Thursday, January 20, 2011
Snowflake
As soon as we got off the reservation the economy turned up drastically. There are really nice homes in Snowflake as well as a new temple.
Arthur Antidotes
"The sun won't stay in the same place." He has to move the visor in the truck.
"Sitting in a warm trailer watching the temperature go up and down".
In the Navajo Nation..." What do they do out here?"
The trailers the Indians used to have with tires all over the roofs have been replaced with 1000 sq. ft. modulars. "Some got the memo some didn't".
Water bottles in the the truck ovenight are "frozen solid"!
"Sitting in a warm trailer watching the temperature go up and down".
In the Navajo Nation..." What do they do out here?"
The trailers the Indians used to have with tires all over the roofs have been replaced with 1000 sq. ft. modulars. "Some got the memo some didn't".
Water bottles in the the truck ovenight are "frozen solid"!
Valley of Fire Park
We toured the Valley of fire park and saw beautiful red rocks.
I waited in the truck while everyone else hiked to a site and I really enjoyed people watching.
A Japanese and German man was really going on about our truck until they saw me sitting in it. I'm sure the conversation wa about hips and fat trucks!
All sort of people from all sorts of places. Amazing
I forgot to mention we went over the new bridge at the dam. You can't see a thing the barriers are too high.
I waited in the truck while everyone else hiked to a site and I really enjoyed people watching.
A Japanese and German man was really going on about our truck until they saw me sitting in it. I'm sure the conversation wa about hips and fat trucks!
All sort of people from all sorts of places. Amazing
I forgot to mention we went over the new bridge at the dam. You can't see a thing the barriers are too high.
Callville Bay
Oh my, the memories!
Kelly had never been here.
We went into the store and bought our yummy fruit bars. i had to have two. Lime and Strawberry!!! Yum
Callville is worse than Echo. Really long road to get out to the marina and they have built 2 new ramps. Sad!!
We drove through the campground and talked about grouchy rangers.
Kelly had never been here.
We went into the store and bought our yummy fruit bars. i had to have two. Lime and Strawberry!!! Yum
Callville is worse than Echo. Really long road to get out to the marina and they have built 2 new ramps. Sad!!
We drove through the campground and talked about grouchy rangers.
Lake Mead
We decided to ride over to check out the lake levels. We went to echo first.
The lake is down so far they have had to create new roads and shuttle you in a van to the marina because there is no place to park on the new road.
They are no longer renting houseboats at Echo and are in the process of moving them all and the Overton Campgound and marina are totally closed. The road to the Overton area is blocked off.
The lake is down so far they have had to create new roads and shuttle you in a van to the marina because there is no place to park on the new road.
They are no longer renting houseboats at Echo and are in the process of moving them all and the Overton Campgound and marina are totally closed. The road to the Overton area is blocked off.
Logandale NV
We left Mesquite in the morning and headed for Logandale to find the trails to ride our buggies on.
We found them and parked in a nice big area with other outfits.
Lots of RZR's at this place. We took a beautiful ride just outside of the Valley of Fire Park.
We found them and parked in a nice big area with other outfits.
Lots of RZR's at this place. We took a beautiful ride just outside of the Valley of Fire Park.
Mesquite
We called Garry and Kelly and said to come on down to the warm on your holiday weekend.
We had a seafood dinner in the Casino and both of us were a little ill the next day. YUK!
We had a seafood dinner in the Casino and both of us were a little ill the next day. YUK!
Tours
Edwin wants to take us for a tour of the area so we will buy a winter home in AZ.
He took us through some very depressed areas. But houses are cheap. We go through all of the towns and then back threw again. Edwin says, "We have to see both sides of the buildings".
He says he will sell his house to us and they will full time RV.
NOT!!!
He took us through some very depressed areas. But houses are cheap. We go through all of the towns and then back threw again. Edwin says, "We have to see both sides of the buildings".
He says he will sell his house to us and they will full time RV.
NOT!!!
Edwin's house
We made it to Edwin's and Doris spoiled us with 2 feasts a day.
We watched about the Tucson shootings on TV. Thank heavens for FOX News. Flags are at half mast.
We went to Doris's grandkids basketball games. 3 games in a row. The girls played in the middle and they are rough.
We rode the buggy up to the cross on the hill while Edwin had a procedure at the hospital and then we went out on the dirt road for quite a ways. It was cold when we traveled but sunny and warm when we stopped.
We watched about the Tucson shootings on TV. Thank heavens for FOX News. Flags are at half mast.
We went to Doris's grandkids basketball games. 3 games in a row. The girls played in the middle and they are rough.
We rode the buggy up to the cross on the hill while Edwin had a procedure at the hospital and then we went out on the dirt road for quite a ways. It was cold when we traveled but sunny and warm when we stopped.
Globe
Mass shootings in Tucson.
We stayed the night in the Walmart parking lot. We had just eaten dinner and there was a knock at the door. A man wanted to sell us his chain saw because he needed money. Lock the doors!!
We stayed the night in the Walmart parking lot. We had just eaten dinner and there was a knock at the door. A man wanted to sell us his chain saw because he needed money. Lock the doors!!
Cottonwood campground
We were the only ones in the campground and there was one water spigot.
People came one right after another to get water in 9-10 open buckets or barrels or whatever would carry water. They came until clear after dark.
In the AM we were ready to tour the park and we had a flat tire on the trailer.
It was a good thing it happened there because the road on the reservation had no shoulders.
People came one right after another to get water in 9-10 open buckets or barrels or whatever would carry water. They came until clear after dark.
In the AM we were ready to tour the park and we had a flat tire on the trailer.
It was a good thing it happened there because the road on the reservation had no shoulders.
Chinle AZ
Horses run free in town. You have to wait to pull in to the gas station for the horse to move.
They are selling hay by the bale off of a big flat bed trailer and the horses are headed for it. Horses block the hamburger shop line too.
You see pickups with just a few bales. They must only buy as they can afford hay.
We were there on a Friday and it must have been pay day.
These people don't really shop in stores they have a roadside stand with a sign and people stop to buy their wares.
We went to the grocery store and pellets for pellet stoves were $5.39 a bag. Ouch!
They are selling coal out of a pickup in the grocery store parking lot.
We watched the transactions of hay sales off the flat bed trailer. They even sweep up the loose hay into garbage sacks and sell that too.
They are selling hay by the bale off of a big flat bed trailer and the horses are headed for it. Horses block the hamburger shop line too.
You see pickups with just a few bales. They must only buy as they can afford hay.
We were there on a Friday and it must have been pay day.
These people don't really shop in stores they have a roadside stand with a sign and people stop to buy their wares.
We went to the grocery store and pellets for pellet stoves were $5.39 a bag. Ouch!
They are selling coal out of a pickup in the grocery store parking lot.
We watched the transactions of hay sales off the flat bed trailer. They even sweep up the loose hay into garbage sacks and sell that too.
Navajo Nation
Canyon de Chelly Cottonwood Campground is free for up to 5 days. What's wrong with Hite?
They are both Federal dry camps.
They are both Federal dry camps.
Retirements Great
Left home Jan 5th 2011 and headed for Hite. Lake Powell is frozen.
When we got to Hite Arthur's comment was, "They make you pay for primitive camping now".
We headed down the road for Farley Canyon where Bill goes to launch his boat.
We rode the RZR down to the water. "Can't put your boat in the water here".
We turned the RZR around and, my husband was sure we were going to fall off the cliff into the water.
When we got to Hite Arthur's comment was, "They make you pay for primitive camping now".
We headed down the road for Farley Canyon where Bill goes to launch his boat.
We rode the RZR down to the water. "Can't put your boat in the water here".
We turned the RZR around and, my husband was sure we were going to fall off the cliff into the water.
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