My day started with a hang-out session
with the hummingbirds up at the office area.
I was trying to count them which wasn’t easy as they flit around so fast. I know I saw 6 at the side feeder and at
least 4 more at the feeders in front of me so, although I think it was
more, I can legitimately claim to have seen 10 zooming around at the same time.
It was like being in a swarm of big flies that were squeaking instead of
buzzing. So fun to watch, almost impossible to photograph.
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Marilyn’s day started with her limping out of bed. Last night she twisted her ankle and today
it’s making her aware that it isn’t happy that she did that. So no walking this morning or bike riding
today. And she’s not a model
patient...doesn’t want to ice it, resisted elevating it and thinks an ACE
bandage would be a ridiculous waste of money. 😐
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Kim’s day started with a drive back to the dealership to retrieve his
phone...left it in the loaner car. He
knew it as soon as he got back yesterday, called to verify and decided to wait
until today to get it. That was about
1:30...he was without his phone for the rest of the day. It was too cloudy to image so he stayed in
the trailer playing on his computer. The biggest inconvenience of not having a
phone was playing solitaire on his computer last night instead of World of
Warcraft. He uses his phone as a hotspot
to play...no phone, no hotspot, no WoW. So
he spent the evening trying to figure out a game he’s never played before. 😏
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Today was supposed to be on the cooler side...65o being
cooler than 80o...so we decided to make it a truck day for all of us.
That would give Marilyn’s ankle some much needed rest time.
The first year when Kim and I left Picacho for Holbrook, AZ, we took Hwy
77. Not a wise choice when pulling the
bike trailer because we switch backed our way into the Salt River Canyon before
switch backing our way out. Not so fun. However, today we weren’t pulling a trailer;
and I remembered a spot at the bottom of the canyon where down meets up and
thought it might be a nice place to have a picnic. So I packed a lunch and we got on the road
about 11:30.
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Stayed on US 60 East up through Superior and beyond; surprised when we
came upon the little town called Top-of-the-World and what appears to be its main
commerce, the Trading Post. We stopped
at the Trading Post on a ride in 2018 and from a discussion with the owner learned
that he sold a lot of items on consignment for disabled veterans. I assume that’s
still the case. We pulled in so that
Marilyn could get a good look at all the treasures for sale in the yard. I wasn’t surprised to see that the 4-liter
Jaguar engine with new belts was still there. I imagine that this little town
with a population of 231 (2010 census) is not the first place a person in need
of such a thing would look. Anyway, the
Trading Post was closed due to COVID-19 but according to the sign the owner
lives nearby and if someone needed something from the yard he is willing to
make it happen. Kim did see an interesting
tractor that he’d probably like to have but we don’t have the room for it. Maybe next time... 😉
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From Top-of-the-World we drove into Globe, AZ, where we picked up Arizona
State Route 77. US 60 and SR 77 run together from Globe up to
Show Low, traveling through the Tonto National Forest. We didn't go as far as Show Low. We were definitely in the mountains but I was
unable to determine specifically which mountains. Nearest I can tell we may have been somewhere
in or near the Superstition Mountains. Mom was
amazed that Arizona has these incredible mountains...she thought it was all
desert. Nope!
Reached the Canyon bottom where there was a conveniently located rest
area with picnic tables. We ate a late
lunch then spent a few minutes getting closer to the river. Time to head back the way we came. Switchbacks are not my favorite type of road
but it wasn’t as scary going up as it was coming down. When we got back to the town of Globe we took
77 toward Oracle. Took Tom Mix Hwy, then
Park Link Dr. and cruised into camp about 7 hours after we left. It was a good day!!
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Stopped to peak into the raven’s nest as long as we were passing
by. So amazed to see 5 eggs in it
now! So two more eggs were laid since we
saw the three on March 22. What fun!!
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We have reservations here at the KOA through March 31...we’ve started discussing
what the best course of action might be for us. While I know that we can travel to Michigan, from what we’re hearing we need to assess the
situation and decide if that’s really prudent. If Michigan is under a shelter-at-home mandate
what’s the downside of staying here? I’ve
heard that the governor is giving an update on the situation tomorrow morning
so maybe what she has to say will factor into our plans.
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