Back On The Road

This time to check another item off Gramma Kay's bucket list...

Mom asked to visit the Grand Canyon West Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. We got on Route 66 at Seligman ("Leave no route untraveled!"). We stopped in Peach Springs, Arizona, for brunch. We ate at at the Hualapai Lodge Restaurant (highly recommended!). Next door was the long abandoned John Osterman Shell Station (added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012). 

While sturdy, its exterior is not aging gracefully, but then who among us can claim to be doing better?

We had a fine time traveling there and back with the folks.

Took Another Walk Into The Past

This time capsule is but a few minutes from downtown Prescott...

Took a little hike to the Lynx Creek Ruin today. 

Take 301. Trail 305 leads you on a long walk back to the highway.

You have to squint and use your imagination a little, but this was once a 15 room pueblo from 1150-1300 CE. 

One is tempted to ask "Why there?" until you see the views...

San Francisco Peaks in the distance.

What Abject Cruelty!

Who puts a used book section in the museum gift shop?!!

Visited the Smoki Museum in Prescott this afternoon.  In many ways the Smoki People - white people performing in red face - were to Native America what the Rosicrucians are to ancient Egypt.  Still, they have a fine little museum featuring extensive displays of weaving, pottery, and lithics.  Best of all, on several shelves in the gift shop there are used books at garage sale prices.  The five I chose cost me all of $17.50.

Is Pre-Remodeling Even A Thing?

Doing a little pre-remodeling in my crowded little bath...

Re-did the medicine cabinet with translucent glass instead of mirrors and then painted it gray as a medium accent. The bathroom is getting some black fittings in anticipation of a a new whitewash finish on the door, walls and ceiling. Might have it done in time to show mom and dad when they visit next week.

The major remodel - new floor, new sink, new toilet, and a claw foot cast iron tub - is on the project list.

Must replace the scary heater before then.

Need to find a mirror with a wood frame too.

All it takes is time and money...