Swansea Township, AZ

Yesterday we went with The Mossman’s and The Doyle’s to investigate an old ghost town of a former cooper mining operation. It was only about 20 miles from Shea Road but it took about 1 1/4 hours as it is all on gravel roads with different surface conditions.

After about 10 miles we came to a four way stop….in the middle of the blasted desert!!! Why is there a four way stop in the middle of the desert??? This is crazy…it’s not like there is a lot of cars converging at this corner at the same time!

 

Then we drove across this canal – part of the Central Arizona Project. It’s a cement canal!  Really cool to see.

It was built in the 70s to bring Colorado River water from Lake Havasu to central and south Arizona.

It is 336 miles long! It is the largest and most expensive aqueduct system ever constructed in the United States.

Just before arriving at Swansea we saw this interesting natural rock arch on the side of the road.

 

 

 

 

Here are some of the views we saw along the way. Pretty awesome!

Once we got to Swansea it was mostly cement slabs left on the ground with very little else.  This is the worker’s cottage building which has a roof put on to protect it from deterioration.

 

 

 

The view was fabulous though. Those are some of the slabs in the foreground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We did have a great lunch on the tailgate of our truck.

 

 

 

The ghost town experience wasn’t so great, but the scenery and fellowship was wonderful.

Remember, you are loved.

Super Bowl in the Desert

What a wonderful time we had yesterday watching the Super Bowl outside in the desert in Parker, AZ.  We took our TV outside of The Mossman’s rig and used The Doyle’s power and DISH satellite…a group effort. We brought out the food about 3:30 and had a great spread of brats, hot dogs, slaw and baked beans with lots of desserts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the afternoon waned and nighttime fell we made a fire; it was very soothing.

The hats, scarves, mitten, and afghans came out as we hunkered down to continue to watch the game in the night.

During the half-time show with The Who, Vicki said we should take off our bras as we did back in the 60s-70s at concerts. She did…no one else was wearing one!

We all had a great time together and I took this group photo.

Today we start splitting up and going different ways.  Some of us will move to The Steps outside Lake Havasu tomorrow, some going to Mexico and others to Laughlin.  No matter where we end up, this week here together will be something we will always remember.  Such a good time we had together with magical moments and shared joy!

Remember you are loved.