We went down to Arizona for spring break this year. It was Henry's 20 year high school reunion and they decided to do it over Founders Day weekend in Joseph City. As as luck would have it, Bevan and Faye had some baby goats for Kyle to play with. He spent hours in the goat pen! He would hold the baby goats, give them kisses and boss them around. He would have to take a shower each night because he smelled so bad, he smelled like the goat pen. He also loved to collect the eggs each day from the chickens.
It was Founder's Day while were there. Henry has always wanted to go back for it. There was a tractor show with rides for the kids (Kyle was in heaven), there was a craft boutique, a BBQ put on by the fire department as a fund raiser, and a town dance. We did not go to the dance though. Joseph City was the first Mormon settlement in AZ. It is also Arizona's 100th year as a state so there was a big trail ride from Page, AZ to Winslow, AZ along the Mormon trail and the riders came into Winslow on that Saturday. So there was a lot going on. Kyle wants to go back, and if it falls on Spring Break again, I think we will.
One activity we always do is go out to the badlands and shoot. Kyle brought his .22 and we brought the pellet gun. Kyle of course runs up and down the hills and explores. He did get to shoot a bit. He is always excited when he hits his target.
One of our favorite places to go while in Joseph City is the Rock Art Ranch. If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend visiting (advanced reservations are required). It is owned by a guy Henry knows, it is a working ranch and has been in the family for generations. There is a lot of history on the ranch and the guy who does the tours, Brantly Baird, is a real character! This was the first year we did the tour. He has pottery that has been found on the ranch, there are original out buildings, indian dwellings and a ton of petroglyphs on a canyon called the steps. They even have archeologists come out for 5 weeks at a time to study the buildings and petroglyphs, They have radio dated the petroglyphs and found them to be 6000 - 7500 BC. The BBC even did a story on the ranch. It is on the historical registar so they are protected now. We learned a lot on the tour.
It was a lot of fun and nice to get away for week. Now to unpack and clean up!
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Sounds like a fun time was had by all!
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