On Saturday, 28th, Steve, Andy and I went to Wickenburg. They were having a Gem and Mineral Show and it was fascinating to see all the minerals/gems – many that were found in Arizona. Andy and I have talked about getting involved with the Gem and Mineral Club in a local community to learn more. (Another thing still on our bucket list – :-))
From the show, we walked to the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. Steve and Andy by the “Thanks for the Rain” Statue:
The museum has some great exhibits and rooms on early Wickenburg area – from the Indian settlement through today. Below is an exhibit on street scenes from an earlier time:
It was a neat little museum and the folks here have done a great job. Wickenburg also has a number of life-size statues, depicting aspects of the town development and area. This statue is Vaquero. It depicts the Hispanic cowboys and their families who were instrumental in developing Wickenburg’s rich culture.
We had lunch at one of the local diners – great place (forgot the name, sorry). What a nice day.
On Sunday, 29th, Andy and I checked out more of the desert trails here and did a 4.65 mile walk – not bad for two old folks. I have really missed hiking! Andy does his bike riding every day but I have gotten lazy…hope to change that in the future – :-)))
Some scenes:
And there was a group of these plants shedding – I nicknamed the “Cotton Grove” – :-))
On Wednesday, 2nd, Andy had his last test – all okay so we are heading out on Friday. But we will be back here in March for Bead Week.
The rest of the time was spent reading, beading, odd’s n end’s, etc. etc.
One bit of news – On Tuesday, December 1st, was our year anniversary of being on the road. Can you believe it?
We are so blessed. We have seen and experienced so many things and look forward to doing more. We have met great people, still keep in touch and know we will meet up again.
Life doesn’t get any better than this!
I will leave you with one last picture:
Full moon in the desert – oh my!
1 comment:
Wickenburg looks interesting. I'll put it on our "bucket list". Another fun little town to visit is Oatman. It's not far from Needles or Bullhead City and worth a half-day side trip in your toad. It was 26 degrees here last night and we're scraping the frost off the car windows, so you should feel real good about being wherever you are. Cheers . . .
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