Welcome back...
As we left Vulture City, we stopped at this eye-catching marker
placed in memory of a Fire Chief of the Buckeye Fire
Dept, Bill Lanford who lost his life near here 2/5/203.
And since we hadn't eaten lunch yet
we took advantage of a shaded parking area under
this beautiful tree. The River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
is native to Australia and grows mainly along water courses.
I guess golf courses qualify!!!
It was a great place to enjoy our picnic lunch.
This map shows you where we were headed.
Since I'm into Sundials we stopped in Carefree AZ to
enjoy the largest Sundial in the U.S. It is 79' tall,
and 90' in diameter.
This is all part of the Carefree Desert Gardens complex,
which includes beautiful gardens
and a larger than life bronze sculpture...
The kite sun sails provided artistic shade for visitors and plants.
Cool and Refreshing...
We took a different route home so we could enjoy less
traffic and more scenery, including the fascinating mountain
peaks of the McDowell Mtn Regional Park just east of
Scottsdale AZ.
What a fun day. About 168 driving miles, 3 hours of driving time
and 3 hours walking the sites and geocaching!!!
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