V-Bar-V Heritage Site

Visited this area in Beaver Creek today. Never knew it was there! V-Bar-V was taken over by the Forest Service in 1994. The original house burned to the ground leaving the chimney which has the V-Bar-V brand in it. It's not a long hike which was good for me after the hip surgery. A great day. The temperature was perfect and the scenery fantastic. Met the volunteers, Bonnie and her husband who will be going back to Oregon on Tuesday. For more info visit www.redrockcountry.org/recreation/cultural/v-bar-v.shtml. Enjoy the pictures!

Grand Canyon

Another great trip with our friend Joe. We took the scenic route from Cameron into the East Rim which shows much of the Colorado River. That's always a treat because it has great views of the river and many trails that are off the beaten path. Having been to the Canyon many, many times my pictures seem to focus on other things besides the Canyon. We had lunch at the Bright Angel Lodge and ice cream before we left for home. It was a wonderful day!

Petrified Forest

Our friend Joe visiting from Florida. We went to the Petrified Forest and took some cool pictures of the rocks. It's amazing how these trees are so old and solid rock. They are also very colorful. The day was warm; but windy. I caught this bird flying off a rock.

Sisters Visit

Sully's two sisters and one brother in law arrived in Flagstaff last night to surprise him. He arrived at Beth's house and walked in wondering who these friends of Beth and Tom's were also invited for dinner. His mind couldn't get around the fact these people were his sisters! When he realized they were really there he was amazed. How did this happen? Stayed up very late catching up. Pictures attached are from the first night.

Lava River Cave 2

Hey as promised earlier this year we returned to Lava River Cave and finally entered the dark abyss and hiked with our two flashlights. It wasn't as cold as earlier this year; but it sure was dark! You can tell from the pictures that we used the flashlights to light up the area and didn't get much lit up! The top picture shows part of the cave and the second picture shows the entrance to the cave. With flashlights off you couldn't see a thing!

Another Manic Monday.

Well we finally made it home late last night. Trying to catch up today with laundry, shopping, email, etc. Lots to do and not enough time to do it in. We did want to post a few more pictures of CA and the fun we had. Yes, we're tired; but enjoy sharing with all of you our adventures. One of us has to go back to work in the morning so let's get this show on the road! In addition to disneyland and the ocean, we visited Reagan's library and Nixon's library. This pigeon was a regular on our patio at the Crowne Plaza in Ventura!

Disney Birthday

What a great day. We spent all of it in Disneyland and had a blast. Lots of rides and excitement. People sang happy birthday at least five times! After watching fantastic fireworks to music and eating delicious ice cream, we returned to our hotel, The Candy Cane Inn (www.candycaneinn.net). I would recommend this hotel to anyone. What a fantastic surprise to find there were flowers from my sister and her family. What a great end to a great day.