We’ve taken two trips in the last week. The first one was up to Williams again, to escape the heat for the weekend. It’s so nice to sit outside and watch the wildlife, and maybe have a fire. This particular campsite was near a prairie dog colony.
I also love that the temperatures are perfect- in the 50s at night-so we don’t need hook up to sleep comfortably. That makes it easy to stay in the national forests, and pay nothing for our campsites.
One of our goals was to do some hiking. Our first hike was along the Historic Overland Road. It’s hard to believe that the Civil War reached all the way out here but Arizona was a route to California, and both sides wanted it. Soon after the Union won it, gold was discovered in Prescott, and the Overland Road was built to access it.
Our second hike was more intimidating-the peak of Bill Williams Mountain, which turned out to be 9 miles round trip, and 2500 feet of elevation gain. Although it is cooler than Havasu here, it was still in the 80s, making this a challenging day!
We finished off the trip with a stroll through downtown Williams. They sure decorate their town different than most towns. This is a gift shop/museum. There are classic cars all throughout the town, which takes good advantage of its place on historic Route 66.
There are quite a few sets of these types of signs along Rte 66, and they are fun to read:
Our second trip of the week was to Los Angeles to act as moving van for our daughter.
It was a whirlwind two days of using the truck to move her and Kellan into their new apartment. I am glad she was able to retain her sense of humor with all the stress of moving.
Having an F450 is both a blessing and a curse. Its large size is helpful when you need to move something, but a detriment in a city like Los Angeles, where a 4 door car is considered large. The narrow driveway into the new apartment complex parking lot was nerve-wracking, and not quite wide enough for us. Luckily the hedges were soft. We only attempted it once.
Parking is a nightmare for a truck and in fact we had to park several blocks away, and shuttle her belongings to her apartment using her car.
Once the move was complete, the building of some new bureaus took up our time.
Some helped more than others….
After a crazy two days, Paul and I booked it back to Havasu. It’s really nice only being four and a half hours from Jess!
House Update
We actually have a front door now! Well, at least part of a door.
The window won’t be placed until later.
The inside is now full of electrical outlets and plumbing.
And the Lathers are working on wrapping the house before putting on the stucco.
It is totally closed in now- no more walking through walls! It’s also getting dark inside!
The latest advancement is the placement of the roof tiles on the roof. They will stay like this until the exterior stucco is finished, so that the stucco color won’t splatter onto the roof. At least we’re getting watertight!
