Tuzigoot

As explained to the right of the screen this is my 3rd Favorite place I've traveled to, and it's very spiritual. To feel the stones and imagine people living here in this abode is powerful. What the picture doesn't show is the area surrounding it is lower valley. I believe they were farmers and also below is a very interesting, almost sunburst pattern made from earth. I wish I'd taken a picture of that too. The architecture is like that of the Machu Picchu meaning to see how they not only designed the structure, but also built it with stone, and I am guessing they gathered the stones from the area. If you have never been there you NEED to visit the next time you are in Cottonwood, Arizona. If you click on the picture it enlarges it even more...making it more real.

Alpine, Arizona

This is Luna Lake located a few minutes from Alpine, Az. A favorite fishing spot and has a nice walking trail located to the right of the picture. It's about 5 minutes from the New Mexico border, with Luna, NM on the other side. This is another destination that is scenic during all seasons.

This is exactly what it says. It's the sign that separates Arizona from New Mexico.

a Pennsylvania Forest

This is a forest in or near Bucks County, PA. Pennsylvania is a beautiful place to live and the scenery, different from that of Az, it's just as pleasant.

My house in Glendale, Arizona

This is the house where I lived out my 10 years in Arizona. The two front top windows are bedrooms, and the bottom large window is the living room. The two front trees were fondly named by Joey when he was 5 yrs. old...Steven & Alice. This house had many good memories and many guests came to visit. It was a home of fun, and welcome to everyone. When it rained, everyone would gather outside and dance as if we'd never seen rain before. During dust storms we'd walk outside and hear the power poles burst their lines and pop like firecrackers. In January we had our autumn season, and the front yard would be covered with brown and mustard yellow leaves. Sometimes on rare occasions we'd get hail storms, and when done it's as close to snow as we get, because the ground is piled with tiny hail balls. For Christmas, we'd sit outside in shorts & t-shirts, calling family who were literally in a blizzard. In the summer it would get so hot, the cool water of the swimming pool was like heaven on earth. We'd swim until pruned, and step into the 120* heat, then want to get back in the water to cool off. We did BBQ pretty much every day, especially in summer when it was too hot to cook in the house. The area was built on an old pecan orchard, and a few original trees still existed, and in February we'd collect enough fallen pecans to make cookies throughout the rest of the year. And my favorite part of living in the Arizona desert is the smell of rain on the desert...a smell so its own. You have to enhale it to know what I mean, and the smell of rain on the hot pavement is also heavenly.

My "Yuma" tree

I fondly refer to this over-sized Cottonwood as the "Yuma" tree, as it's located in Yuma, Arizona. The way the branches extend, and the greeness of it is magnificent. Truly a beautiful sight to behold.

picnic spot at Crescent Lake...Alpine, Az

This spot we found back in 1994 and kept going every time we visited Alpine, Arizona. Many a picnics were here and many a good memories of this particular spot. Even if the weather was too cold for a picnic we did it anyway. As you can see the view of Crescent Lake is shimmering and quite magnificent on a sunny, bright day. The elevation for Alpine is around 9,000 Ft., so weather here can get cold/snowy and warm/sunny. To get to Crescent Lake we'd drive 30 minutes on dirt road to get to this spot, and the other lake in the area is Big Lake, where we spent many a day fishing & chilling out. Alpine is special to me....very special, as is staying at the Sportsman Lodge (Frank & Phyllis Barnes)...Room #11. Kept visiting Alpine until fall of 03*