I didn't take very many pictures, but here they are.
Here's a link to Ellen's pics.Sunday, July 29, 2018
Rim Country near Pine 28 July 2018
Early start, we went to the rim country above Pine, AZ. Various back roads to get to a nice rim viewpoint. Harry flew his drone; the rest of us ate food and enjoyed the pines. Great trip!
I didn't take very many pictures, but here they are.
Here's a link to Ellen's pics.
I didn't take very many pictures, but here they are.
Here's a link to Ellen's pics.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Payson Area 21 July 2018
Up early, we took Ellen's truck to Payson area. First stop: Shoofly ruins. Interesting, but pretty tame compared to OUR Indian Ruins, at Perry Mesa. Next stop: The $9 parking lot. After that we had a nice circle drive thru the pines, then Mexican Food at El Rancho in Payson. Nice cool outing on a hot Phoenix day!
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Yellowjacket Springs 8 July 2018
Up early, we were probably on the road by 6:30 AM. Met at Dad's house, took Ellen's truck.
Here's the stuff we took:
I-17 North, past Camp Verde to the Dugas Road. East on that road; it's only about 2 miles to the turnoff. There's no sign except a road number: 9602R
It's a little rough, just at the start, but it would probably stop a passenger car. A couple of hundred yards down there is lots of parking, near a lower area with thick trees. It was only about 8 AM, but the sun was already ominously hot.
Harry got right out and immediately began to satisfy his drone-flying fix, which kept him occupied for about the first hour. Dad, Ellen, and Lenny all strolled down into the wooded area, to check out the creek that flows down from Yellowjacket Spring. (The actual point where the water comes out of the ground might be a mile or so upstream, so we were really visiting "Yellowjacket Creek".) It's a nice little creek!
We were pleased to find the temperature under the trees to be much cooler. Lenny strolled downstream a short distance, and found a nice clearing that would be an ideal picnic spot. This was great, because we didn't have to set up the sunshade.
We moved the truck a ways, and carried our picnic stuff down to the shady clearing. Then we had the earliest lunch in history; it was about 8:30 AM. :) To be fair, we had gotten up really early.
Harry joined us, and after eating we all wandered around the area a little bit more. I found some cool rocks: there was an area with volcanic rock that had been rounded by water action. I found a grapefruit-sized round rock, and a pair of rocks which could be used to make a child sized matati/mono replica set. I'll insert some pics later.
Here's my pics from the creek area; Harry and Ellen took many more.
Harry's pictures; many of them are scenic.
Ellen's pictures; lots of people shots.
Here's the stuff we took:
I-17 North, past Camp Verde to the Dugas Road. East on that road; it's only about 2 miles to the turnoff. There's no sign except a road number: 9602R
It's a little rough, just at the start, but it would probably stop a passenger car. A couple of hundred yards down there is lots of parking, near a lower area with thick trees. It was only about 8 AM, but the sun was already ominously hot.
Harry got right out and immediately began to satisfy his drone-flying fix, which kept him occupied for about the first hour. Dad, Ellen, and Lenny all strolled down into the wooded area, to check out the creek that flows down from Yellowjacket Spring. (The actual point where the water comes out of the ground might be a mile or so upstream, so we were really visiting "Yellowjacket Creek".) It's a nice little creek!
We were pleased to find the temperature under the trees to be much cooler. Lenny strolled downstream a short distance, and found a nice clearing that would be an ideal picnic spot. This was great, because we didn't have to set up the sunshade.
We moved the truck a ways, and carried our picnic stuff down to the shady clearing. Then we had the earliest lunch in history; it was about 8:30 AM. :) To be fair, we had gotten up really early.
Harry joined us, and after eating we all wandered around the area a little bit more. I found some cool rocks: there was an area with volcanic rock that had been rounded by water action. I found a grapefruit-sized round rock, and a pair of rocks which could be used to make a child sized matati/mono replica set. I'll insert some pics later.
Here's my pics from the creek area; Harry and Ellen took many more.
Harry's pictures; many of them are scenic.
Ellen's pictures; lots of people shots.
Maricopa and Casa Grande 30 June 2018
It's been pretty hot, so we haven't been taking as many trips lately. Ellen had an idea for a relatively short Saturday drive. Ellen, Dad and Lenny went on this one; Harry had other stuff to do.
There's some construction going on in Maricopa, AZ, where Ellen drives her school bus, and she wanted to check out the progress.
A good vantage point was the Amtrack station, which has an old railcar sitting out front. Dad demonstrated his superior photography skills.
From here we drove South on down to Casa Grande, which is an interesting drive. There are huge processing facilities. It's good for city folk to get out into agricultural/industrial areas once in a while, to get an idea of the vast amounts of land that go into producing food and materials for the masses. Most people never even think about it.
In Casa Grande we a nice Mexican food lunch, and then back to Phoenix. A nice drive on a really hot day, in a comfortable, air-conditioned car.
Here's a picture of my cats, which is relevant only in that it is hot enough that they're all choosing to come inside to get out of the heat. Clockwise from bottom left: Walter, William (aka Goofy, cuz he's goofy), Sammy, KatyKat, and Ricky. (They're ALL good cats!)
There's some construction going on in Maricopa, AZ, where Ellen drives her school bus, and she wanted to check out the progress.
A good vantage point was the Amtrack station, which has an old railcar sitting out front. Dad demonstrated his superior photography skills.
From here we drove South on down to Casa Grande, which is an interesting drive. There are huge processing facilities. It's good for city folk to get out into agricultural/industrial areas once in a while, to get an idea of the vast amounts of land that go into producing food and materials for the masses. Most people never even think about it.
In Casa Grande we a nice Mexican food lunch, and then back to Phoenix. A nice drive on a really hot day, in a comfortable, air-conditioned car.
Here's a picture of my cats, which is relevant only in that it is hot enough that they're all choosing to come inside to get out of the heat. Clockwise from bottom left: Walter, William (aka Goofy, cuz he's goofy), Sammy, KatyKat, and Ricky. (They're ALL good cats!)
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