankful
24. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
Chrismas time is here
25. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
This is our little gnome that we got in Prescott.
Tom Mix, RIP
26. marraskuuta 2016, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F














































































































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