What Have We Been Up To???

What have we been doing? Nothing much. You will get the idea as you look at the post.


February 23rd: the Canyon Vistas geocachers gathered in the backyard of Neal & Marlene for a potluck and some geocaching games. We did not win any of the games, but we enjoyed the gathering and the beautiful sunset that evening.

Marlene, our hostess

Working the landscape and the dusk/dawn setting to get some amazing color and sky.

February 25th: Five CV geocachers and two geocachers from 'back home' headed to Casa Grande to complete another geo-art.

Gene & Karen checking the grave marker of a dog

There were some interesting things in this modern day ghost town, but the camera wasn't handy, so this one grave marker is it. As for the modern day ghost town, this area was plotted with roads for a housing development in maybe the 1990s before the economy and housing hit a low. It was never developed beyond the paved roads which are deteriorating. Desert shrubs are taking over the lots. Surveyor's spikes are a reminder to drive on the 'roads'.


February 26 - March 1: OFD arrives for a weekend visit. She and Hubby saw some college women's softball games on Saturday. She and I shopped at the Mesa Market on Sunday and drove by St. George to check the flowering cactus. We ate at San Tan Flat Sunday evening, did some geocaching and had backyard fires Sunday & Monday with chocolate wine and s'mores. On Monday she helped us at a geocaching event and was rewarded with margaritas and Mexican food.

we watched a hot air balloon glide and land

cadon blooms at St. George's Catholic Church

another blooming cactus

February 29th: Leap Day, a REALLY big deal in the geocaching world. I hosted an event and had about 120 people stop by during the two hours.

March 5th: We picked up the geocaching friends from 'back home' at 7 this morning to attend the first of three events. At 7:30 we and 30 or so other geocachers walked into the desert and collect trash, a community service project and a thank you to the state for allowing caching on state trust land. At 10:00 the four of us drove to Canyon Lake and meet with cachers, did some caching, and enjoyed the early afternoon.

that is a lot of trash

friends from 'back home' - Gene & Kay

Canyon Lake

Dan, our host for the Splash & Cache Event

light lavender star-shaped flowers

Hubby & Gene looking among the boulders

enjoying some time along the lake

So that is what we have been doing; nothing too exciting. Friends from Watertown arrive this weekend, so we will be doing things other than geocaching. Stay tuned...