Days 15-18, Phoenix & Beyond

After many days of hiking, cooking & camping in the desert sands, we needed a break into civilization.  Or maybe that was just me... Off to Phoenix we went to daily showers, real beds, sushi & HOT temperatures.  Wow was it hot!  With daily temps of 107-110, coming from the damp & fogginess of Berkeley, Mike & I were definitely not used to the Arizona summer.  We survived though, but thankfully monsoon season was upon us, so our last days in Arizona brought a cooling wind & a couple of light showers.

Day 15: Sun City, AZ.  The land of 55 & older!  Here we visited Mike's Uncle Jerry & got to see all the sites of a senior community.  It's like the freshmen dorms all over...in more ways than the bountiful amenities :)

Day 16: Goodyear, AZ.  We had the pleasure of staying with our good friends Alissa & Colin Harrigan & visiting with once-Chico-locals, the Wilkinsons.  So great to see such wonderful people!

Day 17: Taliesen West, Scottsdale, AZ.  A beautiful house & architectural school designed & operated by the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.  

Day 18: Bisbee, AZ.  After seeing the famous town of Tombstone (I'll have to post more photos later) we happened upon this little gem in the desert.  But please do NOT come here--it is (not) an awesome town & the people are (rude.)
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And finally we are up to date!  Look forward to daily photo posts--of course, based on what internet access we have.