Don decided to take me on a drive ...
and the rural area was pretty nice.
A few big ranches
and interesting mountain formations. Mainly he wanted me to
see some wild horses & burros at the...
This is a program located on the grounds of the
Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence AZ.
He had seen them before when he found the geocache
“Wild Horse Annie” part of a Celebrity Series cache.
To learn more about Wild Horse Annie aka Velma Bronn Johnston
do a search - you'll be amazed.
All of this lead me to do some research to better understand:
donkey, mule, hinny and jack ass…
Donkey descended from the African wild ass,
Mule is produced when a male donkey (a “jack”)
is breed to a female horse. That explains jackass…
Hinny when you breed a male horse to a
female donkey. It is slightly smaller than a mule.
When Don stopped for another geocache, I saw this
Saguaro and walked out for a closer look.
“Crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem
begin to divide outward, rather than in the circular pattern
of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation which results in the
growth of a large fan-shaped crest at the tip of a saguaro's main stem or arms.
Can't have a day without cactus flowers!!!
Then we headed east on the Florence Kelvin Hwy
in search of Boulders. We weren't sure how far out
they were... and if the pavement ended before we could get
there.. The road was still paved at mile 14 & there they were.
We had to take a very short dirt spur to park near them.
I loved this spot from 6 or 7 years ago and it was
a perfect place to take a break, enjoy our snacks and
reminisce and wander...
OMG do you see it? A head on the ground, one
with eyes, nose, mouth and a big chin!!!
Yes, I really do go on all these outings. One of my favorite
things, "Don driving Miss Nancy".
Later we continued to travel east and I couldn't
resist taking this photo of a gate to a private ranch.
Then all of a sudden it was time to turn around...
Our navigation system kept track of us and we loved
the name of this upcoming "road".
And, I couldn't resist ending with this
reminder, displayed in our neighborhood, which
seemed to fit right in with todays outing!!
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