Our main reason for heading south this winter was to seek warmer temperatures. We got more than we asked for. The Phoenix area has been immersed in heat wave for over a week, with 90+F temperatures, which has curtailed much of the outdoor activity that we enjoy doing. Preferring not to start lengthy hikes at 7 am or golf at that time we narrowed our scope down to spring training baseball games in shaded seats and shorter hikes (5-6 km's), along with regular trips to the park swimming pool. With the forecast showing much of the same heat for the following week we decided to head further north where the weather was much more encouraging for outdoor activities.
Payson, Az. was our first destination, a scenic drive from Apache Junction. The following day we relocated to Prescott where we currently are enjoying temperatures in the mid - 70's F. We are staying at an RV park that is right beside the Granite Dells where the round granite boulders are stacked upon one another for a very scenic landscape and fun to wander through. The golf rates at the 4 local courses are all in the $35 range so we are getting our fill of golf this week, checking them all out. At 5.400 feet above sea level, and with dry hard fairways, our golf balls are travelling further than normal and we are starting to think we might be ready to join a professional tour :-)
In a few days we will head a little further north to Sedona where there are more hiking opportunities.
Payson, Az. was our first destination, a scenic drive from Apache Junction. The following day we relocated to Prescott where we currently are enjoying temperatures in the mid - 70's F. We are staying at an RV park that is right beside the Granite Dells where the round granite boulders are stacked upon one another for a very scenic landscape and fun to wander through. The golf rates at the 4 local courses are all in the $35 range so we are getting our fill of golf this week, checking them all out. At 5.400 feet above sea level, and with dry hard fairways, our golf balls are travelling further than normal and we are starting to think we might be ready to join a professional tour :-)
In a few days we will head a little further north to Sedona where there are more hiking opportunities.
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| View of Superstition Mountains during Silly Mountain hike. |
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| Wave Cave hike......almost there. The people in the cave are standing on the wave-like rock formation. |
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| Goodyear Stadium lawn watching the LA Angels play the Cleveland Indians. |
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| San Tan Flats following our San Tan Trail hike with Cottonwood friends Brian & Shirley-Ann. |
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| Watching the full moon rising from our Apache Junction campground. |
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| A packed stadium in Tempe watching the Dodgers and Angels play for L.A. bragging rights. |
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| An Oakland A's fan sitting in front of us. His Rollie Fingers tatoo was initiated by getting Rollie (Hall of Fame - 1992) to autograph his arm and then he went to a parlour to have it imprinted for life. Rollie was also at this game signing autographs but we decided not to do the same thing. |
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| Watson Lake view from the Granite Dells, a short walk from our campsite. |
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