Spring in the Desert

Since our last posting we have gone from Texas to Clifton, Arizona and on to Roosevelt Lake. The trip through Texas was very hot and uncomfortable. One day we were told the temperature got to106. We finally arrived at a higher altitude at Van Horne, Texas where the climate and the scenery were more pleasant. Whew! It does seem nice to get west again.

We paid a quick visit to Clifton, Arizona. We have a member of the family there who is extremely ill. We visited him and his daughter, was also visiting. It was sad to see a person so devastated with illness, and we hope he gets feeling better.
After Clifton, we worked our way west to Roosevelt Lake, which is about 70 miles northeast of Phoenix. We stopped a few days to relax a bit and catch up on stuff. It is spring in the desert now. Although they are in the middle of a multi-year drought here, there are still some spring flowers. The cacti are beginning to bloom, and of course the some off the trees and desert flowers are in bloom. A few pictures of the desert are attached.