November 28 and Dec 11, 2018 The trip in November was along the Salt River, where we were able to photograph several wild horses including a young one. Then we went into the hills north of Saguaro Lake. This is the confluence of the Salt and Verde Rivers, one of the water supplies for Phoenix.…
Nov. 14, 2018 Today we approach Sedona from the south side starting on the Bill Gray road just a little north of Cottonwood. It takes a little while but we begin to see the red sandstone formations that are characteristic of the Red rocks of Sedona. We stopped numerous times for photos. Eventually as we…
October 24, 2018 On our four wheel drive trip, we were in search of fall color and water in the creeks due to heavy rains in the past month. Who said the desert is always dry? We traveled up I-17 and got off at the Sedona exit, only we went east instead of to Sedona.…
May 24, 2018 We visited the old stockyards in Fort Worth which are no longer used, but are a tourist attraction with lots of restaurants in the old cattle pens. Twice a day there is a small long horn cattle drive down the street for the benefit of the tourists. Between 1866 and 1890, 4…
April 25, 2018 This is a 4 wheel drive trip report in the Castle and Buckhorn Creek drainages. However do not look for any water photos in the creeks, as we have had only a 0.5 inches of rain since last September. The first stop is Castle Hot Springs Resort which is being restored to…
April 20, 2018 On an overnight trip to Yuma, AZ, we visited the Cloud Museum right over the border in Bard, CA. The museum is owned and operated by Johnny Cloud since 1989 and is open only in the winter or by appointment in the summer. Mr. Cloud has cornered the Southwest market on Model…
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