Show low 3/31 Geo Easter Egg hunt

Saturday  3/31/12  
Headed to Show Low this morning for a Geocaching event- Easter Egg Hunt at the S L City park.
Prior to getting there, stopped and checked on Les's condo.  Everything is fine.   The event was fun.
We had to find an egg for the next co-ord's, etc.   Small turn out. Nice to meet other S Low cachers. From there did some geocaching then a late lunch at the new  Bocado's rstr location. Like the old one better.   Return back to the RV around 6:30.

Getting the co-ord's to each egg

People attending the event

Our host Jessica and me

Fun prizes

New location Pinetop for Rstr

Geocache- log sheet inside the rubber mouse

Flagstaff, trash pick up event 3/25

sunday 3/25/12
Geocaching Event in Flagstaff.  N.AZ geocachers have adopted a section of the Urban Trail  which
runs along RT 66 and the train tracks. 
  We met at 8am for some donuts & coffee and got our intructions on what to do.  The city furnish the bags.  We spent about 2 1/2 hrs picking up trash.  Nice event.  From here stopped for some shopping and then back here at the RV park by noon.

Caching log. We signed the container

adventure Mike. Us me,kathy,kim in background

Donuts

Piching up trash

Kathy & Kim (co-workers from MC)

Me. Yes patch of snow

Heading back

Our efforts

cool car- its a Plymout

Movie: the Hunger Games 3/24

Saturday 3/24 late afternoon
We (kathy/derek & I) decided to go and see this movie in Flagstaff. Left at 5pm for the 6:30p show. Turns out it was sold out. So we got tickets for the 730 show. A quick bite to eat near by before getting in line. One hr in line plus 30min wait inside.  Great Movie.  News indicated the movie gross $155M for the opening weekend breaking some records.  Make sure U go and see it.

Holbrook 3/24 sat

Saturday 3/24.
Headed to Holbrook to do some geocaching. Nice sunny morning.  Found about 8 geocaches.
Then to Winslow to do shopping at Wal Mart.

Holbrook old court house. to the right is a jail

Snow 3/19

Sat-mon   3//17-3/19
Well mother nature messed up my days off, sat-mon.  Winter warnings were forcast.

 saturday: Did some projects around the RV, water in the battery,etc. After that thought I  would head to Wal-Mart in Winslow for some food shopping. Time I got back it started to get very windy and some rain.  The night was misable do to the heavy heavy winds.  Got up about 5am, wind was slowing down but the power went off twice.  Maybe 10 min each time.
sunday: A little sunshine so about 11am headed to Holbrook an 1 hr drive from here to do some geocaching but half way there it started to snow. So I made a U-turn.  Got back here just in time because they closed  down I-40. Whewww  made it.  Over to Kathy/Derek apt for a movie and a card game.  It just kept on snowing.
monday: This morning it was nice.  So off to Flagstaff to see a movie, John Carter (good one). Then it started to snow on I-40 (lightly).  After the movie went and got a new geocache in the snow, Cool. Oh yea cold.  Flagstaff really got the snow.  Snow Bowl got over 50". Great for skiing.  Back here about 3pm. 

Getting some snow, RV park

Near the Harkins theater-Flagstaff

Harakiin parking lot

Geocaching- middle sign had the log under the sign.

con't Phx trip 3/11

Sunday 3/11/12
Since I was here in Phoenix, decided to do something.  Checked out at Motel6 and headed to Denny's for breakfast.  Then down Phx downtown.
1. to the Science Museum to see the Van Gogh exhibit.
2. the  Plantarium
3. the classic car show
4. some geocaching in the area.
Headed back to Meteor Crater with a quick stop at Cliff Casino for extra win of 21.00.  :)
Fun full day.

Opera Aida in Phx 3/10

Traveled to Phoenix to see the Verdi's opera AIDA.  Checked into Motel6 about 9 mi from the down town Phoenix.  The opera was held at Symphony Hall in the Phx Convention center. This buildng is so big and good looking.  Opera was 3 1/2 hrs (5 acts) long with 2 intermissions.   3rd act had  a victory parade which included animals. The wow was when a camel came on the stage.  Great opera. It was created in 1870 by Verdi in Cario to celebrate the opening of the canal.

Two Gun Cave 3/4

Sunday 3/4/12 
On the way back  from Flagstaff we (kathy/derek) stopped to get this geocache in the cave at Two Guns about 10 mi west of Meteor Crater.  Dark (need flashlights) and cold down there.
Here's the history on the cave.
Apaches would raid the Navajo, after many raids the Navajo changed their defensive strategy. After one raid the Navajo sent out pairs to track the Apache party, the party had disappeared in the Diablo Canyon. Two men found the cave by accident as they scouted for the missing party. Heat from the cave and the voices of the Apache gave away their hiding place. The cave was big enough for the Apache to hide their horses and 40+ men. When the Navajo found them they tried to barter for the lives of those that Apache had stolen, learning that the Apache did not hold any Navajo survivors alive, the Navajo set fire to the mouth of the cave. To read more about this cave and history surrounding it Google Roadside Resort: Apache Death Cave.
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Above the cave

Another view from top

In cave

Me. Holding a travel bug-jeep piston

Kathy & Derek

Yuma to Meteor Crater 3/3

Well its time to head back to Meteor Crater (N.AZ).  Arrived at MC RV park around 2pm. Since I left
the RV here it was easy to settle in.  Everything was looking good.  Have a couple of days before starting work on tuesday.

Camel Farm 3/1

3/1/12  thur
Teamed up with some friends for  a trip to the Camel Farm  south of Yuma. Besides the camels
all kinds animals from all over the world. Weather was great to enjoy this outing.

Hi, Welcome

a camel :)

Jerry & Chuck

Me & Andy