OK It's Hot Enough Now!

Today it is 108 degrees in Apache Junction, AZ!!!  I realize it is a dry heat but it is still HOT!!  We are staying inside in the afternoons and reading lots of books!!  Much like what we would do if it was 20 below 0!!!!

We are learning a new game that can be played inside in the heat and outside when it is cooler.  It is called pickleball and is a little like tennis with a smaller court and smaller paddle and a wiffle ball.  Generally it is a four person game and we have meet some new ladies that are patiently teaching us.  We are not as fast on our feet as we once were!!!! 

We have also learned pinocle and have enjoyed playing with some of the ladies here at the resort then yesterday we went out to lunch with my cousin and his wife to lunch and back to their house for a game of pinocle. 

My travel partner is leaving Fri. and flying back to Indy for a week of cool weather!  She is also attending her grandson's graduation and 18th birthday party.  Should be fun.  I will stay here with the animals!!

At least here I can watch the 500 mile race on TV!!!

Superstition Mountain

We are now staying at the foot of Superstition Mountain in Apache Junction, AZ.  It is beautiful here.  The desert flowers are in bloom and it changes the look of the desert.  When we first arrived the desert was mostly sand and some shrubs and catus.  But now the colors of the flowers lend a beauty of brilliant reds, yellows, and white.

Yesterday we drove into the mountains and had lunch at an interesting place.  The restaurant walls were covered with $1.00 bills and the bar stools were saddles.  The memorabilia all around the room was fun to look at while waiting for out food. 

We drove to Tortilla Flats and then turned around and came back down the mountain on narrow roads.
As you can see the is beautiful!!