Aug. 17, 2020
Greetings from southeastern Arizona. Yes we're still here in Cave Creek Canyon, Portal, AZ and doing well. We were hoping things would improve and get some traveling in but that hasn't happened.
While you may have seen news reports of record high temps in the southwest, it hasn't been that bad here at 4800 ft. While we've had several days in the low hundreds, it seldom gets out of the high 90's in the shade at our site. The monsoons haven't materialized, yet. All totaled we've had less than 4" of rain, most of that in one day. That was enough to get Cave Creek flowing again but with no recent rain it's dropping fast.
For something different, some mornings we'll pack a portable breakfast and go some place scenic.
Hiking to Vista Point (about 1 1/2 miles) before breakfast.
Since the creek started flowing, we've found a nice spot to sit and listen to the rushing water.
Yes, those are flannel shirts, early mornings in the canyon can be chilly, but it doesn't last.
Here's some random pic's...
We spotted this fellow crosing the road on one of our evening walks.
Joan's been passing her time by designing and stitching Cross Stich projects. This one was based on a stained glass by a local artist.
Kokopelli with a Chaco Canyon sun spiral.
The clouds have been real interesting here in the canyon.
Red Rainbow.
The "fingers" at sunset.
Moon rise over the canyon.
Mother and fawn outside the dinette window.
The one and only rainy day, clouds moved into the higer cliffs above our site.
The limited rain has greened up the desert outside the canyon.
Big moth!
