On the Old West Highway toward Las Cruces NM

About 6:30 PM looking back West to Arizona. Sky was all pink's and blue's

End of a great day in Scottsdale. Area off Scottsdale Road reminded us of Old Town Pasadena

Jeff at Dobbins Lookout with Phoenix and Scottsdale way in the background. Beautiful and very peaceful

Lunch at My Big Fat Greek Restaurant. Not bad weather for January!

Tough choices!

Late Saturday morning we headed for a short trip from Blythe CA to Phoenix, Az. I drove and with the speed limit at 75 mph it was a quick drive! Phoenix is a medley of Mexican-American, Native American and American West cultures ….. and definitely home of the cowboy! We toured the city, passed the Arizona State Capital and stopped for lunch on the patio of My Big Fat Greek Restaurant. Afterwards we drove to South Mountain Park which contains 16,500 acres of peaks, canyons and strange rock formation as well as native Arizona flora. We drove to the crest of South Mountain to Dobbins Lookout which gave a spectacular view of the city. It was hard to hold Jeff back….I needed John or Dan there to hike the trails with him!
Onward to Scottsdale, AZ where we spent the night. Scottsdale is a very yuppie spot with a lot of shopping and dining….we walked around Old Town but unfortunately for me and luckily for Jeff, the shops were closed. We ate dinner on the outside patio (love the patio) at Malee’s, a Thai Bistro. Gayle has become quite the cosmopolitan person!
We finished the evening with a glass (?) of wine sitting at a gazebo in the hotel courtyard.
Tomorrow we head for Las Cruces, New Mexico, located very close to the Mexican and Texas border.
Based on the wintry weather forecast more North, we are glad we listened to Al, Jeff’s brother, long distance trucker, who said to take the southern I-10 route.
Enjoy the pictures!
Love Gayle and Jeff