A Short Trip (Apache Junction, AZ)

But very worthwhile!  We moved to Usery Mountain Regional Park.  Less than 15 miles from our last location, but what a difference!  We and the cats are enjoying the wide open spaces and all the critters.  Wildflowers are starting to bloom along with a few cacti.  There are over 30 miles of trails to hike or walk.

Camping among the Saguaro is certainly different from any other place we have stayed.  We have been entertained by the lizards as well as the quail.

 Since our broadband is almost at its limit for this month, we are only posting a couple of photos to each blog.  You can see Superstition Mountain and wildflowers on Quiltincats blog.
Happy Trails!

Starting Our Trek North (Apache Junction, AZ)

We moved to Apache Junction east of Phoenix.  We can see Superstition Mountain along with many tall and very healthy looking Saguaro cactus from our new site.We have been visiting with Dan's sister and her husband.  They have been our tour guides since we have never been to this area and had no idea what to see.

On the first day, they took us to the Orange Patch.  Sandy was thrilled to buy a large bag of oranges while Dan found a couple of tasty snacks to bring home.

The next day, Dan's sister took us to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Scottsdale, AZ.  So many plants and exhibits to see!  We walked around for a few hours.  Sandy took a lot of photos of birds, butterflies, exhibits, and plants.  Below are a few of her photos:

We spent some time in the Spring Butterfly Exhibit.  Watching the children react to the butterflies was as much fun as watching the butterflies.  They were everywhere...the butterflies, that is.

a very plump and juicy looking Yucca

Cactus skeleton

After lunch in Old Town Scottsdale, we walked around the corner to see renovated The Old Adobe Mission.  They did a beautiful job of reviving this old place.

Inside the old mission

a courtyard with an old world feel

On The Road Again (Benson, AZ)

Well, sort of....we are going to spend the next two months in Arizona.  We moved to Benson the day before the big blizzard that hit the southwest.  

We were so happy that we did not have to go to work that day.  We watched the snow fly vertically by the motorhome.  The snow stuck then it turned to rain melting the snow.

That night, it turned back to snow again.  We woke to a different world of snow and cactus.

 Quite a few people were out wondering around taking photos.  Of course, Sandy had to join them.

We were suppose to have a lot more snow - around 3 to 7 inches of predicted snow.

The snow was gone by noon, but people were enjoying it while it was here.

Today, we are back to sunny blue skies and temperatures in the low 70s.  T-shirt weather!  Time to take the cats outside.