A PICNIC

WE SPENT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END PRETTY MUCH AT HOME AVOIDING THE CROWDS FROM THE VALLEY OF THE SUN, PHOENIX. THEY HAD TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES IN THE FORCAST, SO EVERYBODY AND THEIR BROTHER HEADED UP TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS TO GO CAMPING.

WE BEGAN OUR NEXT PROJECT WHICH IS TO REFURBISH OUR OUTDOOR PARK BENCH.

COME TUESDAY, WE PACKED A PICNIC LUNCH, HAM & CHEESE SANDWICHES, COLD BEVERAGES, AND CHIPS.

FUNNY LOOKING PICNIC BASKET, YOU ASK?

THIS PICTURE WILL EXPLAIN IT….

 

WE HAVE THE “THE GRAND CANYON SCOOTER RIDE” PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER. 899 MILES IN FIVE DAYS, SO WE NEED TO GET INTO SHAPE FOR THE BIG TRIP.

TODAYS CONDITIONING TRIP WAS 126 MILES TO SPRINGERVILLE, AZ AND BACK. GOING OUT WE TOOK HWY 60 WHICH IS ROLLING HILLS AND RANCH LAND. COMING BACK IS THE NATIONAL FOREST AND THE TWISTIES.

THE SPRINGERVILLE, AZ POST OFFICE, NOTICE THE BLUE SKIES AND FLUFFY WHITE CLOUDS…..

THE OTHER DIRECTION, THE SKIES ARE NOT QUITE AS PRETTY.

10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, WE HAD SPRINKLES AND THE DARK RAIN CLOUD RACED US TO GREER, WHERE WE TOOK REFUGE ON THE PORCH AT MOLLY BUTLERS LODGE. THE BAR WAS CLOSED BUT WE HAD OUR PICNIC LUNCH WITH US.

WHILE EATING LUNCH WE WATCHED IT LIGHTENING, THUNDER, AND RAIN IN SHEETS ACROSS THE SMALL VALLEY OF GREER, AZ. GREER IS HIGH IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WE EVEN HAD A LITTLE SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN.

CUTTING BACK TO SHOW LOW THROUGH THE APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED FROM 72 DEGREES AT SPRINGERVILLE 20 DEGREES TO 52, BUT AT LEAST IT WASN’T RAINING.

IT WAS A GOOD CONDITIONING RUN AND WE LEARNED TO TAKE OUR LONG SLEEVED SHIRTS WHEN SCOOTERING IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND MARY WILL BE SURE HER GLOVES ARE BACK INTO HER SCOOTER COAT.