Tuesday, April 30, 2013

show low 4/29-30

to Show Low
sun-mon    4/28-4/30
After breakfast headed to show low to open TJ's condo.  Arrived about 11:30am. Got the main water valve open, tough one.  Hard to turn.   Then got everthing turned on inside.  Connected with Coni, so went over to his house. He hd company, Brian who lives in SL full time.  After a nice visit off to have a very late lunch.  Back to the condo.  Did some walking on Joe Tank road in front of condo.  Of course there are new geocaches in the area.
Monday
Back to Winslow. Stopped at Wal*Mart for a hair cut.  Then on to Flagstaff to have the Jeep"s oil change and later tires rotated.  Back to Rv park around 6pm. Hmmmm tire.





looking out of back door- great view from condo

walking in forest

Oh I think this a geocache

great geo container- very cleaver

wailking on trail

walking on Joe tank road

Sunday, April 21, 2013

BBQ at MC sun 4/21

* sunday afternoon   4/21
Came back from Sedona for our BBQ
Former employees Sue & Harold are here for a few days.  So we had a pot luck BBQ. About 10 people.  Nice evening in spite of the wind.

chicken

dip

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Summer's new pet - her name is My Key

1st use of fire pit, given to me from Coni & Paul

me & Summer

group pic

Sedona 4/21


 Sunday 4/21  Trip to Sedona
Drive to Sedona>geocaching>visit friends at Cresent Moon Ranch>back to rv park
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Nice sunny morning. Drove to Sedona.  Stopped at a campground call Manizanta for a geocache near the creek.  Continue on to Sedona, traffic was heavy. Stopped for another geocache but couldn't find it.  Onto the Sedona Police deparment for a geocache which was really fun.  Then to Upper Red Rock loop dr which takes you to the state park call Cresent Moon Ranch.  One stop along the way for a geocache.  Arrived at park to visit friends Cathy & Jim (former meteor crater season workers). Jim gave me a tour of park which is a Day Use park. Left here about 4pm to get back for a BBQ (next post).



Hiking down to Oak creek

Oak creek

coming into Sedona- lots of traffic

Sedona Police bldg for a geocache

geocache- tool box bolted to table.  Its locked with handcuffs. Need combination to Master lock on wall for the handcuff key.
 
 

Court yard next to Police bldg

a stop on the Upper red rock rd- view of Catheral mtn

geocache

Catheral mtn- zoomed in for better pic

lots of ground flowers

Jim/Cathy at ticket booth at Cresen Moon ranch

view at park

Saturday, April 20, 2013

saturday 4/20

 
Saturday 4/20
Off to Flagstaff for a nice early breakfast at Denny's.  Movie at 1030am, Oblivion-good one.
Found a geocache in town. Shopping at Wal-Mart and Sam's club.  Then back to Rv park.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Sedona mon 4/15

monday 4/15
The Don's left early this morning from the Rv park.  I did some clean up at the trailer before leaving for Sedona to do some geocaching.  Nice sunny morning but very windy.
1st stop hike (2mi) to a canyon with awesome views.  Another stop at Oak creek canyon view . Continue to Sedona. A little window shopping before lunch. Some geocaching.  A quick stop at the Vistor center in Sedona  on the way back.   Reurn to Rv park around 5pm. 

1st stop- hiked to canyon to get the geocache

hiked down 300 ft to get the cache


2nd stop- view of canyon from the Oak Creek view point
 
 
Sedona- just walking around
 
my lunch


sedona rv park- got another geocache

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Perified forest 4/13

Saturday 4/13/13
fri  4/12
The Don's arrived at Meteor Crater friday afternoon.  They are heading back home in WI. After work spent a nice visit and dinner cooked by big Don.
sat 4/13
We left for the Perified Forest  east of Holbrook.  A National Park. Then to winslow for lunch at a Mexican rstr.  A quick stop at Wal-Mart before returning to the park.
sun 4/14
Left early for Show low (no pictures).  Stopped at TJ's condo for a check up. Planning a return end of the month to open it up for TJ.  From there over to see Chuck./Bill place to see it.  Bill had us  move the mercedi from one garage to another.  Then lunch.  Some more sight seeing before returning to MC.,


Vistsor ctr at Petrified Forest


the Don's on the trail


me



The Don's

me

Off of Hwy40 west of Holbrook - Gift shop


the Don's  - Winslow, staying on the corner



Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Leaving Yuma 4/9

tue 4/9
Time to head back to meteor crater.  Got up early to wash the jeep do to the sand storm on monday afternoon.  Pretty bad.
Then Andy & I went over to Denny's for breakfast.  Marie declined to go.  She flys back to Dallas on wed am.  About 930am hit the road for the 5 1/2 hr drive back.  Saw some snow flurries coming thru Flagstaff.  hmmmm

monday afternoon - sand storm.

tue am: breakfast at Denny's

my breakfst - good

Monday, April 8, 2013

yuma/Scott-Ken hse 4/8

Monday 4/8 Yuma/ Foothills
Andy & I headed over to Scott's / Kenny's  new house. Great views from the back yard. Right on the corner.  Place is huge with a small swimming pool.  Very nice.



view from the kitchen

Kenny, Scott

jack & zoyie