GILA BOX DAY ONE

Part of the pipeline that runs through the mountains to provide Safford with water
Plaques commemorating the workers and organizers of the water pipe project beginning in 1936



Denny on a catwalk overlooking the huge valves

Karen is comfy on the quad

gigantic rock cliff: see how small Paul is at the bottom

Wildflowers in the canyon

A glimpse of our first Coatamundi!

Denny and Karen fording one of the streams in the canyon

ummmm ths one looks a bit too deep!!

beauty on the way home

high on the bluffs looking into the canyon at the cottonwoods that grow there

Prickly pear cacti turn pink as they conserve water

beautiful Gila box area

Karen waiting for Denny to finish his hike

These wild Mexican Poppies were over 3" across

100 FOOT LONG TRUCK

This truck driver parked next to us in Wickenburg. This truck is 100 feet long and 10 feet wide! He backed it in!!!!

yeah Paul, OK.....

Dry camping on the Ramsey Mine road

Love dry camping! so private.

TRISHA AND BELLA

Sleepy girl, using her duckie for a pillow
Trisha exploring the desert

Daddy Paul and Trisha

Block party in Brenda

Life is good!

Cuter than the pillow

Trisha helping Bella with her PT

QUEENS VALLEY ARIZONA

Paul visits his old friend Bruce Bartels

Hummingbird on a wildflower in Bruce's yard

Watch out for that cactus, little hummer!

Flowers blooming in a pasture nearby

The desert here looks like a garden!

Lupine (pronounced loo-pine here grows in a mini version of ours at home

cactus trees!

Hedgehog cactus, creosote bush and a dead cholla cactus

This was taken in a cow pasture!

I should paint this one!

Hedgehog cacti seems to be the only one blossoming so far

dead cholla

LAST DAY IN BRENDA AZ

A final desert run
Paul hiking as usual

The hedgehog cacti are finally blooming!

Ocotillo blossoms

DOING POLYMER CLAY WITH Z

Here are the Easter Egg pins Z and I made today with polymer clay. (Fimo) So much fun!!! Z makes it look easy, but really it's not.

Z is renowned in the area of polymer clay making. Here she is at a museum that is featuring her jewelry made from clay. She pioneered many new methods of working with this medium. Polymer clay instruction books feature her work and tecniques.

Gorgeous native american theme polymer clay jewelry in a museum, created by Z.