03-24-2022, 06:22 AM
Good morning everyone, right now we're in the low 50's, heading to 86 this afternoon. They say we'll hit 92 tomorrow. Spring has sprung....
Went up to Prescott yesterday to look at a couple of guns. We have a choice of going up I-17 which alternates between being the Autobahn and complete stops with lots of hills and slow trucks, or we can go the back way through Kirkland. The back way takes us through some beautiful scenic areas and into Skull Valley with 100-year old buildings (including a single-pump gas station), and Yarnell Hill where the start of the firefighter's memorial begins. There are abandon tracks along the way with an overpass that still has the Santa Fe logo on it. Hardly any traffic that way as well, so you can guess which way we go anymore. It's just a pleasant ride and takes about the same time as using the freeway and you arrive less harried.
Charlie, Pat is doing remarkably well. He's not a young fellow, but not that old either so his age does have a lot to do with his recovery. He's going to try to go to work on Monday and see if the doctor won't let him start driving soon. It may be a while before he goes back to his cartoon strip though.
Time to go to breakfast, I guess Brenda's again, even though the new owner won't even say, "good morning" to anyone. We only go there because of the staff, we used to go because of Brenda, so did a lot of other folks....
Take care and have a great day.
Went up to Prescott yesterday to look at a couple of guns. We have a choice of going up I-17 which alternates between being the Autobahn and complete stops with lots of hills and slow trucks, or we can go the back way through Kirkland. The back way takes us through some beautiful scenic areas and into Skull Valley with 100-year old buildings (including a single-pump gas station), and Yarnell Hill where the start of the firefighter's memorial begins. There are abandon tracks along the way with an overpass that still has the Santa Fe logo on it. Hardly any traffic that way as well, so you can guess which way we go anymore. It's just a pleasant ride and takes about the same time as using the freeway and you arrive less harried.
Charlie, Pat is doing remarkably well. He's not a young fellow, but not that old either so his age does have a lot to do with his recovery. He's going to try to go to work on Monday and see if the doctor won't let him start driving soon. It may be a while before he goes back to his cartoon strip though.
Time to go to breakfast, I guess Brenda's again, even though the new owner won't even say, "good morning" to anyone. We only go there because of the staff, we used to go because of Brenda, so did a lot of other folks....
Take care and have a great day.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD