Even the House Finches and Quail were glad to to see us back. That finch better not make a mess on my mirror!!
The horseback riders were out riding the trails in the hills north of our campsite.
We spent our last Sunday morning with Jane, Lori, Rick and Ron at the Rock Springs Café for a late morning piece of pie. Some of us even sampled a little breakfast.
Sandy’s dad has a cousin from Calgary, Alberta, Canada who has a 40 acre ranch west of Phoenix where they spend their winters. Sandy and Rosemarie had not seen each other since Sandy was about 4 years old, so they had a fun reunion.
Here are Rosemarie and her husband, Tom.
Sandy and Rosemarie.
Rosemarie and one of the 3 horses they brought with them from Canada.
The Ocotillo where starting to bloom even though there was no greening of the branches because of the lack of rain.
Here Ron and I are installing a trailer hitch on their tow car. We had to drop the exhaust to install the hitch. Can you believe that Sandy accused us of taking a nap under the car?
Another project done.
Some cactus were blooming in their yard---
and the hummingbirds were getting their fill.
And, the snakes were starting to come out and now I know it’s time to leave. Although this looks like a rattlesnake, it is actually a harmless Bull Snake. It’s a good thing it decided to show up after we got done working on the car in this exact spot. Unless you see the tail it is hard to tell the difference between a Bull Snake and a Rattlesnake.
We had to get a last picture of Jane, Denver, Ron and Charlie before we left. Hope to see them at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND this June.
After meeting Ron and Jane for breakfast at the Rock Spring Café, we began our trip home. This time we skipped the pie--- except for Jane who had a healthy egg white omelet and a banana (banana cream pie that is).
Because the weather was nice we started the drive back home by going north though Flagstaff, AZ then turning east on I-40. It was a 610 mile sprint to a rest stop about 32 miles west of Tucumcari, New Mexico where we spent the night.
This is Humphreys Peak, just north of Flagstaff, AZ. It is the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet.
On our second day we drove 814 miles to Stuart, IA where we stopped overnight at a small truck stop.
The fruit trees are blooming in Kansas and--
the fields are flat and very green.
From Stuart, IA we finished the trip with an easy 265 mile run home. This day the drive was foggy all the way home.
Until next time,
Dave and Sandy
