We flew from Santa Fe and again met up with Ken and Sharon for a quick stay in Phoenix. After the cold weather in Santa Fe, the WONDERFUL warm sunshine felt heavenly! It does cool down at night. however, and the highlight of Phoenix was celebrating Sharon’s birthday at an outdoor restaurant next to a cozy fireplace. The restaurant, of course, was located by tour guide Sharon, herself. 🙂
Thanks Ken for capturing a cozy moment.How can you not love this amazing woman? We were honored to share in the birthday celebration! 🎉
Lake Havasu Arizona
We traveled from Phoenix to Lake Havasu and stayed at a beautiful resort. Sharon knows how to pick great places to stay and how to negotiate great prices! Thanks for being such a great travel guide, Sharon. 😘
We stopped along the way for some of this REALLY GOOD JERKY…it was also REALLY EXPENSIVE JERKY!We had to cross London Bridge to get to our hotel. It was built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. It was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Arizona. Roger remembers the relocation being in the news when he was 15 years old. . So, he was thrilled to see it. Having fun by London Bridge. We were glad it wasn’t falling down as it was in our childhood song!😊Gorgeous sunrise over Lake Havasu. It’s always worth it to shake off the sleep and embrace the new day by welcoming the sun. ☀️ Love being where there are palm trees🌴. It was fun to catch the reflections while relaxing by the pool. Loved the colorful reflections across the lake.Watching the cheery moon as we were eating dinner by the lake.
Roger and I drove out to some BLM land to look for future camping spots, The rock formations were pretty cool. We just might be back.
Palm Springs California
We drove to Palm Springs to and enjoyed the Joshua Trees along the way. We didn’t have time to see the Joshua Tree National Park this time, but Roger and I will be back.
Roger had to jump out for this photo op next to this beautiful specimen. He repeatedly informs us that the Joshua Tree is not really a tree, but in the Lily family. Okay! Our highlight in Palm Springs was taking the Tram up to Grubbs View Point. The tram was huge(80 person capacity) and had a slowly spinning floor. Burr it was cold up high!We had all read the book, MOUNTAIN STORY by Lori Lansens about lost hikers above Palm Springs. As we looked out over the rough terrain we imagined what it was like to see the lights of the city below but be unable to find a way to get there.😳
Traveling down at sunset!
10 minute ride condensed to 30 seconds. Thanks Roger for the awesome time lapse video. Roger loved the changing vegetation from top to bottom. A short lecture about ecotones, if I recall.
At the end of our 3 day driving tour, we drove from Palm Springs to LA and dtopped off Ken and Sharon at the train station to catch their train to Portland, it was sad to say goodbye to our dear friends. We are so very happy to have shared an adventure with them and can’t wait for the next one!
Ken texted us this photo of Sharon at the train station right after we dropped them off.An hour later we were back at the train station to catch our train to San Diego. We had fun re-enacting Sharon’s pose!
Light Chaser 
Sounds like a wonderful time with Ken and Sharon. How great to have adventures together! Thanks for the pics.
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