Early afternoon on Monday, I took Preston for a walk to nearby Cataract Lake.
Friends Sue and Scott Svejcar have reservations to stay in Williams for four nights. They live in Green Valley --- south of Tucson. Tom and I met them for drinks
Sue was not feeling well. So after our adult beverages, Tom and I went to Rustic 66 Sushi & Grill. We both had their Tuna Poke Bowl and some hot sake.
Tuesday morning, I worked on the BBQ project. We called Kenmore and asked if the grill could run off a 30 pound propane tank. We were told that the grill was only rated for 5-20 pound tanks. So, off to True Value I went. I purchased a 20 pound propane tank and had it filled at Superior Propane.
Now was the time to see if the grill worked. And yes, the grill works! 😍😍😍
That afternoon, Preston and I went up Perkinsville Road to snatch a cache called Elk Meadow. This cache was on the other side of dry Coleman Lake.
Unfortunately, I was not able to quickly find the cache. Sue and Scott were waiting to hear from us about dinner plans. So, I had to abort the search and head back home. Preston liked the area and we will return another day.
That evening, we had dinner at El Comedor Cardenas. This Mexican Restaurant has excellent margaritas!
Wednesday, I took Sue and Scott to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Last year, our visit was to Grand Canyon Village, Hermit's Rest, and all of the sites from Bright Angel Lodge to Mather Point. This time, we drove to the east entrance via Cameron. Our primary stop was the Watchtower at Desert View.
The weather changed rapidly and we had some rain showers. But, There is no better time for photo opportunities.
We stopped at Lipan Point and Moran Point before heading back to Williams.
That evening, the four of us went to Grand Canyon Brewing Company for dinner. Sue and Scott are celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary tomorrow, September 24.
My longtime friends Connie and Ed Clancy just returned from a trip to Egypt. I hope one day to get there.
On Thursday, I realized that I broke my 32 ounce glass water container. I think that I put some ice cubes in the unit before the water. Too fragile.
On Friday, I had a hair appointment in Flagstaff. My truck has muddy tires from one of my geocaching adventures of Devil Dog Road. I decided to go to a car wash before heading home. I found a coupon for the car wash --- $20 value! So, the wash didn't cost me anything. Hooray!
On Saturday, Kelly Fogerlie rounded up pickleball players for 9:00 a.m. There were six of us: Kelly, Cole, Joanie, me, Jordana, and Sivert. It was so much fun!
My sister Carrie and her daughter Lauren posted some more photos of their visit to Bend. Below is a photo of Devon, Carrie, and Brent.
Lauren, Cody, and their two children extended their visit by a week as both Colter and Callie had bad colds.
Fall is in the air. The aspens are starting to change at the Snow Bowl Ski area.
On Sunday, I saw that CanyonDen had two more hidden caches. Both were up Perkinsville Road. I decided to go find them and get two more "First to Find" trophies. I took Preston with me. The first cache was "On This Hill."
The second found cache was "Running Up That Hill." This cache was .3 mile hike up a hill.
Tom and I have been meaning to sweep out the garage. We took an hour or so in the afternoon to do that very thing!
There was a full moon at night. It is the Harvest Moon --- a full moon closest to the Equinox.
On Monday, Tom and I went to Flagstaff. Tom had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Bills. We were not happy with the pressure in Tom's left eye. It was seriously WAY up! Dr. Bills referred Tom back to Dr. Felsted. We were fortunate to get an appointment the next day.
My new Motorola Android phone arrived from Amazon. I was anxious to use it, but I needed to transfer all the apps and information from my old Motorola Android phone. So, we left home around 11:30 a.m. and went to Just Wireless in Flagstaff. We then had lunch at In-and-Out Burger. This was Tom's first time to ever eat an In-and-Out Burger diner.
Tom's afternoon appointment with Dr. Felsted was a 2:40 p.m. The GREAT news was that Tom's eye pressure was back to normal (?!?!?!) Dr. Felsted was pleased but puzzled. He will monitor it again next week. On our way home, we picked up my new cellphone and my old cellphone from Just Wireless. The $50 charge was well worth it.
Wednesday, I went to the Highland Meadows Ladies lunch at the Red Raven Restaurant. It was a large group of ladies.
This was my first visit to Red Raven in a long time. I had the Wedge Salad with a skewer of grilled shrimp.
Jeff D'Arpa, one of my friends from Xanterra, posted a nice photo of the patriotic BNSF train and the patriotic Grand Canyon Railway train --- both in the same frame!
My friend Nora had a birthday on September 30. I sent an email wishes her the best and she returned the birthday wishes with a photo of her and her husband Paul in Sienna, Italy.
Friends Suzanne and Gary Preston from Williams are on an RV vacation trip. They shared with me a photo of the two of them at Zion.
On October 1st, Preston and I went back to Coleman Lake to find a cache that I didn't find several weeks ago. I ran out of time and I didn't read some of the earlier log posts. I was prepared and I found the cache named "Elk Meadow."
To reach this cache location, I parked closer --- by another entrance to the Coleman Lake area.
I also went to my own cache near Santa Fe dam. A geocache individual sent me a text. My cache container was allowing in water and I needed to check it out. The log sheet was a little damp, so I put it in a small zip-lock plastic bag. I also placed another seal at the top of the container. Preston enjoyed the fall season by the reservoir.
The recent rain brought some snow to Mt. Humphreys.
My sister Carrie and her husband Brent are enjoying the retirement life in Bend, Oregon. They are so happy that they moved there on a full-time basis.
CanyonDen recently placed two new geocaches south of Parks on Garland Prairie Road. In the afternoon, I took my truck and sought them out. I had not been to this area for a number of years. The first cache was "The Old Dead Tree."
The second cache was "Old Dirt Roads."
There was a neat old dirt road that I took to find this cache.
The sunsets this time of year are spectacular. I never get tired of them.
On Saturday, I took Preston to the Bill Williams Trailhead. A month or so ago, I placed an unpublished cache there. I wanted to check on it. One day, I need to submit it for review.
Several hours later, Tom joined me on a drive up Perkinsville Road. There is a road that goes to the "Elk Ridge" ski area. Since I have lived here in Williams, this ski area has never been open. The road is closed, but it seemed like a good place to leave a cache. I put a camouflaged bison tube at the base of a sign.
