After the
last two days it was great to see the sun again. 66 and sunny is about perfect
as far as I’m concerned. But the forecast is for better yet, I think this is
what we came to Arizona for.
We started
the day with our fresh brewed French roast coffee as always, except having it
out doors was a special treat. Then we jumped in the car and went to explore.
Not very far from Florence we discovered Anthem Arizona a resort community
developed by Del Web. This area was started in 2006 and has turned into a
beautiful community comprised of two areas. One area is for families and people
of all ages, the other area is for folks 55 and older. We drove through the 55
and older section and what a beautiful community it was. It surrounds a beautiful
golf course and community center that contains everything you would expect from
a major resort. We stopped at an open house and visited for awhile with the
realtor and learned a lot about community.
We then
ventured on to Poston’s Butte. Named after Arizonian Charles Poston who after a
trip to India, in which he became a fire worshipper, built a continuous fire, a
sort of temple of the sun, atop a hill and naming it Parsee Hill. The flames
died out after of couple months and it became known as Poston’s folly and
Poston’s Butte. It was a great hike up the hill with beautiful views once on
top.
We had heard
from folks in the campground about a drive that went out into the desert, which is full of saguro cactus, and continued through hills and valleys while passing through the small towns
of Kelvin, Kearny, Hayden, Winkelman, Dudleyville, Mammonth, San Manuel and
Oracle finally returning us back to our campground in time to BBQ some supper.
Looking
forward to more of the same……..
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How is this for a ten day forecast
A hike to the top of Poston's Butte
Hiking on up
Atop Polson's Butte
View from the top
View from the top
View from the top
View from the top
