Driving Around Verde Valley!

We talked to my sis, Diane and her Hubby, Jerry

about coming out and spending a week with

us as we could get a cabin for them here.

We can get a week free for the first five years of our

upgraded Thousand Trails Membership!

Well they are coming out so we can celebrate our

birthdays together hers on the 24th and mine on the 25th!

Wow~ what a great present to be with family! <3

So we previewed Jerome, AZ to see what we

would like to take them too..

had a great day it is a neat little ghost town!

This is a shot heading up the road to Jerome.
It is a mile high city!

another pic of the road

This is a pic from up top looking down toward the valley!

another beautiful view of across the valley~

Paul and Jerrys Saloon!
Had a neat bar in there..



Me standing in front of the Police Station!



This is their police cars! Neat , huh!

Neat little museum on Main Street!

Arrived in Verde Valley Sept. 14,2011

We are looking forward to cooler weather in the beautiful Verde Valley.

We headed to Cottonwood, Arizona and Thousand Trails Verde Valley!

This is heading out of Bullhead City and
heading toward the Verde Valley

On the Road Again!



Just another beautiful sight along the way!



Down in the Valley~



This is our exit see the town in the Valley!

Getting closer to Cottonwood!

The campground has steep hills but we
walk every morning~ 2-1/2 miles
 then again at night!

Janet and I walked off trail down to the Verde River..
It was dark cause we had rain the first two
days we were here!

Beautiful desert flowers..



The desert flowers are great!



Janet when we arrived at the river~
The river is lined with Cottonwood Trees!

The trail going down to the lake was
windy and solid rock!

Then we found some trails that went off of the
National land that went off road and we
had an adventure with the golf cart!

The desert! It is greener here in Verde Valley!



Look at the storm over on the other side ~



Across the Valley!



We rode down to the Alcantara Winery
right out the gate and down a dirrt road!

The grapes!

And more grapes.......
I sure like the end results!

Looking down on the Verde River and the
Beautiful Big Cottonwoods...

We kept going on the trails and eventually
we ended up at the river..

and here is another spot on the river!

on the path to the river..



This we look at everyday from our site...



We are loving the weather here and just to see the

mountains everyday!

They look different everyday depending on how the sun or the clouds

 shade then or brighten them up!

The views are endless out here...

My Debut with the "Wild Roses"

On Saturday, September 10th we headed to Chloride to see the

Wild Roses do their show at high noon!

Suprise! I made my debut as Candy Cane such

a sweet young thing!

I came to Chloride on the stage and I was hoping

to find a job so I could catch the stage out of town~

Well~ can you believe the stage coach driver left me there..

I met these gals and started workin'

Enjoy!

My debut as Candy Cane!
With the "Wild Roses"

Ths is Boobalottala~Roundabottoma or Fancy for short!
and Candy Cane!

We were at Cyanide Springs Ghost town and in order
Me, Molly and Topsy~turvy!

The lady on the porch asked us if she could
pay us to shoot her husband ~
He was standing right there with her
as she laughed!
That is Fancy and Betty!

There is Candycane introducing her shy self! Ha!

This was the miner who came down from the mine and
she was parched, The gals gave her a cup of lemonade
from Cyanide Spring!

That was their work for the day now thay have  her
loot from the mine and one less gal in town!
Watch out if you come to town BYOB!

Betty, I can't see the important paper she is looking for!

Hanging out by the Dead Ass Saloon
Sure is a hot day!

Topsy found the important paper, now no one will get shot!

Molly is happy now she found the important paper!



I often wondered why I am bothered about not havin' a man in my life.
I got to thinkin' about it, and I realized I have several men I spend time with!
 I am seeing five gentlemen every day. !
~ ~ ~ WOW what a woman ~ ~ ~
As soon as I  wake up  Will~
~Power helps me get out of bed !
 First thing, I go to see John..I visit him many
times during the day and usually a few times at night, too!
After that Charlie comes along, and when he is here
 he takes a lot of my time and attention.
That's Charlie Horse..
When he leaves, Arthur~~Itis shows up and stays the rest of the day.
 He doesn't like to stay in one place very long,
so he goes from joint to joint.
After such a busy day,
I'm really tired and glad to go to bed with Ben~~
Ben Gay that is!
 What a life!
Oh yes, I almost forgot....
I am also flirting with
Al  Zymer.....



Hanging out at the saloon!



Topsy is tired of doing the wash
 and not getting paid!
We pushed her over the edge so she shot
up our laundry!

Still at it....guess that is better than shootin us!

Okay here we are planning the bank robbery!
Should we or should we not take hostages out
of the audience!

Yepper ~we did!