raction since the 50’s. We had been here before, but we wanted to see if it
had changed. More shops and more restaurants now dot the twisty, turny streets.
Brenda, our GPS, suggested we take an unpaved road back
across the Black Hills, and she estimated it would take about the same amount
of time as driving US Highway 89A. So we decided to give it a go. Bad call! She
kept taking us to roads that were gated shut and locked. We drove around in
ranch land for an hour and never got any closer to our campgrounds. Finally we
spotted a Yavapai County Sheriff who helped us figure out how to get out of our
dilemma.
Then our right front tire gave us a warning of low pressure
– under 15 pounds. On examination, we could see a screw head sticking out of
the tread. We got extremely lucky. By cracking out our 12V bike tire pump we
put enough air into it to get us to a Big O Tire shop. We pulled in and they
had one bay open, so they pulled it right in. In less than half an hour they
plugged the hole, and told us there would be no charge! We thanked them and
left, and in the meantime, a handful of folk had come in, and were being told
it might be a couple hours before they could get to them. Man were we lucky!
Check out this really proud pup!
We hiked the trail at Thumb Butte. Nestled in the Prescott
National Forest it is just a short hop from the center of town.
The hike was a nice nearly 3 mile loop that climbs to the
tree line on Thumb Butte. The views of Prescott and the expensive homes in the
woods were spectacular. This was well worth the visit.
We also biked the Peavine Trail, an abandoned rail bed that
connected Prescott with Phoenix back in the mining days. The abandoned bed runs
right past Watson Lake and the Point of Rocks formation that are so
interesting. It’s a great bike ride through some gorgeous scenery.
We are on our way back to Vegas for a few weeks. I will sign
off until we head out on our way back north for the summer.
Talk to you soon!
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