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We’ve been out hiking a couple of days now...not too far from here, and not too long...yet.  We’ll work our way up.

What’s with the name of this area...Silly Mountain.  What a silly name — what silly idiot named this place?


This person was hanging overhead.

We enjoyed the hike around Silly Mountain.  Great views of Superstition Mountain next door.  We didn’t get many pictures though...sometimes I forget.

Later that night, I found Gerard sitting outside with the bedroom TV, watching his beloved Leafs.  Sheeeesh.  The neighbours can see him...and they’re probably not Leafs fans.


Our neighbours behind us (who own a permanent park model) came over in the afternoon and invited us to their place Saturday evening to play games.  So we gratefully accepted and had a terrific time.  They had invited another couple — and everyone got along great, and we all had a real hoot.  They have a nice little outdoor game room set up — a permanent location, bar fridge, round table.  Perfect!  We played Jokers and Marbles (I don’t know if that’s the official name, but it was fun to play).  They are from Regina, and the other couple are from Kamloops.

Yesterday, we went to Mesa Market.  This huge outdoor flea market, and we only covered about a quarter of it.  We’ll go back another weekend.  We were laughging Saturday night because Sandy, one of the people we met, was telling us about a guy who bought a pair of shorts there, and he wore them to pickle ball and during one of his first reaches for the ball, they ripped up the back.  And some other pieces of junk that people have bought there.  In spite of that, we bought some “stuff”.  You know...stuff we NEED.

So today we went up to Usery Mountain and did a hike.  On the way, this is seen on the side of another hill.


Some shots of the desert...and Gerard.  I just love the desert.  It does get hot by noon because the sky is clear, and the sun beats down.  The temperature doesn’t have to be super warm for that to happen.  But there’s just something about it I really like.  Different, I suppose.




       

                              

I think there’s a Holey Board tournament tomorrow night we’re going to.  We’ll see how that turns out!

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  1. David KraemerFebruary 6, 2018 at 9:38 PM

    Love the landscape shots and the cacti! I'll have to check out that area sometime. Hey, how did Dad get his hands on my Cariboo cap? Love that he can watch the Leafs down there. They've been on a pretty good roll lately, he must be lovin it!

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    1. Deb KraemerFebruary 7, 2018 at 5:33 AM

      I don’t know, David, he just saw it and thought, hey, I could take that to Arizona :J

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