RV park in Mesa Az

We're going to kind of miss our old RV park in Mesa Arizona this winter. Our time will be spent getting used to the new house. fortunately we have friends in Hurricane Utah, we'll stay plenty busy I'm sure. We're certainly planning a trip to Texas in 2012-13.

Today was my last day of work for the summer, I'm really impressed by the job Dave Lankford is doing. He just seems to be a natural leader. He's got a good department but of course someone will want to pee in his cheerios' one of these days.

Battleship mountain

I think this is battleship mountain taken from the moose-gyp creek road. I'll bet Gina Pape knows!

Middle Piney

Middle Piney creek that runs out of Middle Piney lake near Sacajawea campground.  Just the beginning of some fall colors up in the high country

Jim King's sweep

I used to help my father in law hay in the summer and put many miles on this old contraption. Some kind of an old truck converted into a hay sweep. It used to catch on fire occationally and you'd have to stop and throw a blanket over it to douse the flames. O.S.H.A. would have a hemmorage if they saw something like this in action. Hey, I still have 10 fingers and 10 toes. Life is good!!

Sonoran desert

Here's everything you ever needed to know about the great "Sonoran Desert" in the Phoenix and south of there. Took this picture at the Phoenix botanical gardens before we left there in March. We officially became house owners in Hurricane Utah yesterday. Called to get the lights turned on today. Anxious to get down there and slap some paint around!!

Snyder basin

Debi traveled with me to Snyder basin yesterday, soooo pretty and green up there this year. Some of the aspens are just beginning to lose some of their green. Fall is on the way!! We close on our house tomorrow, (the one in Hurricane Utah) we'll do the closing here in Pinedale (of course for a fee). Probably take down a load of stuff just after labor day some time.

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I've had some problems posting pictures directly from Picasa but figured out how to do it without "script" kicking me out. Maybe I'll actually post some pictures here now that I've done that.....

Double rainbod

Had this neat "bow" south of the yard a while back. I should have cropped out the shed.

Sister Rita's sendoff

Had pizza with Tim and Myndi and had Bob and Gina over. Rita is off to Shreveport in the morning. Fortunately Janie Mickelson is putting Rita up tonight and will take her to the airport in the morning.

Middle Piney Lake

My sister Rita rode with me to Middle Piney lake a couple of days ago, still a snow bank at the entrance of the lake.  She's headed back to Shreveport La. tomorrow and the 100+ degree temps.

Our guide that heads us south!

Ah, yes, summers' end is nigh and thoughts turn to the winter sunny south country.  Yikes, it's only 6 more weeks and we'll be "outta" here!

Back to work early tomorrow morning.  I'm down to my last 4 weeks of my summer job.  Getting ready to haul firewood and prepping for the trip south for the winter months.  We're both looking forward to moving into our new house in Hurricane Utah.   Not sure we'll make Arizona this winter or not???

Burnt lake, been hardly any campers up there this year.  The road is rougher than a cob going in...

Feeling down and out and need to change your life????

Wow, who would have thought they had a rehab place in the woods.  See, follow the sign and go straight...???? 


That was almost funny.....

Elbow lake?

There's an aerial shot I took several years ago of (not 100% sure) Elbow lake in the Wind river mountain range.  We had more darned lost people up in that area.  I think we found the one we were looking for that day. 

Yet another deer

Took this fellow's photo this morning in Fremont lake campground.

Had Gina and Bob over for dinner last evening.  Every once in a  while we crawl out of our shell and have friends over.  We were kind of celebrating son Tim and daughter in Law Myndi's 1 year anniversary (almost 3 months late).  A good time was had by all!!