Organ Pipe cactus park in Arizona and some of the cactuses

the skeleton of the Saguaro cactus and a couple of examples of the arms of the living Saguaro cactus


the perfect rock to carve a head if someone were so inclined.
A Gamble's Quail
the Barrel cactus
the Prickly Pear cactus

the Organ pipe cactus sign and the cactus below

one of the types of wood that looks like a horn.
the tall Ocotello cactus
Cholla with the sun behind it.
how the arches are formed and were they go.
a double rock arch

Casa Grande ruins

The old Casa Grande ruins and surrounding walls.
the building layout for the old compound

This is about the observatory as seen below.
notice the two window openings in the top of the wall.
The Hohokam people lived here and are now part of history.
Graffiti on the walls show that even in 1871 people were leaving messages
look at how thick the walls are of this old house

Arizona for a month and on home

one of the beautiful sunrises in Casa Grande Arizona

Halloween came too this park bench in the park. Masks on the statue of the old couple.
We were hit by a large swarm of honey bees as we arrive in Casa Grande.
Getting the bees off the coach and general cleaning after the road dust of the travels.
A storm front is moving through the desert.
Evening across the Arizona desert.
Night in the desert and only the moon shown that night.

out of LA through AK and into TX to see Pamela

Some shots of Pamela at a petting zoo and the pumpkin she picked and we carved together









Pamela with her mom Jackie and new step dad Ed.


Arkansas sunrise
one of the many bayou's across Louisiana

across Mississippi and into Louisiana

I have shared many signs we have seen along the way, but this is on we really paid attention to. this is usually an open trail for hikers.
This is a good view of the teeth of one of our fellow swimmers. He was eating a cracker I tossed him.
This guy decided the cracker was to far away (my toss was off) and I was close enough for him to have a second look at. However, I can move fairly fast to get back in the truck when necessary. "No Barbie Que lunch today"
this lagoon has several smaller gators in it. We counted at least 8 of them. This was on Avery Island and they apparently are accustomed to being fed. They all came when we got out of the truck and when we got back in the truck they all swam away.

Avery Island has a neat little park like area built buy McIlhenny,Tabasco sauce. he bought this Buddha as the plaque shows to save it and erected a building for it.
This bird is just one of the many on the island. He saved the snowy egret and established an area here for a sanctuary as well.
this is a low 9ft clearance covered road of wisteria.
one of the many fields of sugar cane that is grown in the area.
we are privileged too have some of the most beautiful sunsets
beautiful old oak tree draped in moss
a couple shots of Mangrove trees in the bayous


looking across Avery Island with hanging moss.
some shots into Mississippi and on to Louisiana


The Henderson Swamp - it was on both sides of the highway as far as you could see.