CANADIAN FRIENDS IN SUNNY SCOTTSDALE

Well, in addition to my Mom and Jim coming all the way down here for a month long visit, I am lucky enough to have my friends from Port Alberni from Vancouver Island come and visit us as well.



Keith and Hazel brought the bike down in the back of their truck. We decided to go for a little ride the day after they got here...

Some snowy pics from their trip down here (through Reno I believe)

The start of our day trip to the Flats on State Route 88. We picked up another rider on the way. He was from Alaska. Another Northerner enjoying the good winter weather down here.

We are living in Scottsdale and I have heard of this great place to go for a ride called Tortillia Flats. It is about a hours ride from where we are. East and the a little north through the Superstision Mountains, past a lovely lake, crossing two single lane bridges and ending up in this little town that was a stop on the stage coach trail in the good old cowboy days.

For the folks back home... a little like Coombs only smaller and actually a lot more fun!!! Sorry Coombs. The bar at Tortillia flats...a bit of fun for the bar stools there!!! Lots and Lots of ambience. The money on the walls does look like the Frontiersman though. (Gosh, I remember actually cleaning all that money off the walls and ceiling in Coombs. That was about a million years ago!)

Hazel "saddling up to the bar!"

Mom and I on the patio at the "Flats"

I was a little worried when Hazel asked me to come to the bathroom with her (with her camera in hand). But as it turns out she just saw a great photo op for us! Check it out!!! Babes in the western town of Tortillia Flats...

The band on the patio was awesome. Great music, good jokes and they had a outdoor grill that served this huge burgers with natcho chips..plus cheap cold cold beer!

Good rocking tunes!

There are a type of cactus in the desert that, if you are walking in the desert ( or along the road by the desert), that will actually "jump" out at you. I heard this while I was in BC, but did not believe it. Obviously, it is true. Look at my Moms sneaker...they are from the Cholla cactus....BE AFRAID, VERY AFRAID lol lol lol

Mom actually had 5 of them get on her that day! Keith and his "girl" just off State Route 88 in Arizona...so fun. So Damned much fun.

Hazel and Mom (the support staff in the 'fast truck') Enjoying the day and a couple of beers in the sun!