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Post by inger on Jan 15, 2024 6:05:24 GMT -5
When I transferred out of MD to CO, Prescott had the same job open. I thought about for a minute. Someone I once knew was from there and spoke highly of the place. But even at elevation they see 100 degree days at times, or so I’m told. Any temperatures with three digits I see better start with a hyphen as in -10…
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 15, 2024 11:00:43 GMT -5
Sounds like a nice place to cash in your chips. I saw those hotels in Prescott during one of our day trips from Sedona. It's a neat Victorian Old West town. We stopped in at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot and Jerome in that general area. Wonderful country. Kingman is another good Route 66 town. The most famous hotel there is the Hilltop, where Timothy McVeigh stayed as he was plotting to blow up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. I can't vouch for that one. Seligman I am sure you know. I definitely would not go out of my way to stay at the Wigwam for anything other than humorous reasons. A teepee-shaped room doesn't lend itself to comfort. I had to constantly hunch over to avoid bumping my head on the slanted walls, and the decor was basically prison-level. The bathroom would have been substandard in the 1930s; no self-respecting Okie migrant would have stayed there. But it's fun for one sleepless night, cheap, convenient to Petrified Forest, has a nice collection of vintage cars spread around the lot and an interesting local history exhibit in the lobby. I hope it never changes. I've told her I'd be good if she put me out in the bulk trash pick up, but no go. Prescott is definitely worth a day trip. It was at one time the Arizona Territorial capital…some interesting historical spots, including a few of the bars on Whiskey Row. Yavapi CC has produced a few ML ballplayers. Nice drive from there thru Jerome to Tuzigoot. The Verde Canyon Railroad trip out of Clarkdale is well worth the price. Thinking of doing it a second time this summer. Montezuma Castle & Well are interesting, although if you’ve seen one cliff dwelling you’ve seen them all (JK). Actually, Canyon de Chelly NM is a favorite of mine, including Mesa Verde NP. I have relatives in the ruby-red Kingman area; one teaches in Seligman. There’s a very nice little Route 66 museum in Kingman, with a focus on the Dust Bowl migration to California. Petrified Forest NP is worth driving thru, once, IMO…although we’ve done it twice. Once from the Painted Desert entrance off I-40, and again the “back way” out of Holbrook. As much as we drive to/from Colorado I try to map out various routes to check out local off the beaten path places of interest, of which New Mexico has quite a few. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 15, 2024 11:07:37 GMT -5
When I transferred out of MD to CO, Prescott had the same job open. I thought about for a minute. Someone I once knew was from there and spoke highly of the place. But even at elevation they see 100 degree days at times, or so I’m told. Any temperatures with three digits I see better start with a hyphen as in -10… Prescott is generally 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix, so all things being relative it can be a nice respite from the valley heat. But yeah, high 90s are not uncommon, and it can occasionally touch 100. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 15, 2024 13:17:10 GMT -5
Sounds like a nice place to cash in your chips. I saw those hotels in Prescott during one of our day trips from Sedona. It's a neat Victorian Old West town. We stopped in at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot and Jerome in that general area. Wonderful country. Kingman is another good Route 66 town. The most famous hotel there is the Hilltop, where Timothy McVeigh stayed as he was plotting to blow up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. I can't vouch for that one. Seligman I am sure you know. I definitely would not go out of my way to stay at the Wigwam for anything other than humorous reasons. A teepee-shaped room doesn't lend itself to comfort. I had to constantly hunch over to avoid bumping my head on the slanted walls, and the decor was basically prison-level. The bathroom would have been substandard in the 1930s; no self-respecting Okie migrant would have stayed there. But it's fun for one sleepless night, cheap, convenient to Petrified Forest, has a nice collection of vintage cars spread around the lot and an interesting local history exhibit in the lobby. I hope it never changes. I've told her I'd be good if she put me out in the bulk trash pick up, but no go. Prescott is definitely worth a day trip. It was at one time the Arizona Territorial capital…some interesting historical spots, including a few of the bars on Whiskey Row. Yavapi CC has produced a few ML ballplayers. Nice drive from there thru Jerome to Tuzigoot. The Verde Canyon Railroad trip out of Clarkdale is well worth the price. Thinking of doing it a second time this summer. Montezuma Castle & Well are interesting, although if you’ve seen one cliff dwelling you’ve seen them all (JK). Actually, Canyon de Chelly NM is a favorite of mine, including Mesa Verde NP. I have relatives in the ruby-red Kingman area; one teaches in Seligman. There’s a very nice little Route 66 museum in Kingman, with a focus on the Dust Bowl migration to California. Petrified Forest NP is worth driving thru, once, IMO…although we’ve done it twice. Once from the Painted Desert entrance off I-40, and again the “back way” out of Holbrook. As much as we drive to/from Colorado I try to map out various routes to check out local off the beaten path places of interest, of which New Mexico has quite a few. For sure I'd be happy to talk AZ all day. And you aren't wrong that those cliff dwellings start running together after awhile. We're seven hours ahead of EST here in Greece, so my responses will come at off-hours. If any of you on this forum have any experience here, I hope you will chime in. But back to AZ -- oh man, Canyon de Chelly is wonderful. I'm guessing you've stayed at Thunderbird Lodge -- very atmospheric-- how great it is to go out with one of the Navajo guides to explore. Obviously Monument Valley for the John Ford experience -- Gouldings Lodge on the Utah side has the million dollar views. Just thought of another favorite, the Gadsden in Douglas. I hope it's held its own over the years. And the Territorial Prison in Yuma -- a little too atmospheric-- no pretense in Yuma -- during a seemingly endless seige of rain here in PA I suggested to my better half that we should look at real estate in Yuma, which as nearly as I can tell is the driest metro area in the United States. Unfortunately she had been there and let me know with great clarity that if I wanted to move to Yuma I was on my own. I remember when the Cleveland Indians had spring training there. Rainouts were never a problem. I do think she could happily adapt to Scottsdale or Paradise Valley, but I didn't see many real estate bargains there. With your Santa Fe experience I am guessing you have been to Taos and Abiquiu in Georgia O'Keeffe country. And the Turquoise Trail, the back way to ABQ through the old mining and railroad towns like Golden and Lamy. In western NM places like El Morro and Acoma Pueblo. So much beauty. When we were kids our parents used to get Arizona Highways magazine and it definitely made an impression with the great photography and romanticized vision that I fully subscribed to then and now. Oh yeah, Westward Ho is another I needed to mention in the cool hotel category. I have no doubt you know it well. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 15, 2024 14:50:16 GMT -5
For sure I'd be happy to talk AZ all day. And you aren't wrong that those cliff dwellings start running together after awhile. We're seven hours ahead of EST here in Greece, so my responses will come at off-hours. If any of you on this forum have any experience here, I hope you will chime in. But back to AZ -- oh man, Canyon de Chelly is wonderful. I'm guessing you've stayed at Thunderbird Lodge -- very atmospheric-- how great it is to go out with one of the Navajo guides to explore. Obviously Monument Valley for the John Ford experience -- Gouldings Lodge on the Utah side has the million dollar views. Just thought of another favorite, the Gadsden in Douglas. I hope it's held its own over the years. And the Territorial Prison in Yuma -- a little too atmospheric-- no pretense in Yuma -- during a seemingly endless seige of rain here in PA I suggested to my better half that we should look at real estate in Yuma, which as nearly as I can tell is the driest metro area in the United States. Unfortunately she had been there and let me know with great clarity that if I wanted to move to Yuma I was on my own. I remember when the Cleveland Indians had spring training there. Rainouts were never a problem. I do think she could happily adapt to Scottsdale or Paradise Valley, but I didn't see many real estate bargains there. With your Santa Fe experience I am guessing you have been to Taos and Abiquiu in Georgia O'Keeffe country. And the Turquoise Trail, the back way to ABQ through the old mining and railroad towns like Golden and Lamy. In western NM places like El Morro and Acoma Pueblo. So much beauty. When we were kids our parents used to get Arizona Highways magazine and it definitely made an impression with the great photography and romanticized vision that I fully subscribed to then and now. Oh yeah, Westward Ho is another I needed to mention in the cool hotel category. I have no doubt you know it well. I hope I’m not annoying anyone with this travelogue. Just kinda fun to talk with someone with the same experiences, and there’s not much baseball to discuss at this time of year. Canyon de Chelly…yes, stayed at The Thunderbird. It is very interesting that the land isn’t federally owned, and many Navajo families still live and work inside the monument. But we didn’t make use of native guides…did a self-guided tour instead. While we’ve driven past Monument Valley many times, did not have a pleasant experience inside. Again, chose to drive thru rather than make use of the “guided” tour and quickly found the road too much for our vehicle to handle. Turned around at the first opportunity and felt fortunate to make it out. I’ll stick with the familiar view from the highway. Not familiar with The Gadsden in Douglas, but I know Yuma fairly well and have visited the Territorial Prison. You probably know that they used to take mug shot photos there using a mirror for the profile. I have a hilarious pic of my wife in prison stripes trying to look like a criminal. She'd kill me if I showed it to anyone. One of my grandsons had been recruited to play baseball at Arizona Western College in Yuma, so we took him out there to tour the campus and meet the coaching staff. A little too remote for him, so he declined the offer. There have been a few ML players to come out of there, including Sergio Romo before he transferred to Mesa State in Grand Junction. I know the Padres used to have ST in Yuma before moving to Peoria to share a facility with the Mariners. I'm looking forward to seeing Higgy there this spring. Really nice guy. I recall the Indians in Tucson before moving to Goodyear to share with the Reds. The Rockies were also in Tucson their first few years before moving to Scottsdale to share a place with the D-Backs. Yes…we’ve visited Bandelier NM and stayed in Taos several times, but have never been to Abiquiu. We took the Turquoise Trail last time up to Colorado and drove the Sandia Crest Scenic route up to the overlook. A totally different perspective from which to view Albuquerque. Stopped briefly in Madrid before heading up to Santa Fe. We’ve also visited El Morro and Acoma Pueblos, and driven thru El Malpais NM several times. We subscribe to Arizona Highways, which can be a good source for info re places to visit. They published a “40 Scenic Drives” book, but that version was mostly drives that require high clearance 4WD vehicles, which I no longer have. Not quite as adventurous in my "golden years". They’ve come out with a new “100 Scenic Drive” version, which I’ll order with the hope that there are more drives that don’t require high clearance 4WDs. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 15, 2024 15:30:24 GMT -5
I've told her I'd be good if she put me out in the bulk trash pick up, but no go. Prescott is definitely worth a day trip. It was at one time the Arizona Territorial capital…some interesting historical spots, including a few of the bars on Whiskey Row. Yavapi CC has produced a few ML ballplayers. Nice drive from there thru Jerome to Tuzigoot. The Verde Canyon Railroad trip out of Clarkdale is well worth the price. Thinking of doing it a second time this summer. Montezuma Castle & Well are interesting, although if you’ve seen one cliff dwelling you’ve seen them all (JK). Actually, Canyon de Chelly NM is a favorite of mine, including Mesa Verde NP. I have relatives in the ruby-red Kingman area; one teaches in Seligman. There’s a very nice little Route 66 museum in Kingman, with a focus on the Dust Bowl migration to California. Petrified Forest NP is worth driving thru, once, IMO…although we’ve done it twice. Once from the Painted Desert entrance off I-40, and again the “back way” out of Holbrook. As much as we drive to/from Colorado I try to map out various routes to check out local off the beaten path places of interest, of which New Mexico has quite a few. For sure I'd be happy to talk AZ all day. And you aren't wrong that those cliff dwellings start running together after awhile. It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 15, 2024 15:34:57 GMT -5
It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Just talked with one of my sons in Colorado, where it's a balmy -6. |
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Post by inger on Jan 15, 2024 15:42:11 GMT -5
For sure I'd be happy to talk AZ all day. And you aren't wrong that those cliff dwellings start running together after awhile. It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 15, 2024 15:44:34 GMT -5
It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 I rather deal with a rattle snake than the skin on my hands cracking and bleeding from the cold and my knees and hips killing me from the cold |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 15, 2024 15:44:37 GMT -5
It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 Thanks for snapping me back into reality.  |
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Post by inger on Jan 15, 2024 15:46:03 GMT -5
It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Just talked with one of my sons in Colorado, where it's a balmy -6. The front range is absolutely frigid. Here in the San Luis Valley we’re 40/11 today, but the wind is ripping through at 18mph with gusts over 30mph… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 15, 2024 15:47:31 GMT -5
It's been so cold out here the past three days that I'm Arizona dreaming or California dreaming or anywhere warm dreaming. Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 LOL. I've never seen that but I have seen this out my window...  |
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Post by inger on Jan 15, 2024 16:10:34 GMT -5
Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 I rather deal with a rattle snake than the skin on my hands cracking and bleeding from the cold and my knees and hips killing me from the cold I’m fortunate that the cold doesn’t give me pain. I didn’t know you were old enough to suffer from cold… |
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Post by inger on Jan 15, 2024 16:12:54 GMT -5
Dream about a six foot rattlesnake on your front porch that’s the diameter of your forearm. Now thank me. You’re cured…🤓 I rather deal with a rattle snake than the skin on my hands cracking and bleeding from the cold and my knees and hips killing me from the cold I took a job in KY right after living in CO for about 3 years prior and my boss wouldn’t shake hands with me because my hands were so rough and dry. For some reason that hasn’t happened to be this time and I’ve been here 6.5 years… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 15, 2024 23:06:02 GMT -5
I rather deal with a rattle snake than the skin on my hands cracking and bleeding from the cold and my knees and hips killing me from the cold I took a job in KY right after living in CO for about 3 years prior and my boss wouldn’t shake hands with me because my hands were so rough and dry. For some reason that hasn’t happened to be this time and I’ve been here 6.5 years… It must be that L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Lotion you've been using, Inger. Remember that commercial "A handshake instead of a kiss?" |
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