First, we headed to Congress, Arizona, to explore Escapees North Ranch RV Park. What a lovely facility! Like Escapees KOFA co-op, the park has pretty little desert gardens, an activity center, a clubhouse, and tons of friendly folks.
We also met up with our friends from Crazy Horse, Tammy and Marty, for a day of sightseeing in
Wickenburg with Claudia and Mike. We did
a walking tour, taking pics of the lifelike John Seward Johnson
statues.
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Our Group Pic With "The Teacher" |
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"The Miner" Statue |
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"The Jail Tree" |
We visited the Desert Caballeros Western Museum, with
beautiful paintings and sculptures depicting life, culture, and heritage of the
Southwest. (see my blog of Wednesday,
February 4, 2015, for more about Wickenburg).
We strolled along the trails at
the Nature Conservancy’s Hassayampa River Preserve, filled with cottonwood
trees, natural grasses, and other desert flora.
Caught a glimpse of some mallards wading in a pond, along with a
colorful vermillion flycatcher (I’m getting to be quite an ornithologist!)
No get together would be complete without some great food,
so we headed to Nichols West upon the
recommendation of the receptionist at the Preserve. This is a small hole in the wall type of
place that you could drive by without ever seeing. But it is a gem. Quite a varied menu, from ramen noodle bowl
dishes, to burgers, steaks, and chops.
And a ton of seafood options, which I thought weird for being in the
middle of the desert. We all ordered
something different, and for the most part (Tammy’s chicken saltimbocca came
with a ton of onions, which she can’t eat), all thoroughly enjoyed our entrees.
We were blessed with seeing a fantastic sunset—the perfect
end to another wonderful day.
Wickenburg is the coolest little town. We camped across from the rodeo grounds and rode our quads from there.
ReplyDeleteQuads? Yeah, still have not convinced the parents to get on board with those yet, maybe next year after we all get back from Alaska!
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