Walnut Creek Nat'l Monument

We love National Parks and Monuments. Near Flagstaff we stopped at Walnut Creek Nat'l Monument. The Island trail with 256 steps
descends into the canyon and circles the cliff dwellings. Again this is well worth the walk, it's paved so most people can do it if they are able to handle the stairs.

May Day Street Fair

Moving north along Hwy 89 we then came across a Celebration Day in Pine AZ. It's so easy with our camper to just pull over and stop, had to stop to see the fun.

Tonto Natural Bridge

Along Hwy 89 we stopped at the Tonto Natural Bridge (recommend by our friends Lucy & Larry). It was well worth the stop and day use fee, which is $5.00 per person for those wanting to go. There are four viewpoints to enjoy along with several hikes. Since I can't hike I stayed atop while Jim did a short one to the bottom.

Long awaited visit to Payson

We met this fun couple on our transatlantic cruise five years ago. Larry and Lucy live in Payson and we finally got there to see them. They showed us such a great time. We enjoyed their hospitality, had a fun playing games. We even took in a car show. Thanks again Lucy and Larry for being such gracious hosts , we had such a good time. Sure hope it's not another five years before we meet again.

OVERNIGHT GUESTS

Our first overnight RV guests. Carol and Tom stopped over for a couple of nights on their way back home to WA.

Our second RV visitors. Sara and Bob, whom we ran into at the gas station in Gila Bend and invited over. We only saw them for a few hours last year so this was a fun surprise.

Ken and Chris were RV'ers, they were one of the first couples we met fultiming. They have hung up the RV life style but still get around. When Sara and Bob were here we called them and they drove right over from Oceanside. What a fun time!

The six of us love to try to get together. It's always a fun time.

House in Progress

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Hope this posts. I spent a whole evening updating my blog this week and just discovered none of the pictures posted. I was working from Picasa which is the fasted but now I am trying to post from Blogger.

Fun at the BoomerRang

Dinner at Organ and Pipes in Mesa AZ. So very entertaining. We highly recommend a visit

Chuck and Jan at Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction. It's free to walk through. It's gifts shops, food, ice cream and of course the old Western shoot out.

We just love Saguaro's. This one has 12 arms.

The Boomerrang

Pam and Steve Richey hosted a fantastic Boomer Rang at Lost Dutchman State Park at the base of Superstition Mountain. They planned a wonderful week for us. There were 12 rigs which to us is just the right size. It gives us a chance to get to know new people. The first evening Pam planned a Z circle which was a great way to kick off the week. There were hikes, geocache, four wheeling, star gazing, nightly fires, games and of course our goodbys pot luck. We had a great time!

I do have to mention the Rattlesnakes. We did see two of them. We have never been here this late in the season and these are the first we have ever seen. Above is Superstition Mountain at the sun is setting. Just beautiful.

The group getting ready for their hike.

Lost Dutchman State PK-Boomerrang

 

A photo-op on the way to Tortilla Flats. Tortilla Flat is the last remaining stage coach stop along the Apache Trail. It has been serving adventurous travelers for over 100 years with the best "Old West" stye restaurant along the Apache Trail. It is located 18 miles North-East of Apache Junction on Hwy 88 the historic Apache Trail.

Jan in the women's bathroom at the restaurant in Tortilla flats.

Quick dance to a live band in Tortilla Flats.

Beautiful drive out to Tortilla Flats.

New House

Well what can we say. The longer we were here the more we liked it. We are always out walking and riding our bikes and it is so very hard not to look at the homes for sale. We couldn't stop collecting the brochures, then one day we finally found the place that worked for us. So we bought it the 1st of March. We have a lot to do, to bad Home Depot doesn't have frequent flyer(buyer) programs. This is a very old single wide mobile home, but the space is adequate and paint and caulk do wonders!. We love the lot, patio and view of the mountains. We have lots of parking so we can keep our 5Th Wheel and camper on site.

We have been so busy cleaning and painting plus we want to keep up our social life's, we literally fall to sleep in front of the TV every night.