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Since this is our third winter in Arizona, we settle
down a bit with fewer sidetrips. Retired life! ...with more than enough daily hikes in
the desert, fun in the pool and bike rides. Squeezed in
some house maint items and yard work. |
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 Here's a side trip to the Superstition mountains |
 Cool rock formations and nice trail |
 Home of the Lost Dutchman Mine |
 That's Flatiron Peak ...more |
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 Picnic lunch |
Here's a nearby ghost town called Goldfield |
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mainly had an awesome collection of "rustiques" |
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 Citrus in side yard finally starting to produce. Note the lemon and Orange in far background This Pink Grapefruit provided more than enough fruit to have a couple every day for breakfast. |
 Jan at a cool little-known desert nursery It was called "Leaf and Feather", had birds too. website |
 New plantings |
The front yard tree didn't lose all its leaves until mid February |
 Every plant has to have a buried drip line to it and gets a 10 min water each morning |
 The drip system requires a fair amount of maintenance. Here's a new PVC line along the E Wall. The old line was plastic and had six repairs! |
 Riding around the neighborhood |
 Adding depth markers required by the insurance co. |
 Afternoon dogwalk at the fountains down the street |
 Colby waking up from an afternoon nap |
 Dave fell in in the pool while horsing around the edge with Morgan. iPhone somehow survived a 7 second dip. What to do if your phone gets wet |
 Playing a catch game in pool |
 It was harder than it looked. Required precise timing by three people |
 Relaxing at the local Golf Course Clubhouse |
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 Morning dogwalk in desert. We walk ten minutes to wild desert edging on the Gila River Indian reservation and a working farm |
 Dave's scuba hookah setup made from used parts |
 Hookah
had a 40 ft hose and air tank |
 Diving in the 8ft deep pool |
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 Casino, Hi-tech bowling alley, game center and ten screen Cinema. ...more |
 Visit with Dave's Nephew John, and wife Marsha. L-R Dave, John, Marsha, Jan Marsha snapped the "ball-catch" action shots above |
 Here's the new pool-pump: Latest variable speed Hayward. Original pool pump up and died after 7 yrs Listen to the old pump as the bearings disintegrated |
 Ground shot of pool, focal point of the backyard The only thing in the backyard! |
 Daytrip to Canyon Lake about 2 hours east of Phoenix Note the tethered horses in the background |
 Canyon Lake is a 950 acre reservoir on the Salt River ...more |
 Picnic Lunch and dog goes swimming in reservoir |
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 Desert bike ride Farmer is ready to plant corn (in Feb!) |
 Daytrip to Payson AZ to find a wagon wheel for the yard. 2Hr drive NE of phx. It is famous for its antique stores; Zane Grey owned property nearby, wrote about the place. |
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 Cool antique store |
 This one was $300 It weighed over 100 Lbs and wouldn't fit in the back of the car. |
 Tons of stuffed animals This is a wild pig. |
 Here's Jan after a picnic lunch in a campground up the road Houston Mesa campground |
 Fossil |
 Another fossil |
 Old bottles |
 Back to Phoenix |
 Dave enjoying the hammock gift from Shannon |
 Heading home! US-95 through Nevada - 1500 Mile drive |
 Hogue Cellars tasting in Prosser, WA Hey you can't go through eastern Washington without sampling some washington wine! |
 Good to be home! |
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03/04/17 |
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