Monday, January 10, 2011

WASHED THE JEEP SO I CAN GET IT DIRTY AGAIN

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OUR FAVORITE LITTLE ALIEN

Before going to bed around 10 last night I checked the thermometer & it read 42F.  Finally, a night above freezing & no need to turn the water off.  We hit 60F under a clear blue sky today.

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TODAY’S PHOTOS ARE FROM OUR RAMSEY CANYON HIKE ON SUNDAY

I was too tired to finish the Ramsey Canyon blog Sunday night so I was back at it this morning about 5 a.m.  These blogs can sure take a lot of work sometimes.  After our Ramsey Canyon hike my legs were very stiff, my lower back was hurting & I had some pain in my right leg where I never had pain before.  I was hobbling around here Sunday night like I was 105 years old.  Figured for sure I had pulled or strained something & was going to be in big trouble when I woke up Monday morning.  Well, that shows you how much I know about anything!!  The body must have worked overtime in the night to get all the sore parts fixed up & back in place because when I woke up this morning I felt better than ever.

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THERE ARE BEARS IN THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS & KELLY LOOKS AT A POLE WITH CLAW MARKS ON IT

And, my theory for feeling better is Sunday’s strenuous half mile Hamburg trail hike.  Figure that pumped a lot of extra oxygen into my system which in turn put a real good charge on my batteries for a change.  Before I was able to gain control of all that extra energy this morning I had slipped outside & washed the Jeep, cleaned & vacuumed the interior & even put a little wax on the little Darlin.  Up till this morning I never figured there was much point in washing the Jeep because of all the dust we have to go through just to reach pavement.   But, for whatever reason, I just went ahead & washed it anyway.  Figured I might as well do that while I had the extra energy working for me.  Maybe when I saw how sparkly clean JANNA & MIKE'S white Jeep looked the other day I got to feeling a little guilty about our poor little Jeep mud puppy.

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YEP, GETTING IT ALL SHINED UP SO WE CAN GET IT ALL DUSTY & DIRTY AGAIN

Forgot to mention Sunday that Ramsey Canyon is also well known for it’s many varieties of Butterflies.  Also read that people come from all over the world to see all the different kinds of Hummingbirds in Ramsey Canyon as well. 

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CHATTING SUNDAY WITH ONE OF THE CANYON’S WANDERING TRAIL GUIDES

I must admit that I have been very lax in keeping up with our newest Blog Supporters & I see we have some folks on there that I have not acknowledged for quite some time.  I like how BIG DAWG & FREEWAY moved their blog Supporters/Followers from the side bar to the main body of the blog so I have followed their example & done the same.  Next step is to back track all the Supporters I have missed & thank them all proper for having the interest & taking the time to follow along with the Bayfield Bunch.  I’ll get at that in the next few days.

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RUGGED RAMSEY CANYON WALLS

JEAN & SKIP came across the wild donkey gang at Hickiwan Trails RV Park near Why Arizona Saturday.  Ray at Hickiwan Trails told us how they had to take the handles off the water taps in the park a few years ago because the donkeys figured out how to turn those handles on for water.  Kelly & I first tracked down the ELUSIVE DONKEYS one morning back on February 5th, 2008. 

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ONE OF MANY REST AREAS FOR VIEWING BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES ALONG THE TRAIL

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Have had some enquiries about the GPS location of Fort Rucker.  As per usual we totally forgot to take our GPS along a few days ago on our Fort Rucker drive.  I am just going to have to staple that thing on my arm & that’s all there is to it.  I went to Google Earth this morning & zeroed in to the exact spot of Mary Kidder Rak’s ranch house in the trees.  The numbers are… 31*45’12.89”N by 109*21’28.84”W.  You will see the large barn near the house.  The sun is casting a shadow at the top end of the barn & that arrowhead like shadow points directly to the visible foundation of the original house (burned down) a hundred yards away which before that was the Forts Commissary.  Also visible is the brown roof of the Fort’s Bakery just up from that foundation.  When I get the rest of the captioned photos into the Rucker photo album I will post the addy in the blog at that time.

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LOOKING ACROSS THE SAN PEDRO VALLEY WITH SIERRA VISTA IN THE FOREGROUND

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Started a new book a few days ago & once again I enjoyed reading more facts about the old west.  Hollywood’s version of the OK Corral gunfight & what really happened are two different things & the Hollywood’s take on the characters is greatly misaligned as well.  Is it any wonder I lost interest in Hollywood movies a long time ago!!  They were great when I was a kid & didn’t know any better, but that was then & this is now.  That old saying, ‘We get too soon old & too late smart’ is sooooo true!!

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GROANER’S CORNER:((   Tick warning ...

I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally... but this one is real, and it's very important. Please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list:

If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warm weather... and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, do NOT do this! They only want to see you naked.

(I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.)

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15 comments:

  1. So, I hope you were declared tick-free.

    I can count on one hand the number of movies I've seen in the past 15 years. I'll read the book anyday and form my own pictures in my mind, not rely on some movie diector's. Indians were so maligned in the movies, either portrayed as stupid or bloodthirsty warmongers.

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  2. a clean jeep is a happy jeep..cause that means it will get dirty again!!!
    too bad you got 'shamed into washing it!'..hate when that happens!!..not that I wash ours..that is man's work!!

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  3. Wow! that's one big passle of supporters, Al. We ordinary folks might get a little intimidated by that roll call up there. You write every day, tired or not, you have fabulous photos, amazing stories, and lots of interesting stuff. You deserve every single one of those followers. I count myself lucky to be among them.

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  4. Our shiny white Jeep isn't shiny any more since our Jeeping trip on Sunday!

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  5. The tick inspector got you too, was it the 25 year old blond college girl that visited my place. have fun and now go out and get that jeep dirty as hell. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.

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  6. Al, your “Blog Supporters” section looks like a huge collage. I like it. Ditto what Malone said!

    John
    relaxedrush.blogspot.com

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  7. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Now you're proof of that!

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  8. I'll bet every one of your blog supporters checked to see if their picture was up there. It took me three trips through to find us! Next time you are in the car washing mood, give me a call! We'll take some time off and bring you our Suzuki!

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  9. AL..Hope your not throwing rocks in those old windows just to get the "shot"!? Doug- Stay warm in the south.

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  10. Time to get the Jeep out again on some dusty old road as it probably doesn't know who it is now!

    You're right about Hollywood characterizations of the old west. Often, sherrifs, marshalls and guys I thought were heroes as a kid, turn out to have been nothing more than bloodthirsty killers in real life!

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  11. GM Kelly & Al, I just love your blog, read it everyday, puts a smile on my face and inspiration in my heart. Keep up the great work. :)

    phxmtngirl

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  12. HaHa, thanks for the warning. I will say one thing tho, if I was to do that for them they will be sorry as it won't be a pretty picture!!!
    I know this BLACK pickup truck is gona be a burger bear to keep clean.....first day I bought it, it rained all day...:-(

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  13. It took us a while to catch up with the elusive donkey herd at Hickiwan last year, but we finally did...And Yes, the handles of the water faucets have been taken off and are hanging on wires from the faucet to use...Who would have thunk it!!

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  14. Hi Al! Have just finished your entire blog so decided it was time to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading it. Also love your pictures, even the flower ones! My husband is disabled now so we can't even camp so reading about other peoples adventures helps with the cabin fever.

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  15. Wow, you have an anonymous ready who just read your entire blog? Now that's dedication...if you had a giveaway, they should win it!
    It's wonderful to travel with y'all!

    Blessings, Kathy
    http://seashellsandoveralls.blogspot.com

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