San Carlos

After realizing we had missed the peak of the blooming poppies on Peridot Mesa, the four of us were excited about exploring the community we could see off in the distance.

San Carlos

murals on the building next to the skate park

San Carlos Indian Hospital

closed

Catholic church

San Carlos Apache

Roman Catholic Community

Sunday Services 9 A.M.

shingle says Attorney General

the elementary school

there was also a middle school

the high school was not in San Carlos, but out of town

Grace Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Synod

this church did NOT look active

more adobe buildings with security fence

the airport

the Catholic church was quite large

used car lot?

the poverty was visible & abundant in the community

10 miles down the road was the casino

Apache Gold Casino and Resort

statue at the casino golf course

looking for the cache

fruit on a barrel cactus

fruit held hundreds of tiny black seeds

about the size of radish seeds

name of the golf course

Apache Stronghold Golf Resort

It was an interesting drive. If there is a lot of rain early next winter, we will head east much earlier in March. At their peak, the mesa hillsides were covered in orange poppies. Oh well, we got to see an area we had not seen before.