I thought I’d give you a peak at the views I have here. The pictures don’t do it justice. The two of them combined give you the 270 degree view from the side and back patio. The “loft” gives you a 360 degree view, but that’s Lily’s domain. Lily is one of their cats. Poor Lily hasn’t really adjusted to having a dog in the house. She mostly comes down at night to go outside. The bad thing is that she stays out a long time and keeps me from going to bed. With the coyotes and other animals around here I can’t leave her out there over night. The only complaint I have about the place is that the pool isn’t heated and the water temp is still in the mid-60s. How do they expect me to swim in that?
Not a bad view for the cat, eh?
Well there’s not much to report here. Besides taking care of the cats, and, of course, Abbey too, I’ve been getting the RV back in shape. It had been getting a little beat up. I’ve also been trying to get myself back in shape going to the chiropractor and taking some yoga classes. Haven’t done either of those in a while. I’ve been taking it a little easy on the hikes for both Abbey and I. There are lots of beautiful hiking trails here, but it’s a bit hot and most trails are too dry for Abbey. I have taken her to Oak Creek Canyon, where we also went last year, a couple of times. It’s a great trail with water in the creek the whole way. Yesterday she was in the water most of the time, but she paid for it later. Her leg was pretty sore so I took it easy on her today. It got up close to 90 today, but I decided to do a hike anyways. I’ve been wanting to hike to one of the famous vortex spots here in Sedona. A vortex is supposedly a place where there is strong energy fields coming into, or out of, the earth. I actually went to 2 today, and even spent a bit of time there, but didn’t feel anything unusual. I guess I’m just not in tune with these things. There are 3 more, though, so I’ll keep trying. As one of the guide books says, whether you believe in them or not they are all beautiful hikes so it’s no loss.
Last weekend I went to Jerome, which bills itself as the country’s largest ghost town. I’m not sure why it’s still considered a ghost town with all the people living there. I had heard of Jerome from a number of people in the last few years and had been wanting to check it out. So on Saturday I drove down to see what the fuss was all about. It had been described to me as a funky little town. I was picturing a lot of “New Agey” type stores and psychics, but mostly what I saw were art galleries and tourists. It’s an old mining town, at one time known as the “Billion Dollar Copper Mine” and the “West’s Wickedest City”, that is perched on top of a mountain. The road in or out of town is pretty windy and steep so just about everyone in town has a great view and there’s not a flat lot around. I’m sure there are a few leftover flower children who live there. I did like one of the bumper stickers I saw – “Jerome, AZ – We’re all here because we’re not all there.” You gotta love a town that knows its place.
High-end real estate in Jerome
Didn't know they had a snake sanctuary...