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6/1/19. Our last day in Arizona! It’s been quite a trip. These sights will stay in our hearts and minds for quite a while. We spent the night in Kingman, Az at a nice park. Next stop….Nevada!
5/24/19. Visited Meteor Crater today. A huge rock hit the earth about 50,000 years ago traveling at 26,000 mph creating this mile wide and 500 foot deep hole.They said if you traveled that fast you could leave New Your and be in California in 5 minutes.They drilled for the meteor at the bottom but were unsuccessful This is part of the rock that hit earth and was found some distance away.. it weighs about 1000 pounds.5/17/19. Drove thru the Painted DesertCactus The Desert Inn was built by the CCC in the 1930s. It is now a museum and gift shop.A pyroglyphCheck out those prices!Pueblo ruinsA relic of Route 665/16/19. On Route 66 in Holbrook, Az there is a WigWam Motel where you can sleep in a TeePee. Takes me back to my youth!They Evan have vintage cars!Look at those chompers!Petrified wood everywhereA petrified log spanning a chasmWow, what a visit!5/0/9. Our last trip to Grand Canion on this tripIt still takes our breath away. You would not believe how close to the edge people got while doing selfies. It’s 5000 feet to the river!Waiting for the bus!Day 2 at the Grand CanyonDeb, step back a few steps!We spotted an elk!Love this pic!Golly, what a gully!A long way down5/6/19. Of course, no trip to Arizona would be complete without going to the Grand Canyon.There are rafting tours which last 6 days on the river. These tours are booked two years in advance. The boats are as big as a bus although they look tiny from above.The pictures don’t truly show you the beauty.We are going back to the canyon tomorrow.4/26/19. Visited Casa Grande ruins – the structures were built by American Indians about 1350AD but lived there much earlier. They may have abandoned this place because of overcrowding and floods (they think).This was the grand house…perhaps a templeA replicaHoles for poles to support floors and ceilings4/23/19. Visited San Xavier Mission today – built in 1693 by American Indians under priest supervisionTruly beautifulThe mortuarytThe gardensThe frescoes were amazing4/16/9. This place was like a large petting zoo where you could feed the animalsParakeets – They gave us a stick with attached seeds to feed themfallow deerGoats – they loved the green pellets we gave themSheep for your sleep!ChickensDucksLorikeets – these we noisy and aggressive. They gave us nectar to feed them.Finally, we fed the stingrays. They have to barb or teeth so they “vacuumed” the chopped squid into their mouths.4/12/19. Toured Old Tucson which is an old movie studio turned theme park. They created an entire western town to film their movies.Beautiful country. One other thing, it is in the middle of nowhere, USA.The restrooms4/9/19. Visited Sabino Canyon Recreation Area – The only access to the park are shuttle busses, lots of people come here … the parking lot was packed! There are many trails to visit but it was far too hot for us!Cactus, cactus, cactusSo ruggedThe canyonThe road was basically one lane
4/6/19. Arrived in Picacho, Az. This is a really small town. How small is it? This town is so small the only business is the rv park where we are staying.
4/4/19. Revisited Tombstone and Boot Hill
The Clinton’s were important in TombstoneLots of unknown people hereShe took a cut from every oriental worker in the cityBad way to goOops“Lawmen” at a saloon4/3/19 Toured a copper mine in Bisbee AzRode an electric train like the miners didThe toiletFossils found in the mine4/2/19 Drove up Lemmon Mountain – wonderful sceneryMajestic but ruggedCanyon4/2/19 We also drove thru Saguaro National Park – so uniqueThe wildflowers were coming out4/1/19 Went to Tombstone, Az….had so much fun we are going back!Jumping into the old westGunfight at the OK CoralA soiled dove quarters (working lady)A hearseBig Nosed Kate’s Saloon (She was Doc Holiday’s girlfriend)Set for a comedy gunfightOldest newspaper n AzDowntown TombstoneHad our picture made!I can see thru this scam!A nice way to end the trip
