Sunday, March 21, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wish You Were Here
This morning we went to South Mountain. We drove up to Dobbins Lookout for a great view of both the city and the desert.
We were actually up higher than the planes coming into the city! Can you see the airplane coming in for a landing in this pic??? Look slightly above the buildings of Phoenix (the middle right of the city).
I've been to Phoenix a few times, but I forgot it's a valley surrounded by mountains. I guess I just typically think of it as flat desert, but that is not the case. You can see there is even a little greenery in this pic...
We were actually up higher than the planes coming into the city! Can you see the airplane coming in for a landing in this pic??? Look slightly above the buildings of Phoenix (the middle right of the city).
I've been to Phoenix a few times, but I forgot it's a valley surrounded by mountains. I guess I just typically think of it as flat desert, but that is not the case. You can see there is even a little greenery in this pic...
I like big buttes and I cannot lie...
Before going to the A's game yesterday, we went for a morning hike. You can see we have on our A's gear (thanks for the shirt Trace) and the weather was perfect for butte climbing, not too hot yet.
Here's an action shot of J climbing toward the tip top of a butte...
Me enjoying the scenery and taking a break...
And this is a pic of the buttes from the start of the trail so you can get an idea of what we were actually climbing on...
Here's an action shot of J climbing toward the tip top of a butte...
Me enjoying the scenery and taking a break...
And this is a pic of the buttes from the start of the trail so you can get an idea of what we were actually climbing on...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Fun in the desert
Jay and I are in Phoenix. The weather is AWESOME. How does 82 and sunny sound? Today we went for a scenic desert drive with our destination being Tortilla Flat, a town that has a population of 6! I'm having trouble uploading pics so maybe I'll get a chance to post more in a day or two, but here's a couple for you to see what we've been up to today.....
This is J wearing a buffalo robe. It is the same robe Robert Redford wore in the movie Jeremiah Johnson. I've never heard of that movie, but I've got a feeling Dad probably has! We were in a museum at a ghost town we went to today. I'm not 100% certain that you were suppose to be wearing the robe but the "guide" was in the other room and we did pay $2 to get into the museum. ha ha!
This pic was part of our scenic drive. You can see when I say it's 82 and sunny, I mean sunny. There literally isn't a cloud in the sky. I thought this was a neat pic because there probably aren't many lakes surrounded by cacti.
This is J wearing a buffalo robe. It is the same robe Robert Redford wore in the movie Jeremiah Johnson. I've never heard of that movie, but I've got a feeling Dad probably has! We were in a museum at a ghost town we went to today. I'm not 100% certain that you were suppose to be wearing the robe but the "guide" was in the other room and we did pay $2 to get into the museum. ha ha!
This pic was part of our scenic drive. You can see when I say it's 82 and sunny, I mean sunny. There literally isn't a cloud in the sky. I thought this was a neat pic because there probably aren't many lakes surrounded by cacti.
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