Sorry it has been so long since the last blog. No excuses.
While Lonnie and Chris were here we went rock hunting, turquoise hunting, and flea market shopping. We had a great time looking for rocks and hiking up and down mountains. It turns out that geology can be very interesting if you know what you are looking at. We found some petroglyphs nearby - no information on their age, but they are well known around here as the real thing.
We spend most of a day at the large flea market in downtown Phoenix. There were a few treasures to be had and some food to be consumed. From there we went to a Mexican market. It was ok but not a big as the other market. one interesting point is Lonnie got his haircut at the mexican flea market and I believe the barber cut his hair the way she wanted it as opposed to the way he wanted it.
Today is a beautiful day. The sky is clear and sunny. It is hard to believe the other day we had the duststorm during the day and gusty winds and rain at night. But we made it through all the stuff and survived to fight another day.
This week has been one for the books as far as the weather is concerned. On Thursday, Flagstaff was having blizzard conditions, Phoenix was having flooding and Casa Grande was having a dust storm. All these conditions at the same time and all within about a 100 mile area. I never realized how different the weather could be in such a small area. I also did not realize that Flagstaff gets an average of 100 inches of snow a year. I have a hard time comprehending snow in Arizona, but they get a lot of it here.
Last Sunday, January 17, we had our tag-a-long to Tucson Studios with a stop in Tucson for breakfast at The Blue Willow. There were a total of 8 of us on the trip.The food at the Blue Willow was great. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the service was fine. If you are ever in Tucson I recommend The Blue Willow. The studios was a lot of fun. We were busy from the time we got there till the time we left. There are quite a few shows, tours and gunfights to be seen. There have been a lot of movies and television shows filmed there over the years with a lot of different stars. Some of the movies include Tombstone, McClintock, Revenge of the Nerds, The Three Amigos and the Original 3:10 to Yuma. Some of the television shows are The Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza and High Chapparal. There is a mountian there called The Gold Gate Mountain which is probably the most photograped mountian in all of film history. The entertainers and guides are very informative and friendly. We also took a stage coach ride and I think we all agreed it would be a rough way to cross the country.
While Lonnie and Chris were here we went rock hunting, turquoise hunting, and flea market shopping. We had a great time looking for rocks and hiking up and down mountains. It turns out that geology can be very interesting if you know what you are looking at. We found some petroglyphs nearby - no information on their age, but they are well known around here as the real thing.
We spend most of a day at the large flea market in downtown Phoenix. There were a few treasures to be had and some food to be consumed. From there we went to a Mexican market. It was ok but not a big as the other market. one interesting point is Lonnie got his haircut at the mexican flea market and I believe the barber cut his hair the way she wanted it as opposed to the way he wanted it.
Today is a beautiful day. The sky is clear and sunny. It is hard to believe the other day we had the duststorm during the day and gusty winds and rain at night. But we made it through all the stuff and survived to fight another day.
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