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Sunset at Rovers' Roost
This sunset was on one of the first nights we were at the RV campground near Casa Grande. Chapter 3
January 2—We left Benson fairly early and drove on to Tucson then north to Casa Grande. CG is about halfway between Tucson and Phoenix, maybe a little closer to Phoenix. We arrived at Rover's Roost Escapee Park early in the afternoon. This will be our home for the next three months. Dan and Joyce were here several years ago, but it is my first visit. The park is about 12 miles out of town, which will make quite a commute for me for work. I would like to try and rent a car, so I won't have to drive the RV back and forth.
Cali—Mommy says we are going to quit traveling for a while. I really like where we parked. There is a big open field behind us with all kinds of critters, especially birds.
There is also a big tree right by our table window with more birds and squirrels. Boy do I like birds and squirrels! There was one funny little bird (a hummingbird) that practically pecked on our window while we were setting up. I really, really wanted to invite him in, but Mommy wouldn't let me! She can be a real Casa Grande Ruins
Ruins of the cluster buildings made by the Hohokum Indians. spoil sport sometimes!
January 3—Joyce and I went to the worship service they have in the recreation hall here at the park. People were very friendly and I really liked the preacher. He is a retired chaplain for the police. Actually, I think he's only semi-retired.
There are many activities scheduled at the park to get people involved and meeting each other. They have a great “library” where you can trade books. Joyce and I love this!!
I guess the area is glad we are here too. We were welcomed with a spectacular sunset!
January 5—I will be skipping dates through this period, due to working. Today, however, I went into town to meet Marilyn, my new boss. She seems very nice. The office is located in a small shopping center and very easy to get to. She worked with me to take the tax readiness test, but the computer problems continued. I will come back tomorrow and try again.
January 6—Back to town again. This time we were able to get me online for the test which I took and passed!! Time to celebrate!
January 8—The office had a staff meeting. There are eight of
us who will be doing taxes in this office. It is the first year working for Jackson Hewitt for most of us. The meeting lasted all morning and the company bought us lunch—subs from Quiznos. Yum-m-m. I don't know if I will ever remember everything we are supposed to do! We start work on the 15th.
January 9—This is the first day we have gone sightseeing. Dan and Joy are familiar with area so they know where to go. We visited the ruins for which Casa Grande is named. The native Americans in this area were the Hohokum Indians. Casa Grande means large house in Spanish. Apparently the “house” was like an apartment building or condos where they clustered together, similar to the cliff dwellers except there are no cliffs around here. The ruins are a National Monument to preserve the history of these now extinct Indians. Historians believe they were in the area about 1000 years, then just disappeared, the same way the Anazasi did. The pavilion over the ruins is to help protect them. The visitors center has some interesting history in pictures and objects. I appreciated the landscaping with many native plants, all of which were
Desert Garden
Some of the landscaping around a store near Casa Grande. labeled. I've always liked knowing the names of the indigenous flora of an area.
In addition to exploring the ruins, we stopped at an old trading post and got to look at some of the museum pieces in the “back room”. The owner of the trading post has been there for years and years. Dan remembered him from their visit several years ago. He told us he is selling the place and retiring and he was willing to let us go through his museum. It won't be there after this year.
We made one more stop before going back to RV park and that was at a road-side stand to have Indian fry bread and fresh made guacamole. Joyce loves fry bread. I had never tasted it before. It was interesting, but I don't like it as much as she does. I found it a bit tough to chew. Now the guacamole was a different matter!!!!
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Heather
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I enjoyed your photos from the desert! People don't realize how much there is to see in here the states sometimes, so it's nice to see that you're enjoying it! My blog is looking for travel reviews, photos, etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email us at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com. Continued fun on your travels! Heather :)