Greetings from the Desert

 

Yes, that is snow on Four Peaks.

In spite of less than perfect weather, we enjoyed our last stay in Lost Dutchman State Park outside of Apache Junction, Arizona. The temperature was a bit cooler than we expected, and then there were the cloudy, windy, and dusty days. We did not complain about the one day of rain that was so desperately needed.

Taking advantage of the pleasant days, we hiked and embraced all that nature had to offer.

A little stroll in the desert, Jacob's Crosscut trail.

Siphon Draw Trail

Sister, Mary, and brother-in-law Steve, at Phon D Sutton Recreation Area,

where some javelinas joined us.

One of daily morning visitors.

For us, an important component in living richly is cultivating friendships. We are blessed with good friends we have made as we traveled throughout the country. We met up with some of those friends during our stay near Apache Junction.

Paula and Rick from Oregon, Adele and Steve from Colorado

We joined them in a walk to raise funds for M. D. Anderson research.

Dinner at their winter home in Gold Canyon 

These friends joined us on a short trip down Memory Lane

 

While this is The Wanderer’s last trip to Arizona, it is not ours. We have reserved a vacation rental for next February!

We are now revisiting Catalina State Park near Tucson.