Home For The Hoildays

Well, here we are, sitting at the Palm Springs Airport waiting for our flight to Portland.  We are looking forward to seeing all our friends, and spending the Holidays with family, but we are not very excited about the weather.  We are looking out the window here, enjoying the "SUN", knowing that we are headed for "COLD and WET".  When we were packing our bags, we realized that we do not have any warm clothes, so our bags are packed with T-shirts.  Guess we will need to do some shopping when we get home.  Oh Well...............

Hopefully we will see most of you while we are home.

We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Roberta & Steve

Kicking Back In Sunny Southern California

Hi Everyone,

Sorry that we haven't updated the Blog recently, but not much has been going on.  We spent a few weeks in Prescott Arizona, which was really nice, just relaxing, but the evenings were down right COLD.  We decided to move a bit more South, where the days are Tank Tops,Flip Flops and Shorts and the evenings are Sweatshirts, Flip Flops and Shorts.  We know, just what you wanted to hear......

We are about 65 miles East of Palm Springs, right on the boarder of Arizona and California.  We found a place where we backed our wheelhouse up to the Colorado River, So every time we look out the back window, all we see is:

Today is Thanksgiving and we are relaxing by the river, waiting for the timer to go off, letting us know that the Turkey is done.  We watched the Detroit Lions/Houston Texans Football game, and then we will catch the New England Patriots/New York Jets game this evening.  We don't seem  to get FOX where we are, so we are missing the Washington Redskin kicking the Dallas Cowboys Ass.  Oh Well, not much missed there, even though we have Dallas to win in our football pool.

We will be heading into Palm Springs tomorrow, to spend the day we Roberta's sister, Donna.  We don't really have any great exciting plans while staying here, since we were here last years for a few weeks.  We just plan to do some serious kicked back relaxing , riding our bikes, basking in the sun and watching the river flow by.  It's a rough life, but someone has to do it.

We will be flying home from Palm Springs the middle of December for 3 weeks, and after we return to Palm Springs, we will be pointing the Truck and Wheelhouse East to Texas, and then hopefully catching Mardi Gras New Orleans.

So, as the sunsets over the Colorado River, we bid you a farewell, and a Happy Thanksgiving.

Until Next Time,

Roberta and Steve

Still Relaxing in Prescott Arizona

Well, here we are, still relaxing in Prescott Arizona.  The weather is almost perfect, with the afternoon temps getting up to around 75-80 and dropping to around 40 in the evening.  Just right for sleeping.

 

We took a road trip up to Jerome, an old mining town up in the hills.  Rumor has it that it is haunted, and many people have told us stories about strange ghostly sightings.  We didn't see any ghosts, but we are sure glad we didn't have the wheelhouse with us.  The road through the town was really narrow and windy.

 

The Canyon to Jerome

 

Speed Limit Sign

 

 

 The road on the left is the main highway through town, and the road on the right goes up to the old hospital that has been converted to a hotel.

 

 

 Haunted Hamburger

 

 The Hospital that has been converted into a hotel.  There have been many ghost sightings there.

 

 

 

We plan to return to Jerome this week to checkout a few of the mines, and to pursue the sighting of a ghosts.

Last Friday evening we went to downtown Prescott, to check out Whiskey Row.  A lot of history here around the Old West.  Somehow Steve totally forgot all about moderation, and doesn't remember much of the evening.  He had a lot of FUN, dancing and visiting with locals, but it took a couple of days to recover fully.

 

 

 

Below is just one of the salons we visited.  The bar was huge, and there was a group of gunslingers hanging around have a few cold ones.  Yes, they were all packing weapons, some pistols and a couple of swords.  And it wasn't even Halloween.

 

We plan to return to the downtown area sometime this week to check it out more closely.  Moderation will be paramount for Steve.

Now that the elections are over, and we can finally use our brain for more important things, here is something to ponder.

Till Next Time....................................................... Thanks for checking in on us.

Roberta and Steve

Moving On To Prescott Arizona Tomorrow

 

We will be leaving Williams Arizona tomorrow and heading South to Prescott.  Even though Prescott is only a short distance from here, about 70 miles, it is lower in elevation, which should help with the "COLD" evenings we have been having.  We have enjoyed our stay here, seeing the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and strolling down Route 66 looking at all of the 50's and 60's memorabilia.

 

 

 

We spent one day at Bearizona Wildlife Park where we were able to get up close with some critters.  We were suppose to keep our windows rolled up, but being the rebels that we are, we risked our lives for you to get pictures.  The bears were so cute.

 

 

While we were in town one evening, having dinner at a 50's Diner, Roberta found this guide for the women out there.

 

I think us Men might be in trouble

Anyway, Thanks for checking in on us, and we will update the Blog when we get to Prescott.

Take Care........................
Roberta & Steve

Pausing in Williams Arizona

Hi Everyone,

Sorry we haven't posted anything new for awhile. We have been traveling a little, and doing a lot of sightseeing. While in St. George we watched our friends play in the Ladies Senior Softball Events for 2 days, and the rest of the time we visited Zion National Park on 2 different days. Our first day at Zion we spent with our friends Derek and Cindy, from Portland. We hiked around the park, and drove through a tunnel that was built in the 30's. This tunnel is bored through rock, a mile and a half long. Pretty amazing, even today.

On our way out from one canyon we hiked, we ran into a very slow moving hiker.  We all gave it the right of way, and kept ours eyes open for any more of them.  Didn't see anymore.......Goody Goody

 

 

 

Our next trip to Zion, after the softball tournament was over, was dedicated to hiking up to Angels Landing.  This is a 5 hour, round trip hike, which is uphill all the way there.  There are points where chains have been installed, to hang onto, so you don't fall down into the canyon.  A bit scary at times, but CRAZY FUN.  (Some might consider it insanity)

There have only been 4 fatalities since 2004 from falls.

People in the horizontal crack, right in the middle of the picture. That was a forth of the way up.

 

To Much Fun.....................NOT

Scary Part

 

And Finally.....................The Top

We stopped right here, deciding not to go the extra quarter mile, to the very top.

YA, we know, a couple of "WIMPS"

 

Zion was a GREAT time.  Another cool place you should see.

 

Time to move on, so we headed for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  We parked our wheelhouse out in the forest and drove into Grand Canyon National Park.  We drove as far as the road would let us, and hiked around looking at different views of the Canyon.  Insane cracks in the earth.  Very Beautiful.

 

 

 

After the Grand Canyon, we made a stop in Sedona.  What a beautiful town, nestled in the canyons south of Flagstaff.  Pretty much a tourist area, with lots of art galleries, and T-Shirts everwhere.  I think we actually made it out of town without a t-shirt........WOOHOO

 

 

And they call this art......................   Hummmmmm

 

 

 



We are currently in Williams Arizona, on Route 66. 

 

 

 

 

Williams is an Old West Town, that still today retains some of that Old West Feeling

 

 

We will be here for a week or more.  The South Entrance to the Grand Canyon is here, as well as other atractions we have on our list of to do's.  Cindy and Derek told us about a place called "Bearizona", where your car is your cage, and you drive through areas with wildlife.  It appears as it resembles Wildlife Safari in Oregon, so we will give you our report.

 

Not sure where we will go from here, but it will be South.  The days are sunny and warm here, but the evenings get very cold.  We have managed to stay a couple of steps in front of the coming Winter, so a bit further South should help.

 

Check back in a few days and maybe we will have some new pics.

 

Thanks for taking the time to follow us on our blog.

 

Roberta & Steve

St. George Utah

Hello Again to all our fellow Blog Viewers,

Since our last post we have managed to take over 200 photo's of various beautiful sites. We promise we will not bore you with all of them, but it is a difficult decision as to which ones to post. After we left Park City Utah, we traveled to Green River Utah and stayed at a State Park for one evening before motoring on down the old highway to Moab Utah, just outside of Arches National Park. We hiked around Arches National Park for 2 days, looking at some spectacular rock formations. It is amazing what nature has done to this area.

How does that rock stay up there?

Another Balanced Rock

 

Delicate Arch

 

Us waving to all of you Blog Viewers

 

 Landscape Arch

 

Sunset at Windows Arches

 

 

We were told that we needed to see Goblin Valley, which was sort of on our way to Bryce Canyon.  We park our Wheel House out in the desert for an evening, and went to see Goblin Valley.

 

 

We hiked through this strange landscape of Goblin Valley

 With Steve thinking we should go one way..................

And Roberta wondering if we shouldn't go another way..................

 

After a few hours of climbing through canyons and over rocks, we managed to find our way out.  Yes, Steve was wrong and Roberta knew the right way out.

 

We left the Goblins in Goblin Valley, and snaked our way through the highway canyons of Escalante National Monument and park in the forest, for an evening of rest, before heading to Bryce Canyon.

 

 

We stayed in an RV Park outside of the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park.  We only took 117 pictures in Bryce Canyon, so here are just a few that are our favorites.

 

So, after all of that scenery, and you have only seen a sample, we have arrived in St. George Utah.  The town of St. George hosts the annual Huntsman World Senior Games, and we have friends that are attending the Senior Ladies Softball events.  Roberta has signed up to participate in Ladies Softball, if there are any teams that need a player.  Steve has decided to take in all the games and possibly participate in the beer drinking events.  Someone has to do it. 

 

We will be here for a week, and will visit Zion National Park, before heading to the Grand Canyon.  With any luck, we will take another million pictures to bore you with.  The weather has been perfect, except for two nights of lighting, thunder and pouring rain.  Looks like next week will be in the upper 80's and lots of SUN......Ya

 

Thanks for checking in on us.

 

Roberta and Steve