March 20-April 19, 2009
We spent a month at the Eagle View RV in the suburb of Fountain Hills– arranged by our friends, Rick and Pat Rutherford who live in the area. I highly recommend the Rutherford’s as trip planners. They had maps, activities, events and free stuff ready and waiting for us. We had a relaxing combination of enjoying friends and seeing Phoenix.
Our touring events included Saguaro Lake, Indian Casinos, Taliesin (the Frank Lloyd Wright home and university) the Phoenix Fine Arts Museum, and Botanical Gardens. We saw a great show of impersonators – up close and personal on the front row- which made Russell part of the Shania Twain act. He was great: dancing, singing and living it up with the pretty lady-impressive. He became a real celebrity in the crowd. We also had a wonderful evening at a nearby dude ranch for a cook out and dance. The evening included Indian stories and a birthday dance for one young visitor. Another day we rode horseback through the desert and Verde River.
Our greatest adventure began at the Botanical Gardens. Besides the beautiful plants they had an exhibit of Chihuly Glass. These museum quality pieces of sculpture were interspersed throughout the gardens, blending and contrasting with the desert cacti, succulents and flowers. It was amazing! The fun came to an abrupt halt with the realization of being robbed. People had broken into Pat’s car and stolen our purses, beginning an education we really could have done without.
We had been warned about leaving anything in a car in this area, but obviously didn’t take the advice seriously enough. The loot included 3 sets of keys (Pat’s, Russell’s and mine) assorted credit cards, and 2 cell phones in addition to 2 very nice purses and all the assorted stuff that women carry. Of course most of our prized possessions wound up littering the roadway somewhere. All four of us spent the better part of a week repairing the damage and did not get all of the replacements until months later.
Other mundane activities during our stay included our usual routine and trips to the chiropractor. The fall in Tucson was still being felt and had to be taken care of. I went three times each week for three weeks of treatment and physical therapy. Obviously, this cut down on the amount of hiking I could do with Russell. Fortunately, Rick likes to hike so the men took on some of the rougher terrain of the area while I recouped. Pat was often at work during these excursions. I was able to rejoin the group on some beautiful walks before leaving. March is a good time for hiking in Phoenix because the temperatures are mild and the cacti are blooming.
We spent a month at the Eagle View RV in the suburb of Fountain Hills– arranged by our friends, Rick and Pat Rutherford who live in the area. I highly recommend the Rutherford’s as trip planners. They had maps, activities, events and free stuff ready and waiting for us. We had a relaxing combination of enjoying friends and seeing Phoenix.
Our touring events included Saguaro Lake, Indian Casinos, Taliesin (the Frank Lloyd Wright home and university) the Phoenix Fine Arts Museum, and Botanical Gardens. We saw a great show of impersonators – up close and personal on the front row- which made Russell part of the Shania Twain act. He was great: dancing, singing and living it up with the pretty lady-impressive. He became a real celebrity in the crowd. We also had a wonderful evening at a nearby dude ranch for a cook out and dance. The evening included Indian stories and a birthday dance for one young visitor. Another day we rode horseback through the desert and Verde River.
Our greatest adventure began at the Botanical Gardens. Besides the beautiful plants they had an exhibit of Chihuly Glass. These museum quality pieces of sculpture were interspersed throughout the gardens, blending and contrasting with the desert cacti, succulents and flowers. It was amazing! The fun came to an abrupt halt with the realization of being robbed. People had broken into Pat’s car and stolen our purses, beginning an education we really could have done without.
We had been warned about leaving anything in a car in this area, but obviously didn’t take the advice seriously enough. The loot included 3 sets of keys (Pat’s, Russell’s and mine) assorted credit cards, and 2 cell phones in addition to 2 very nice purses and all the assorted stuff that women carry. Of course most of our prized possessions wound up littering the roadway somewhere. All four of us spent the better part of a week repairing the damage and did not get all of the replacements until months later.
Other mundane activities during our stay included our usual routine and trips to the chiropractor. The fall in Tucson was still being felt and had to be taken care of. I went three times each week for three weeks of treatment and physical therapy. Obviously, this cut down on the amount of hiking I could do with Russell. Fortunately, Rick likes to hike so the men took on some of the rougher terrain of the area while I recouped. Pat was often at work during these excursions. I was able to rejoin the group on some beautiful walks before leaving. March is a good time for hiking in Phoenix because the temperatures are mild and the cacti are blooming.
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