Thursday, 7 March 2013

Tombstone & Tuscon

After visiting Kartchner Caverns we stayed at this B&B in Tombstone

Gunfighter on main street in Tombstone

Stagecoach in Tombstone

Characters of Tombstone

Saloon in Tombstone

Stopped at Big Nose Kates Saloon for a cool one.

Had dinner at the Longhorn Restaurant

Visited Boothill Graveyard

Historic Courthouse in Tombstone

Comedy Gunfight in Tombstone

Dead comedian when gunfight was over.

Birdcage Theatre where poker was played at this table for over 8 years

Statue of Wyatt Earp 

Sunset in Tuscon

Cactus at Arizona Sanoran Desert Museum

Lynx in the park

Roadrunner

Hummingbird

Visited Joanne, Don, Carla & Steve 

Abe & Don in Catalina State Park

Joanne missing her chair after one to many G&T's

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Snow in Arizona

Sunset on Feb 19th at 74 degrees.

Feb 20th snow and 54 degrees, check out the rest of the snowy mountains & Cactuses.









Visitors of friends from our European Tour

Maureen, Carrie, Al and Sally

Carrie, Maureen, Abe & Sally

6 finger cactus in Tonto National Park

Al hiking up to the monument.

Maureen, Carrie & Sally hiking up.

All of us on the trail hiking up to the Monument.

Beautiful Cholla Cactus along the trail.

Saguaro Cactus overlooking the lake.

Roosevelt Lake from the trail.

The sun behind the Monument with Saguaro's in the foreground.

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Friends Visit and Boat Trip

Doreen & Magnus from BC we had to come to Arizona to see them after 15 yrs!!!!

Cactus Bird building a nest - owwwww

Dam on Saguaro Lake

View of the 4 peak mountain from the water.

Talk about puppy love - take him for a ride on the water!!!

Rock formations formed from volcanic ash

Elephant Rock - can you see it?

Crowned cactus in the center is very rare

Our friends Al & Karen from Vancouver Island.

View towards the marina on our trip back to shore.

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Arizona Opry with Sheryl & Friends

See  all the instruments on stage - wow!!!

Gerry, Wendy, Carrie & Abe before dinner starts.

A family affair of muscians put on a concert.

90 lb Saxaphone and he plays too!!!

Abe & George was lead singer for the Tokens & wrote the Lion Sleeps Tonight.

See the little guy in the back, 10 years old.

George even plays the Alphorn.

George singing the Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Sunday, 20 January 2013

Barrett Jackson Car Auction

Aston Martin James Bond Car - see the guns & rockets.

Main stage for auction, not to crowded yet!!!

Already sold - sorry Abe!!!

Dusenburg - 1.9 million

Batmobile - 4.2 million

French made Delahaye - 1.3 million

McCord price unknown.

Chevy small block motor covered in rhinestones - flashy!!!