Friday the 13th

Karen & Preston.  7 AM on April 15th.  They are packed up and ready to leave the sunshine and head home to Coos Bay

They are pulling their trailer with a Mazda Sport SUV.  We had a great visit, just too short!

Karen, Preston, Carol, Neil and Pat at the "Balderdash" table.  We had a good game tonight.

More Desert Flowers

A mom with some babies

The Bonelli house was built in 1912, and was the first home in Kingman with electricity

Outside over the Laundry tubs.  This was a very modern fixture

Tour guide and caretaker of the Bonelli house for the City. She does a fine job.

Desert Diamond Distillery.  They make several kinds of rum, and vodka.  We had an interesting tour

2 kinds of oak are used to make these barrels.   They have to be in a humidity controlled room so they won't dry out and leak

A family owned and operated business, the Lady of the House passes out some samples

Only in business a little over 2 years, the Distillery is already winning prizes and is becoming quite popular.  We had an enjoyable visit and learned a lot.

6800 feet elevation.  Hualapai Mountain Resort.  April 14th, 2012.  Last snow of the Spring!

Karen making a snowball.  This is only 12 miles from Kingman

Headed back down the hill

Karen looking at a wall in the Mohave County Museum.

Andy Devine's parade Saddle.  He moved to Kingman when he was a year old, his parents had purchased the Hotel Beal.  Andy grew up there and lived Kingman his whole life.

This rifle goes clear through this tree.  It was laid on a limb when the tree was small, and it grew all around the rifle.  There is a long, interesting story about how it got there, but I don't think they know for sure.