At Dewey, AZ

After driving through much open space we arrived at M & C's home. They are at a higher elevation than some of the other towns, so it is cooler at their place. Of course, this time of year we can use a little heat.

On Saturday they took us for a ride. That is a ride on their Rhino. This is the vehicle that they now use riding the dunes by Yuma. C has rolled it a few times. Even though he kept looking at some climbs on our ride, M would tell him NO.

After making sure all was in shape with it, B helped C load it in the back of their truck. Then we took off for Prescott. We spent some time walking around the town and checking some of it out. We had lunch at the Palace Saloon, where some movies were filmed. An interesting thing about this place is that at one time the town had a big fire that went down Saloon street. The patrons in the Palace picked up the carved, wooden bar (not an easy task as it is very large) and carried it outside to save it from the fire. Of course they went on about their business then while the fire burned.

After lunch we went to the Costco parking lot, unloaded the Rhino and went up into the hills. In less than five minutes, we were in the mountains. There are lots of summer homes in the whole area. Sometimes you wonder how they got the supplies in as they are not small homes. We went to the stage coach stop for the line between Prescott and Phoenix. It also served the many gold mining camps in the area. The original building is there, now used by the forest service.

We had gone through a snow bank on the way up, however we were going down hill. Coming back we didn't make it through until we lightened the load. That meant the ones in the back seat, M and I had to get out. Then they went right through.

Notice B's bare arms? He thought since it was warm in town, it would be warm up here. This stop also meant a good time to throw a little snow and make snow angles.
The view from up here was great.
On Sunday afternoon we went to the old mining town of Jerome. It is built on a hill side. I should say a VERY steep hill side. The town is now inhabited by artist with lots of their wares in the shops.

From there we went on to Sedona and it's red hills. You can see the hill in the distance of this picture.

The red layer was made by volcanoes. The formations are also interesting.


This is another one of those pretty trees that we saw on the way. M and C didn't know what they were either.

From there we went up to Slide Rock, located up a canyon. This area is used by many to swim in/slide down during the summer. There was once an orchard/guest ranch here. I think the formations made by the water are interesting. It is obvious that it has had some large flows through it at times.
This is some of the area that they slide through.