Day Trip to Mt. Ord

Nancy and I love to explore. So, today we drove to Mt. Ord, which about 100 miles from home. It was toward Payson but we turned off about 40 miles from Payson onto a dirt road. It's narrow, and steep, but beautiful. We probably got 95% up the mountain before we came to a lot of snow and ice, so we had to turn around. It was still worth it.
Nancy and I yearn for the old days when we had a 4X4 Jeep to explore the back roads. I can see another project vehicle in the future!
Anyway, it was great day trip for Nancy, me and Scooter. Plus, we explored Rio Verde and Needle Rock before coming here. What a day!
After more than 34 years in Arizona, we are still amazed at the beauty in this state.

3rd Annual camping trip with friends & family

It is so fun to get together with friends and family and go camping, whether it be in a RV or tents. I guess it's just to do something together that we have in common.
Three years ago, Nancy and I rediscovered one of Arizona's biggest lakes and the campground they built since we were there some 30 or so years ago. So Nancy thought, what fun it would be to invite friends and family members there for a weekend of chat, hiking, boating, biking and sitting around a campfire. It has been great ever since. This year was not so widely attended, but just as fun. The final night after our Pot-Luck dinner, and we were ALL fat and happy. The girls caught-up, the guys checked out some odd camping vehicles (see the photo of ALL the toys near us), the kids made mud pies, and the five dogs played too. And I just chilled. I love camping.