Sky Watch Friday

Another sunset at Quartzite Az
The next day Cindy and I drove to Blythe Ca, and on the way back we stopped at the Pilot Truck stop to get Diesel for her truck, the price was $3.05 which was really good for Diesel. But everyone else thought so as well, cause the place was packed. While sitting there, here came this little 1954 Shasta trailer, it was so cute i just had to have photos. So we walked up to the owners, the guy told us that his wife had done the painting on it. This is so cute. He also was nice enough to open the doors so that we could see the inside, very very nice. Nope i didn't get any photos of the inside, DARN!



Don't it just feel like you were on the beach with the clouds and the Palm trees?
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Fort Smith Stage

One of the other interesting things we saw in Quartzite was this home made rv. At first when we saw it in the rv park we thought how interesting, never really thinking about what it was about. And then as we did the sales we stopped in and took a closer look at it. Come to find out he does Iron work so instead of me telling you all about it please go to this website as it is very interesting.click here
The site shows you how he built it.




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ABC Wed C- For Cactus

While in Quartzite Az we went to many of the vendors that come to this area in Jan and Fed, some are there longer.
Anyway I took this photo of this cactus, actual name is Saquaro cactus. As i was looking and taking photos i found this very nice surprise lodged in one of the holes of the cactus.

The Saguaro can grow only in narrow environmental niches within the Sonoran Desert, usually below elevations of 3,500 feet. Freezing temperatures and frosts can kill or damage the delicate plant. Wild arms and drooping limbs may indicate that a particular plant survived a bitter winter.

These distinctive human-like arms begin to grow only in middle age, about 75 years, after achieving a height of 14 to 16 feet. The oldest, with dozens or more branches, have marked the passage of many years.

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Desert Bar Part 2

The "Nellie E" was completed in 1988. The inside of the saloon is unique in many ways. It has windows that are old glass refrigerator doors, the bar stools are made of steel and they sway from side to side. The top of the bar is brass and the ceiling is made of stamped tin purchased from a factory in Missouri. The saloon is powered by solar energy and is stored in batteries and run through inverters.


























Built in 1981, the covered walk bridge was the next big project. It was dedicated in October of that same year.












The church was started in 1993, completed in 1996 and dedicated in October. The church is made of solid steel and the walls and ceiling are made of the same stamped tin used inside the bar and the roof is made of copper. The names inscribed on the plaques in the church are people who donated money to help build the church. The church is a unique place for weddings and a great photo spot. There are no services held in the church and all religions are welcome.