BIRTHDAY TRIP FOR PA

Bert has major withdrawals if he doesn't make two PBR events a year.  They did not have one in our area so we traveled to Albuquerque, NM for the event.

PBR Clown Frank Newsome

We did a walking tour of Old Historic Albuquerque

A plaza of little shops

Interesting window coverings on Church

My very own shop

Bandstand in park in the center plaza

The Catholic Mission Church

Entrance to the Old Town

Central Street is the old Hwy 66

We found the original Garcia's Kitchen for supper.

Excellent Food

We took Hwy 191 through the Coronado Trail scenic byway on the way home.

Copper Mine on both sides of highway

Coming off hills toward the copper mine

Old Train depot in Clifton

Gila Valley Temple in Safford

Prickly Pear "forest"

Winter 2013 in Arizona

Winter has been colder and wetter than last year.  It is just now getting excellent exploration weather.  Puzzles are my favorite past-time when not reading, crocheting, sewing or being outside.

Puzzle fun in the Winter

We took a ride to see the progress on the Gilbert Temple.  They are landscaping, working on some finite details on the outside and of course, inside.

After our last rainstorm we had this amazing light show at sunset.  The picture doesn't do it justice.

We discovered some new areas on Bert's birthday ride.  We came up from Coolidge on Hwy 89 to Chandler.  Look how green the grass looks after all the rain.