Wickenburg AZ

We arrived in Wickenburg on the last day of Gold Rush Days.  The place was swarming with people. Never the less, we enjoyed our walk around town and had lunch at the Horseshoe Cafe.  The street lights are ornamented with cowboy hats.  Western sculptures are everywhere, some of which I am posting here.  The Wickenburg Desert Caballeros Western Museum is must see.  The museum tells the story of Wickenburg and has some amazing western art and sculptures.  

Street Lights

Thanks for the Rain sculptre in front of Museum
 

Center of Traffic Circle

Glo having fun

Devil's Bridge Trail, Sedona AZ

Feb 10

We  took a day hike near Sedona on Devil's Bridge Trail.  T and I started out hiking along the trail and read the signs telling us the length of various trails.  We decided we'd take the shorter of the 3 ways to go.  It was to be a short 3.5 mile roundtrip hike.  WELL, that isn't exactly what we ended up doing.  We hiked 5.6 miles.  We don't know how we did it because we never actually got to the Devil's bridge.  It was a beautiful hike but when we got to higher elevations, the terrain got rough, steep and icy, so we took pictures from afar and headed back down the hill.

Views along Devil's Bridge Trail

T enjoying the views

Devil's Bridge

Verde Valley Arizona

We arrived in Cottonwood, AZ, on Saturday, February 6, and we are loving the weather!  Day time temps range from 65 to 75 with nights in the 30's and no rain.  I've managed to get out hiking almost everyday.  Lots of beautiful views.

Verde Valley (foreground) Red Rocks of Sedona (background)

Verde River

Active Verde River (more water than I've ever seen)

Tuzigoot (Apache for 'crooked water") is the remnant of a Southern Sinagua village built between 1000 and 1400.

Tuzigoot National Monument.

Tuzigoot Ruins

Glo & T @ Tuzigoot 

Wrapping up our stay at Fort Huachuca

We've had a great time here at Fort Huachuca, but alas, we have to leave.  The RV park doesn't have a space for us after the 6th of February.  We've decided to head up to Cottonwood to visit with some friends up there for a week.  With any luck there will be room for us at Fort Huachuca after that.

The friends that we made here, Kathy & Steve, Carolyn and Dar, both left earlier this week.  We had a great evening playing Catch Phrase the night before they left.  So many laughs.

Last Sunday, Sammy, Molly & I went for a hike in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.

 One of the most important riparian areas in the United States, the San Pedro River runs through the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert in southeastern Arizona. The river’s stretch is home to more than 80 species of mammals, two native species and several introduced species of fish, more than 40 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 100 species of breeding birds. 

Molly got tired after about 2 miles, so she ended up in the backpack.  Sunday was the last warm day we had before the cold, snow and below freezing temps set in.  The forecast if for warmer weather this weekend.

Glo & Molly hiking.

Sammy walking across the San Pedro River