Another Blue Highway - US-93

Another Blue Highway - US-93

The route begins (or ends, depending on which way you’re heading) in Wickenburg, Arizona. The road between Wickenburg and Kingman, Arizona is all desert-scape. Joshua trees and saguaro cacti are the major characters of note along the way. In fact, a section of the highway here is called the Joshua Forest Parkway.

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Craters of the Moon National Monument

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Described in the park website as,  “a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush”, Craters of the Moon National Monument was established by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. “This lunar landscape was thought to resemble that of the Moon and was described as, ‘a weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself’.”

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Spring Has Sprung in Las Vegas

 Spring Has Sprung in Las Vegas

About three years ago, we acquired a Judy Garland rose bush. We thought Judy was a goner several times. She had been overtaken by the lantana in our absence and probably didn’t get enough water. I pruned her back in January and David increased the water drip a bit to see how she’d do. I’m pleased to report this is the first year Judy is thriving and she’s just produced her very first rose.

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