YUMA, ARIZONA

Hi. We are having a wonderful time in Yuma. The weather here is fantastic!!! The people here are very friendly and we have met new friends from northern AZ. Having a great time.

We have been swimming, playing pool almost everyday, shopping, casinos, a ride to the sand dunes in CA., playing cards, taking pool lessons (me). Here are a few pics from the area.

The pics of the Teepee is campers "dry camping" in the foothills north of here. That means no electricity (they use solar panels), no water (except what they carry in tanks underneath), and no sewers. NOT FOR THIS WOMAN!!! The helicopter is in the military proving grounds on the way to the place the people "dry camp".

Still missing the grandkids and kids etc. but having a good time inspite of that. Enjoying the warmth here....it's great.

YUMA PRISON

Spent the day riding around Yuma. We went to the old part of downtown and also to the Yuma Prison. A couple of movies were made at the prison in the 1940"s. The prison opened in 1876 and closed in 1908. It seems as though the prisoners had it really rough. Of course, as usual, Young loved every minute of it.

Chloride Beds in Desert in California

On our drive back to Joshua Tree, CA, we went on the Amboy Rd. past the chloride beds. They look like snow. Drove by this several times and figured this may be the last time; so, we took pictures of it this time.

2008 Christmas Home in Michigan!!!!

Merry Christmas!

We flew home for two weeks and enjoyed seeing the kids, grandkids and Mom. Oh yeah,

friends too!!! We ended up with "Jet Lag" but that never seems to go away. (all the travel and

stuff) Loved on the grandkids lots... but miss them again. Got lots of kisses and hugs. So good to see Kelly, Jeff and Randy, Mom and Ron and Kay too. :)

Left to go back to the warm weather on New Year's Eve.

Emerald Cove RV Resort- Earp CA

HI EVERYBODY. WE ARE AT EMERALD COVE RV RESORT IN EARP, CA. IT IS ON THE COLORADO RIVER. YOU KNOW HOW THERE ARE DEER CROSSING SIGNS BACK HOME ON THE HWYS.? WELL, THERE ARE DONKEY CROSSING SIGNS OUT HERE. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM UNTIL THE OTHER EVENING, I SAW TWO DONKEYS UP ON A HILL NEAR HERE. COOL!!!

WE ARE HAVING NICE WEATHER HERE, IN THE MID 60'S THIS WEEK. BUT...I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING HOME TO MICHIGAN FOR CHRISTMAS. YEAH!!!

TOOK A FEW PICS OF THE CAMPGROUND AND WILL ADD.

WILL NOT PROBABLY GET A CHANCE TO ADD TO THIS BLOG UNTIL AFTER JAN.1ST ---SO......MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR!!!!

Oatman Burros

We went back up to Oatman Sat. to see the burros. They were so cute. I had a plastic bag

and they tried to bite it, thinking there were carrots inside. They also tried to bite my purse and

camera bag. I saved one of the babies. It had a piece of bungy cord chewing on it. I took it

out and gave it to a lady to throw away. The babies can't eat carrots cuz they would choke, so,

the town's folk put a sticker on their face saying not to feed them carrots. They still nurse off

their mothers. There was alot of piles of you know what in the streets. Yuck.

Montezuma's Castle-Camp Verde, AZ

The last day of our trip was spent down in Arizona by Camp Verde. We went to see the

Indian cliff dwellings. It was quite interesting. They were built in the 1400's. It is amazing

that they are still there. It seems that most of the mtns. have rock slides all the time and the

loose dirt falls down them also. Yet the dwellings the Indians made that many years ago are

quite impressive with block work etc. and half way up a stone wall.

BRYCE NAT'L. PARK UTAH

WOW What a day...again. Bryce N.P. is gorgeous.

The pics only show a little bit.

We are at Ruby Inn near Bryce tonight.

It was about 60 degrees and sunny today. Not too hot and not too cold.

There was some snow on the shaded parts of the mtns. this morning. Only patchy.

We will head back to Bullhead City tomorrow and the camper. Nothing like your own

bed even if it is in a camper.

My grandkids will think some of the pics look like castles. THEY DID!!!!

Going outside a little later to look at the stars. I guess they are beautiful up here at over

Bye for now

Patti

ZION NAT'L. PARK UTAH

Hi ya'll
We had a great day at Zion Nat'l. Park. It is really pretty but only about a 6 mile drive.
We went on some trails to see the water falls but the one Young went ALL the way UP, I
quit about 1/4 mile up. Of course, I had to walk back down the trail! I went the "easy" trail
and ended up at the same spot Young did coming from higher ground.
Anyway, it was so.....pretty.
Our plans are to go to Bryce Canyon Nat'l. Park tomorrow. The booklet we picked up said it is
6900 to 9100 elevation . Oh goody!!! It is a 37 mile round trip drive.
We shall see.......
Bye for now,
Patti
(Having trouble uploading pics...will later or tomorrow)

Aunt Ilah's 80th Birthday Celebration-Joshua Tree, CA

Went to Aunt Ilah's 80th Birthday celebration today. Saw lots of cousins and their kids and grandkids. Had a good time there visiting with everybody. There were over 30 family and friends. Some of the first cousins, I haven't seen in 38 yrs. and there families, some I have never met. Kind of nice. Made me miss my family back home in Michigan even more.

We left there just before dark and drove thru the Mohave Desert mostly in the dark. I figured we would see very few cars but I couldn't believe it; it was almost like a busy hwy. back home. You could see headlights coming from probably 15 miles away. At least, if we had any trouble with the truck, there were other people on the road. There was a sign just past 29 Palms that said there was no service stations for the next 100 miles. That was true, but there weren't any homes or anything else much out in the middle of the desert either. One spot there were lights at an iron mine about half way through the 100 miles. We had about 60 more desert miles past the one service station , at a 4 way stop, until we finally reached Needles, CA. From there, we had about 20 miles to drive to the campground in Bullhead City, AZ.

Made it back safely and now we are tired and going to BED.

So, Goodnight.