Day 14 -20, February 5 -11, Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave
Creek, AZ
We departed Quartzsite on Superbowl Sunday, missing a party
at the Jensen’s, but we had our own party at our beautiful campsite at Cave
Creek. It was an amazing game, with the
Patriots coming from behind 28 to 3, winning 34 to 28 in sudden death overtime over
the Falcons. Tom Brady became the first
quarterback in history to win 5 Superbowls.
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| Our campsite at Cave Creek |
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| Sunset from our campsite!! |
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| Beautiful sky! |
Monday we went for a ride out of the park, down Cloud Road,
about 20 miles round trip. Low impact
roads and pretty flat. In the afternoon
we got ready for our company dinner with Ellie and Dave Meigs. They arrived at the campground in the early
afternoon, provided salmon. I made a
blueberry cake and a salad and some rice.
It is great to see them!
Tuesday morning Ellie and I went for about a 5 mile hike on
the Clay Mine Trail with her friend Suzy Roth.
The steady uphill was aerobic for me and made me realize I need to do
more of it! A failed gold mine turned
into a place where clay was mined to make a treatment for dysentery, and a
woman made lots of money! Dave and Jim
went for a mountain bike ride – the trails around here are rough and require
some walking! Our friends Kate and Bob
Weigant arrived, and all six of us went out for a nice dinner at Heart and Soul
Café near here.
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| Can you see Ellie and Suzy on the trail? Suzy is wearing white. |
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| The campground is below. This is the trail where we saw the rattlesnake last year! |
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| Ellie and Suzy |
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| Linda and Suzy |
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| Cuddly Teddy Bear Cholla and its babies, happy after the rain. |
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| Dave's friend Jim |
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| Jim and Dave on the trail |
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| Granite outcropping on the scenic trail |
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| Threading between the saguaros. Watch out! |
Wednesday morning the ladies went on a ranger-led hike at
Spur Cross Conservation area, north of Cave Creek. We had a very knowledgeable woman sharing
lots of info about the desert flora and fauna.
Kate had to stop early because of hip problems, so it was a bit boring
for her. The guys went mountain biking
again!
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| Ellie on Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area walk |
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| Petroglyphs along trail at Spur Cross Ranch |
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| Sunset again. It is very difficult not to take pictures of these sunsets! |
Thursday we went kayaking at Bartlett Lake, which was much
higher than last year, also calmer water, no headwind on the way back! We went up through Carefree on the way –
looks like it would be a fun town to explore.
Dave and Ellie headed home to Phoenix, will join us later.
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| Launching at Bartlett Lake |
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| Lots of saguaros on the south facing slope. They do not like to be cold! |
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| Beautiful calm water |
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| Reflection in calm water |
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| Rock below water line seems to have soil leached out of it, looks like cement! |
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| Prickly pear against the sky |
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| A little flower near the water at our lunch stop |
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| Can you see Alfred Hitchcock? |
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| Geologic fault causing collapse of this mesa |
Friday morning Kate and Linda rode out of the campground down Cloud Road, by year-round and vacation homes at all economic levels, horse ranches, and lots of desert. The clouds in the sky give us good light for pictures. We are watching the 5th season of Homeland on DVD in the evenings, almost to the end! Susan and Heidi are watching the 6th season on Showtime now at home.
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| Kate and Elvis. Kate is on the right. |
Saturday we had our usual leisurely breakfast and computer
time, then organized the RV and headed
to our next destination, McDowell Mountain Regional Park.
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