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Everyone is happy and ready to "roam."
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We have a visitor! Our youngest son Chris took the train from Chicago to L.A. and then flew into Phoenix late Tues. Chris seemed to really enjoy the train experience. That's something I hope we get to do one day.
On Weds. we went to South Mountain in the afternoon. We drove up (you can take a trail) to Dobbins Lookout, the highest point you can get to in the park. It was suppose to have a great view of Phoenix, and it didn't disappoint! This is the largest municipality managed park in the nation, and has over 50 miles of trails on over 16,000 acres.
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Camelback Mountain is a popular hiking spot. |
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During the 1930's over 4,000 men working for the CCC helped build buildings like this. They also constructed over 40 miles of hiking/equestrian trails, along with other features in the park. |
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My new word for the week is used frequently in this area: Ramada. Many "Ramadas," at least similar to the one above were built by the CCC. |
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Scorpion Gulch was a home and store from 1936 to 1966 when the owner died. In the 1970's it became a bar, and in 1990 joined the preservation list. |
Next was going to be a tour of the Mystery Castle, but alas, it was closed on Thurs. as were a couple of other options.
I thought Chris should experience a "Let's Roam Scavenger Hunt." Pat and I have done 3 or 4 so I thought we knew what we were doing. Wrong! This one was very different. It was titled "Sun and Surrealism in the Sonoran Desert" and took us on a mural art walk. Unlike past hunts it actually gave us the address of where we needed to go. I thought that would be a great help on the 2 hour walk. Well, the murals were still hard to find and they were spread out. We didn't begin to complete the hunt within the 2 hours (we were parked in a 2 hour zone) but I had fun, I think Chris did, and Pat survived.
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Crozier Village, Roman Catholic Priory, Church of the Holy Cross
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We passed this priory on our way into Phoenix. I was curious as to what a "priory" was. Similar to a monastery but led by a Prior or Prioress, which is lower in rank than an Abbot who may be in charge of a monastery. Sounds like a lot of politics!
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Our first mural.
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Our task at this mural was to take a picture of a team member looking through pretend binoculars. Chris stepped to the plate! |
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Downtown Phoenix
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We had some frustration when we couldn't find one of the murals, but we continued. We were at 2nd Ave. and we should have been at 2nd St. Still a sore subject as Pat is certain "Roam" took us to Avenue not Street, lol!
Where are the Piepers now? Casa Grande, AZ
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