We've just spent two days at Picacho State Park. Not only is it a beautiful park with good sized sites and lots of space between... it is also the home of some pretty amazing hikes. Kathy and our friend Donna tackled one of those hikes and photos from that will follow in another posting. For now, I just wanted to show you our site and tell you a bit about this place.
Picacho Peak is the location of the most-western (geographically speaking) conflict of the US Civil War. The Battle of Picacho Pass pitted groups of the Union and Confederate armies against each other as they tried one side, then the other, to gain control of the pass. You'll see the breadth of the territory they were trying to claim in some of Kathy's photos that follow.
As for our site... it's beautiful and quite private. All is going well on our little vacation... a few domestic glitches, like a fridge that won't turn off and freezes everything. We had to throw out two full loads of frozen food (that shouldn't have been) before we started monitoring the inside temp and turning it off and on accordingly to keep the frozen part frozen and the other part... not so much. And fancy Ricky (the truck) couldn't understand why all his tires were suddenly lower in psi than they should be... (cuz it has been freezing over night??) and started flashing messages to me on the instrument panel about adding air...and wouldn't stop until we got to our first gas station and did so. By the time we got there, the tires had warmed up and were almost up to pressure :-)
So... know we are fine and enjoy some photos... the first is, of course, our lovely site with Picacho Peak in the background. The second is Kathy and our adventuring friend, Donna, resting up and discussing a vigorous hike up the peak planned for day two.
Sure hope you're all doing well.... all the best from cool Arizona....
