Hiking/geocaching monday 3/29

Nice and sunny to be out. We ( Derek/Kathy, Eduardo & I (Kim couldn't make it)) made several stops to do some geocahcing. Then we headed into the forest for a 3 mile hike. Yes looking for two geocaches. The smell of the trees was awesome with still some patches of snow. Then back to the RV park to BBQ hotdogs. After that Derek/Kathy & I played mexican train.

Looking at Elden mtn

Derek/Kathy & me. Cache container at base of tree

Stopped at Fire station to pick up a geocache

coming back from the trail, Kathy say's hi to the horse

yummmmmm hot dogs

Grand Falls wed /24

Off to see the Grand falls also known as the Choc falls. About a 40mi trip from Meteor Crater RV park heading west to Winnoa exit. I was here last Sept '09 when there was no water. Enjoy the pictures it was an awesome sight. Lots of other cars seeing the view. Click picture to enlarge.
Directions:
Off of I-40, exit 211 to Winnoa. Turned onto Lupp and travel about 20mi. You will see a sign "Grand Falls Church", turned on to dirt road. Its about 10mi to river on Navajo reservation land.


The only sign that tells one to turn onto the dirt road which is about a 10mi trip to the river.

Fast flowing river. Last yr one could drive across it.

Parked on top of the hill. Time to leave.

geocaching in Holbrook-tue 3/23

Tuesday 3/23/10
Kathy/Derek & I left the RV park to head for Holbrook about an 1 hr from here. Our first stope was at Jack Rabbit where we met up with Kathy's parents (Kathy & Bob) and their grandson Cody. The first cache was near the railroad tracks. From there we headed to an area noted for petrographs. See picture. Back onto the road to a neat park at the entrance to Holbrook. We found seven caches in all. Stopped for a late lunch call El Rancho. Fun Day.

Me

Old building in Holbrook now the vistor center. Cache hidden in the wishing well.

Neat area. Indian looking at a cowboy. Thought I would look too. :)

The last cache was out in this cattle ranch. On a small hill. The cows were watching us.

In the cafe gift shop.

geocaching- hike mon 3/22

3/22 monday, my day off from Meteor Crater. Amazing how busy it has been for Spring Break. Off to Cambell Tails for a 3 mi hike to find a geocache. Some areas of the trail were still covered in snow. From there, into Flagstaff for some lunch. Going to the movie to see "Repro Man" which was to bloody for me. Anyway it was a nice sunny day.
---- pictures from my cell phone ----
Trail head

This starts the Anasazi trail

About a mile in, near the cache. See the snow

Cache is hidden in the base of the tree

Hiking Cambell Mesa trail wed 3/17

After washing the RV here at the RV park, it was time to hit the trail. Cambell Mesa is a very popular place for hiking. Lots of different types of trails. There a new cache in the area so a good reason for the hike. The weather is finally warming up. Great day, blue sky, no wind and the sun is warm. The name of the cache site was CROWSNEST. Took some climbing to get it. Round trip was a little over 2 mi.

Beginning of trail

cache container was set into the tree. The middle dark spot. Had to climb the tree.

Still patches of snow

Self picture- neat area

Driving back out, small lake with some ducks.

Geocaching tue 3/16

My first outing to do geocaching with kathy/Derek & Kim. Sunny blue sky. We went into the Flagstaff area off of Butler st back into the hills where there was a man made lake and beautiful homes (like big ones). Still some snow in the area. Lots of fun driving around and finding 8 caches. Two of them were in the snow.

Derek/Kathy & Kim our first stop

man made lake- great view

me

Derek/Kath & Kim

nice park with a urban trail in the back

a creek in the middle - trail was covered in snow

Adventure back to Meteor Crater

Adventure log: 3/8 mon -3/10 wed


Left Yuma afternoon about 1pm. Traveling on AZ 95 thur Quartzsite, Parker and Lake Havasu. I like staying at the chev station over nite, intersection of 95 and I-40. Takes about 4 hrs getting here and then another 4 hrs on I-40 to Meteor Crater east of Flagstaff.
Tue: Left about 7:30am, sky is getting dark. Started to rain. Then it starts to snow and I'm only about 3500 elev. Getting kind of nervous so I pulled off at Kingman exit and parked in a small shopping mall and watch the heavy snow coming down. In about 15 min the whole lot has about 2 " of snow. Saw a IHOP sign and walked over there for breakfast. Weather was improving and off I went - back onto I-40. As I am approaching Seligman (about 100 mi into trip) its starts snowing again and heavy. Exit off exit 122 at a truck stop. Wind is really blowing. Waited about an hour and it stopped snowing. Back onto I-40. About 30mi down the road it starts snowing again. Pulled off at exit 144 Ash Fork which is at the base of the mountain. Spoke with a truck driver who stated if I wasn't in a rush stay here overnight since the drive to the top had heavy snow falling , truck/car accident and cars in line. So I stayed put. Turned on the RV generator and I was very comfortable. Only 90 more miles, so close yet so far. Time 4pm
Wed: No new snow during the night. Sky had patches of blue and white cloudes. On the road at 7:30a. The drive up the mountain, going from 5100 to 7300 elev, was awesome. It was like a winter wonder land. So white. Trees covered in lots of snow. Road condition was good. From the peak to Williams is the area where traffic accidents occur when the weather is bad. Flagstaff area had tons of snow. About 3o miles pass Flagstaff, less and less snow on the ground. Finally arrived at Meteor Crater RV park about 9:40am. Everyone was happy to see me since I was calling them on my travels. After getting the RV setup went to the Visitor Center to check in with Chris our site/mgr to get my uniforms and keys since I have to start work on thursday.
Have to say this was'nt a fun trip. At times I had white knuckles. But got here safe and sound with no incidents. Didn't have my camera to take pictures while traveling thru the mountains, to bad because it was so beautiful.

Car show sat 3/6

Car show here in Yuma know as Midnight at the Oasis. This event has been going on for years and getting bigger each year. Car show during the day and night activies. A group of us went early in the morning. Big turn out. Cool looking cars.

sign

Joe, Marie (from TX), Andy

Marie

Me

Marie & me enjoying ice cream