Spring Break! Could I have needed a break any more, I am not sure, but with basketball and teaching we escaped to Phoenix. We were staying with Jacqueline's Uncle Bob and Aunt Bobbi at their house in Scottsdale. It was a big beautiful house with an excellent view. We spen
t some time soaking up the sun, shopping, and trying to go to a spring training game, but of course we had to get out for a hike. So we took a drive to Tonto National Monument, a couple hours away from Phoenix. It was right near a very big lake, Lake Roosevelt, and the greenery in Arizona this time of year was a sight to see after th
e white of winter we had been seeing every day in Norwood. Today we had a large contingent of people to enjoy the day with. Along with Bob and Bobbi, Jacqueline's Aunt Kris, Jacqueline's dad Tom, Bobbi's sister Wendy, and the two dogs Bailey and Jasper joined Jacqueline and I. The temperature was perfect in the low 80s and there was only one hike to do in Tonto National Monument without a guide, so we took it. It was a paved path from the visitor center up to a set of ruins from the Salt River Valley Salado In
dians. We were very ruin happy lately, but these were different because instead of being Anasazi Indians, these were a different group of cliff dwellers. Their home was high in the cliffs, so we had a short uphill hike to get there. The desert scenery was great with big saguaro cacti and other cacti to line our path. Everyone was doing fine with
the hike and the pregnant lady was happy because she had the camera. She took many pictures. The other neat thing near the ruins was the Africanized bee hive. It was to the left of the ruins and they were very active. After seeing Discovery channel shows on Africanized bees, I was going to steer clear of annoying them. We checked out the ruins and laughed at the dogs doing silly stuff. We had to head down the same way to drive back into town and get some lunch. Everyone was happy that they got out and enjoyed the Arizona sun on a beautiful day.
t some time soaking up the sun, shopping, and trying to go to a spring training game, but of course we had to get out for a hike. So we took a drive to Tonto National Monument, a couple hours away from Phoenix. It was right near a very big lake, Lake Roosevelt, and the greenery in Arizona this time of year was a sight to see after th
e white of winter we had been seeing every day in Norwood. Today we had a large contingent of people to enjoy the day with. Along with Bob and Bobbi, Jacqueline's Aunt Kris, Jacqueline's dad Tom, Bobbi's sister Wendy, and the two dogs Bailey and Jasper joined Jacqueline and I. The temperature was perfect in the low 80s and there was only one hike to do in Tonto National Monument without a guide, so we took it. It was a paved path from the visitor center up to a set of ruins from the Salt River Valley Salado In
dians. We were very ruin happy lately, but these were different because instead of being Anasazi Indians, these were a different group of cliff dwellers. Their home was high in the cliffs, so we had a short uphill hike to get there. The desert scenery was great with big saguaro cacti and other cacti to line our path. Everyone was doing fine with
the hike and the pregnant lady was happy because she had the camera. She took many pictures. The other neat thing near the ruins was the Africanized bee hive. It was to the left of the ruins and they were very active. After seeing Discovery channel shows on Africanized bees, I was going to steer clear of annoying them. We checked out the ruins and laughed at the dogs doing silly stuff. We had to head down the same way to drive back into town and get some lunch. Everyone was happy that they got out and enjoyed the Arizona sun on a beautiful day.
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