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..

Los Cruses, New Mexico

Up early (6am) to a beautiful sunrise.  Even I got up to see it!!!  Shocked???  Then stopped on route to see this "Road Runner" statue on top of a hill.  From the road it looked so realistic but up close we were surprised to see it was constructed of junk: old runners, tin cans, licence plates, etc.  Very Unique!!!!!

Fort Davis and Alpine

Fort Davis area has the remnants of an old western fort and an Observatory.  The terrain was beautiful and we stopped to sight see before heading to Alpine for a short stay over night.  Not many vehicles on the winding road.  Weather was really hot and we enjoyed the views from the tree covered mountain tops.  Quite a change from the usual Texas desert/cacti flat lands. Stayed at "Lost Alaskan" RV park in Alpine.  Unusual name for a RV park!!  We never saw any igloos or Eskimos.  But the park was wonderful with a great view and really inexpensive.

Big Bend Park

A bit out of the way but a real gem in the mountains. Unfortunately, my knee limits my hiking ability. A family of Coyotes live in the campground at Rio Grande Village there but no one cares. You can walk across the Rio Grande to Mexico and it looked like out of a cowboy movie.

Once again, no matter how loud you yell, roadrunners do not go "Beep Beep"

Mexico on the left bank & USA on the right.

It was stinkin hot there but soo quiet & peaceful. Wish we could stay longer but time to Boogie again.