Our first day of the visit we spent for a lovely picnic with old Topsfield friends, Barbara who was visiting Marilyn at her home in Fountain Hills. The park there was beautiful and we enjoyed their company and the fountain that reaches 330 ft high!!
We had a chance to visit Buckeye for the Hellsapoppin' Parade and Rodeo! It was a fantastic day and so exciting to watch! The enthusiasm of the spectators and participants made it feel like the wild, wild west.
The parade riders.
The biggest tractor we'd ever seen!
We keep running into these camels.
The happy spectators.
Oh, to be a rodeo queen!
The guys rescuing the cowboy from the bronc!
The gals were fantastic in the barrel racing.
The bull riding was amazing.
The next day we visited the old mining town of Jerome, Az. It was charming and has created an artistic niche on the side of the mountain.
A visit to the ruins of the ancient peoples at Tuzigoot . It is a National Historic Monument.
Mary and Bill take in the ruins.
The maze of rooms that made up part of the ruins.
We headed North from Tuzigoot to the picturesque town of Sedona for lunch and a visit to the fantastic red rock areas.
Sedona.
We visited closer to Scottsdale at the Mt. McDowell Regional Park with Topsfield friends Lynn and Al.
We were so lucky to spot a desert tortoise.
Our final day was a visit to Scottsdale's Greasewood Flats for horseshoes and burgers!!
Relaxing by the hotel pool.
Spring in the desert!
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