Road Trip with a Bonus

Since our days in AZ are numbered, less than a week now, we have been cramming things into our schedule. Geocaching being one of those things. Because with Hubby's 35 day commitment, our schedule was not all that flexible in January and most of February.

Globe is one of those nearby communities that has lots of history and uniqueness worthy of a visit every winter season. This week we wanted to complete some new geocaches, see friends and enjoy lunch together, and share the trip with friends of friends. By leaving time of 8:00 AM, the group had reduced from 8 to 3. Okay, we can work with that!

We took a round-about way to Globe because we had heard and read on the AZADOT  website there would be a road closure on Highway 60. There wasn't, but that was okay because the road we took gave us a real bonus. Of course, there was another reason for taking the long way to Globe... geocaching.

unique land forms

spring is appearing in AZ

thanks to geocaching another interesting land

formation was brought to our attention

road trippers

Now for the real bonus. There are two areas along the highway I was expecting to be colorful with wild flowers, but the two expected areas were a real disappointment. It wasn't until we were driving along the 'new' road that I was blown away by the amount of wild flowers. Here are just some of what we saw. Some are duplicates, sorry, but I like the photos so you get them twice. Also, I do not know the names of the flowers. Again, sorry. If you really want to know, you can do the research. Otherwise, just enjoy the beauty of spring in the desert when we have the right amount of rainfall.

white poppies! A new & unexpected sight for me!

And once we got to the community of Globe, the trees along main street were in bloom. Couldn't resist. A sure sign of spring!

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