In between rainy squalls, we were able to visit some of the canyon’s vista points. It was great! This is Verna at one of our stops.
Vacation
Kingman on Historic Route 66
We visited the railroad powerhouse in Kingman, AZ where I got this picture of Bob climbing into an old steam locomotive. Today is his birthday!
Parker Dam
On our way into Lake Havasu City, we paused to look at Parker Dam, behind which Lake Havasu was formed as a result of the dam. Verna was taking pictures of the dam and some boats on the Colorado River.
Catalina WebCams
A couple of companies on Catalina Island feature web cameras on their internet sites. These folks have made the code available to display the webcam images on our pages, so I have added a new feature, Catalina Island WebCams under the Potpourri menu in the left sidebar. That page offers previews of the webcams in a small window. For the full-sized webcams, check out this larger view. The picture below is an image captured after dark last weekend. You can see the Hotel Metropole (our favorite place to stay there) just to the left of and above the arch next to the Tuna Club in the center of the picture. We’ll be staying there again this fall for our wedding anniversary.
Holly Hill House
While making plans to celebrate our anniversary in Avalon (on Santa Catalina Island) later this year, I ran across this picture I took of Holly Hill House during a previous anniversary trip (click on the picture for a larger view).
The charming Queen Anne style cottage on the bluff over looking Avalon Bay has been a local landmark since 1890. The third oldest house in Avalon, its history mirrors that of the town. The house has always been a private residence and the current owner has restored it and furnished it with turn-of-the-century antiques.
Is the story true that the builder/owner of the Holly Hill House refused to let women on the property after his bride-to-be jilted him, because she didn’t want to live in such an isolated place?
Lookout Cot (later Holly Hill House) was built in 1890 as a private residence by Peter Gano, a retired engineer from Pasadena. His sister was to come live with him, but she never did. He did allow women on the property.
Wanderlust
It’s been over two years since our trip to Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. At that time, we posed for this picture next to one of the great sandstone monoliths in the park. We also visited Monument Valley and stayed in our favorite Trading Post in Cameron, Arizona. We’re counting the minutes until our next visit to the land of the red dirt.
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