Christmas Lights-Dec. 13

Christmas lights are one of my favorite parts of the season.  We went to the Mesa Temple to see their wonderful display.  ENJOY

Motorcycle Road Trip - Dec. 8

After a cold spell, it warmed up to 55 at the house and so we headed east on Hwy 60 to Superior, south on Hwy 177 through Copper Basin to Hwy 77 at Winkelman, then south and west past Mammoth and Oracle [north of Mt. Lemmon] to the Pinal Pioneer Parkway (Hwy 79) to Florence and then north to Hwy 60 and home.  It actually got up to 68 in the Copper Basin [Between Superior and Hayden], but didn't stay there.  We had put on extra layers with our chaps and coats, but used our seat heaters too.

Pinal Mountains

Picketpost - west of Superior

Looking South - Pinal Mountains

Beginning of cooper mine

Huge Cooper mine

Fall Colors - Dec. 8

Cooper smelter

Lost Dutchman's Park-Superstitions - Dec. 6

December 6, 2011 - Road trip up Hwy 88 from Apache Junction toward Roosevelt Lake 

  

Superstition Mtn.

Canyon Lake

Superstition Mtn.

Rugged Country 

Snow and Desert

Wild Variety

Lime-green lichen on all sides

Totilla Flats School House

Rough Day!

Weaver's Needle

Our Animal Friends

Snow on the Mountains 12/4/2011

We hung our bird feeder, and the wind scattered seed.  Look what we had visit us on Sunday, Dec. 4.

Mourning Dove on ground

Woodpecker hanging on feeder

Chipmunk with sunflower seed on rock

Heading for the High Country

Saturday, November 26, 2011 - We packed a picnic lunch, left home and headed east on Hwy 60 to Globe; then north on Hwy 188 to Lake Roosevelt.  [Yes, we've been on that part before].  We went past Tonto Monument entrance and followed the lake.  Hwy 188 came to a "T" at Hwy 87.  We decided to go north to Payson - more like home - Junipers and Pinon Pines.  It became very cold as we hit wind and higher elevations - about 58.  We found a picnic table where we could sit in the sun and listen to the Ponderosa Pines.  We then headed south on Hwy 87 until we hit the 202 loop north of Mesa and then on home.

Bridge over a portion of Lake Roosevelt

Juniper hills near Payson

 Headed south from the Rim

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - Pictures from our hike:

Cholla blossom/fruit

Rose-like fern plants in rocks

Fruit of the barrel cactus