Grand Canyon

Only a few hours from Monument valley but whole different climate. Was kinda anti-climactic after Monument Valley but we only had about a day and having a blizzard blow in didn't help. Shore is big & deep tho !!!!!

Monument Valley

Went through Flagstaff to Monument Valley which was magnificent. This is where a lot of the old John Wayne cowboy movies were made. Also Forrest Gump and Thelma & Louise. This area was definitely the most scenic so far.

Flagstaff - Skiing all year

Monument Valley

On The Road Again

We are back on track after a bit of a delay. Mary went back to Windsor & was with her mother when she passed away. Somehow, in the process of getting back to Mesa though, she screwed up her back and we spent a couple of days at the hospital with morphene injections. Catscan showed 3 bulging discs. They recommended not moving for a while so we stay put in Arizona. Not a bad place to be stuck for the month of March !! Leaving April 1st for a slow trip north via a few other spots.

Saguaro Park near Mesa and a final Mesa Sunset.

Sedona

The road to Sedona is like one of those fictional places. I had heard about it and was not disappointed.

Just a short drive from Phoenix but a whole different landscape..

We were here one night and Mary got a call that her mother was failing badly so we returned to Phoenix and she flew back to Windsor. I'm presently back at the same Dollbeer Park we were at before in Mesa waiting to see what happens.. Later all !!

Mesa / Phoenix

Things are now heating up. Temperatures are now daily around 80f. Time to BBQ the rest of the Gulf Shrimp with Roy, the cowboy from B.C. against a sunset.

Took a great side trip thanks to Roy & Shireen to Tortilla Flats, a ghost town with a neat bar with saddles for bar stools. Scenery was great & beer just as good

Canyons & dry Gulches everywhere.. Is there such a thing as a wet Gulch ???

Kinda makes ya wanna "Mosey", whatever that means !!!!

Had to replace rv brakes here but not too bad. Roy bought a Harley Softtail & Shireen got a nice Yamaha. Kinda gives me the itch....
I think Roy should give the bike to me because if you aren't capable of climbing a fence, how could you possibly straddle a Harley..

Tucson, Arizona

 Arizona's famous Saguaro Cacti!!  All shapes and sizes.  I took a FEW photos!!!!!  Alistair got tired of me saying ...."stop, pull over......look at that one....I need a picture of it!!"  If he survived that day....he must love me:o)))))) 

 Now THIS was  BIG one!!! 

Just to prove we are really in Arizona...... not posting fake photos from Campbellford!!  Beautiful scenery and it took us all day to get from Tucson to Phoenix which is a two hour drive.

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Roadrunner made of junk-- mainly old runners & computer parts..