Evening song

From the late afternoon into the evening dark, the local coyotes sing their song. One afternoon the started yelping a little early so I grabbed the camera and went to the back of the compound. I was shocked to find that what sounded like a big pack of coyotes were just three walking by the back gate, up the fence line and out of sight.

Tonto National Forest

The Tonto National Forest, encompasses 2,873,200 acres and it is just out our back door. The largest of the six national forests in Arizona and the fifth largest in the US, it is packed with the vegetation common to the Sonoran desert, including the signature plant the Saguaro, with a good number of Cholla, Ocotillo, Hedgehog cactus, Mesquite and Creosote bushes. No trails for hiking and it is clearly not easy to walk in without planned trails. The cactus will get you when you least expect it. But that is OK, I can sit with a cold drink, watch the birds and listen to the coyotes all day.

Cactus art

Playing with some new apps for my iPad

Views of Tonto and Phoenix

Behind the compound site the Tonto National Forest. In front site the city of Phoenix. During the day we face the back and at night we look the other way to see the lights of Phoenix. Beautiful and very peaceful.

Amazing, and we are here for a month

Well all I can say is Gary found a gem with this one, and we are here for the month of Jan. If there is ever a time to join us, this is the time, come on down! We will pick you up at the airport and need to blind fold any that visit until we get you inside the compound.