Don's Day???

Don had a few geocaches he wanted to find in the Florence AZ
so I agreed to go along!!!   This meant he'd have to multi-task
by doing all the driving, stopping frequently so I could take pictures, plus find
those  six geocaches. We both learned something new
about this extensive farmland area...

Here's the general layout of where we went

and this satellite view gives you a better look at the lay

of the land.  Total wandering round trip to and thru this vast

farmland from start to finish was about 120 miles.

FYI:  Farming in this part of Arizona started 4,100 years ago with

 corn.  Little by little, over the centuries, travelers brought in

 beans, squash, gourds, pumpkins, tobacco, cotton. 

alfalfa, hay, wheat, citrus, olives and potatoes.

And sometimes I just take pictures

because I like what I see while Don's finding a geocache 

or two

or three.   

A couple of geocaches were on the perimeter

of the old Coolidge Airport, so we took time to

revisit this old army airfield

and we enjoyed it just as much this time as last time.

This plane was missing a few important parts,

but still had a smile for the visitors.

This great hanger made you want to

look inside.  WOW those are impressive planes.

A couple of more geocaches appear on these

two short videos.

We enjoyed our "color coordinated"  picnic lunch

in the shade under some beautiful trees 

at this impressive park in Florence.

Speaking of trees, the Desert Ironwood puts on a beautiful

display this time of the year.  FYI, it belongs to the pea family as

in sweet pea.  You could tell by closely checking out the blossoms. 

Just prior to blooming, its leaves turn yellow and shed before

the trees flower.  The flowering lasts only 10 day to 18 days,

but the desert is currently full of them in various stages of bloom.

Amazing...