Wickenburg is a town about 1 hour northwest of Phoenix. When we arrived it was wet from recent rains and cold, most days around 40-50 degrees (I know, you in the northern states may sniff but when you're living in a camper that's cold!) So here is the beautiful desert greening up from recent rains.
The jumping cholla (pronounced choiya) truly jumps at you and embeds deep into rubber shoe soles. I spend a lot of time tweezing out 1 inch stickers.
The Vulture Mine was one of Arizona's biggest lode gold mines. We checked it out, here is the gatehouse with artsy designs cut into the gas cylinders.
Tours underground have been cancelled because of new ownership, we were disappointed to learn. So we've been prospecting at some of our club claims just outside of the mine. Here is Ron in action.
One day I hiked to the top of Vulture Peak, you can see the notch between the two high peaks that I hiked up to.
Spring is coming - I found new flowers blooming. Also I've included a few shots of the local scenery and the gorgeous sunset last night!
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