Sunday, February 28/2016 - Saturday, March 5/2016

Another busy week was upon us and Kay and I were once again, busy in the park with cleanup.  Man, I think my right hand thinks that there is supposed to be a permanent hammer or pry bar in it!!  The deconstruction continues.
The weather continues to be awesome so there are certainly no complaints there.  The little lizards are really enjoying the heat as they scoot up and down the walls all day long.  Kay's two cats are always on the lookout for whatever action they can provide!!  There have been a few scorpion sightings but no rattlesnakes and that is a very good thing.
Since we worked so hard this week, we took the weekend off and hopped into the truck and went for a few rides into the backcountry.  On Saturday we headed up towards Prescott and did a few trails around there and then on Sunday we went up into the Bagdad area and did a few trails there.  We travelled through varied terrain that went from the Hassayampa River bottom to elevations of 6800 feet in the forest and mountains around Prescott.   We had two really nice days of fun and enjoyment and not once did we feel bad about taking the weekend off!!  Lorne and Marilyn came with us and of course it is always nice to have a second vehicle along for the "just in case" moments.  Fortunately we didn't have any but we did come across a car that was stuck so had to put a tow rope onto him and get him out of his little jam.
Saturday night we stopped at the Arrowhead Bar and Grill for supper and Kay and I decided to order the prime rib (we have had it once before and it was delicious) and John, Lorne and Marilyn ordered a pizza.   Well, their pizza arrived but Kay's and my prime rib never did make it to the table!! Imagine that!!   It was a really bad gong show that night and I dare say, I will not be in any hurry to return to this particular establishment!

Beverage at the Mecca Bar

Kay made this for Hogan's headstone

Headed out to do some trails around Prescott

Forest Road 72

Beverage

Found a stream

Our road out

Trees are in bloom

6800' elevation

Kirkland Bar

Fun was had by all

Sunday, February 21/2016 - Saturday, February 27/2016

Rock crawling event

The weather has turned quite warm.  Too warm for February and it is time for us to be thinking about putting in the air conditioners.
I have come into John's cold and for that I thank him very much.  Fortunately, I do not have all the aches and pains that he had - just a stuffed nose so hopefully it will not last too long.
The clean up in the park continues and Kay and I are like busy little worker bees.  The owner is quite happy with the progress so that is always a good thing.
Kay and I went down and bought a red metal bench and two small matching tables to put somewhere in the park for us to sit on.  It is quite a cute little set and will look nice nestled under the mulberry tree or perhaps the big pine tree just down the block!!
This week, we headed into Skyharbour Airport to pick up Lorne and Marilyn.   Going in was not too bad but by the time they landed and got out of the airport, we were in the middle of rush hour (or should I say rush 2 hour!!).  We were minding our own business and the fellow behind us was not paying attention and rear ended us!!  Wham...... all our necks took a bit of a jolt!!  Fortunately, there was no damage to Lorne's truck and a cop was right on scene.  It wasn't long before we were back into the traffic and carrying on to Wickenburg.
Once we hit the 303 Loop, the traffic thinned out and the sailing was smooth and quick.  We stopped at one of the local roping venues (they have a bar and restaurant) and had a few beers and ate supper.  It was delicious!!
Lorne and Marilyn were tired from their rather full day and headed to their condo and John got a fire started so we could sit around it and have one more beer!!
On Saturday, Kay and I ventured into Surprise to do all our necessary shopping.  We did good too and were back here in Wickenburg in time for happy hour.
John had just arrived home as well as he had our recently purchased "new to you" vehicle out for a spin to make sure everything worked.  Apparently all is well and for $800.00 dolllars, we now are the owners of a 2004 little chev Blazer.
Sunday found us at the World Extreme Rock Crawling Event up near Congress.  Man, I thought it might be boring but was I ever wrong.  I enjoyed every minute of it.  Man, can those machines crawl.  It certainly was an eye opener.  There were a few roll overs that resulted in some dented metal but no injuries so that is a very good thing.  It was an awesome day and all of us worked on our suntans while enjoying the entertainment!!
We took the "back way" home past Stanton Ghost Town and past Box Canyon.  We dropped down into the wash and ended up back in Wickenburg without incident.  It was a full day and a very busy week.    Life is good!!

The girls on teardown

Headed into the airport

Heading into the Wagon wheel bar

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Sunday, February 14/2016 - Saturday, February 20/2016

Another work week in the park is upon us and the weather is certainly hotter than what is expected for the season.   There have been a few "big" spider sightings and a few scorpions but so far.....no snakes!!
Speaking of snakes, we really do have to start thinking about tanning the skins of the twelve rattlers we have in the freezer.  Ray and his co-worker Mundo, have been collecting then since last summer. Kay has a friend in Utah that will take them and do all sorts of crafts with them.  Apparently, he is quite talented.
An acquaintance of ours, has been admitted to hospital this week with a diagnosis of TB!!  Yikes.  He is a sad, sorry fellow who has several issues.  One being a severe alcoholic so he doesn't really look after himself properly.  Hopefully he is feeling better soon and able to get back on track.
There have been several thefts with in the park over the last several weeks and this week was no different.  This week, someone came into the park and stole two trailer tongues!!  Now they are very heavy as they are made out of steel and are quite large so it would of had to have been several people here to lift them.  Soo unbelievable!!    Ray has asked the county sheriff to cruise on through here as often as they can to help with the issue!!
John found himself battling a cold and the flu this week.  Man, he was down and out for 3 days. Aches, pains, stuffed nose and stomach flu!!  See...... he needed to get the flu shot but "Oh No", that wasn't going to happen!!  Hopefully, no one else gets it.
Kay and I went to the hardware store this week and bought a bright red metal bench and two smaller tables to go with it.  We will be putting it out somewhere in the park so that we will have a quiet area to sit once all the mess is cleaned up.  It will be awesome!!  We also added a new Coors Light sign to the man cave.

Another awesome sunset

New sign