Feeding the Horses

Yesterday I took my mom up to see Jen's horses. They were happy to see us but I think it's because we had lots of apples and carrots to give them. I guess I'd be happy too...something to eat other than hay! When Jen gets back from her trip, we're gonna get mom up on the horse for a ride. She was a little concerned about being able to get up there with her knee and all but I think we'll put a little step ladder so she can stand on the back of my tailgate and then she can get on. Hey mom...don't feel bad, I still need a little boost from Jen once in a while myself!

Lazy Day

Woke up early this morning and what a nice surprise....IT'S RAINING! Thelma enjoys her daily fun of fetching bows. Louise is a little camera shy or maybe it's the bright flash she doesn't like. In any case we played for a bit and then we all took a cat nap....literaly!

Last night Rose, Jen, Eileen and myself went to the Glendale Glitter & Glow. We had a great time and the weather was perfect! Good place to people watch....we saw a little of everything.

Hell's Canyon Ride

This morning Jen and I took off in search of Hell's Canyon located west of Lake Pleasant. Did we find it? No but if was fun trying. We rode down hills, up hills, through the river bed. At one point we came across some cows that weren't to happy to see us! We even took some shots with Jen's 9MM at some cans. We never really saw us hit the can but when we went to get it, there were two holes so we just agreed that we each hit it once. Once we got to the top of one of the many hills, we turned around and the view was amazing. We could see back over to the north end of the lake. I was a little sore after riding for 5 hours but it sure didn't seem like we had been out that long. Thanks Jen! Looking forward to the next ride!







The baby is getting bigger and bigger.

Talk about up close and personal! Pooh was probably wondering what the heck I was doing all up in her face!

Mazatlan Trip

We stayed at the Pueblo Bonito at Emerald Bay. This place was incredible! Very clean (unlike the open air market) with amazing landscape. Several mornings we sat on the balcony and had coffee. Ok I had coffee while Jen fed a local cat the leftover shrimp from the night before. You could hear the waves crashing on the beach right below. No phones, no computers...now that's a vacation for me that is! Poor Jen, I think hearing the hammers and saws as they were still building here reminded her of everyday life back at home.


Each morning as we waited and missed a couple of buses we got caught up in counting the many Iguana's that were roaming the property. One day we counted 20 in one area.










Taking the city transportation is nothing like the new light rail system in Phoenix. You had two choices of buses to get on.....air conditioned or non air conditioned. I thought about posting a picture of these buses but didn't want to scare anyone off that might be thinking about going to Mazatlan one day. In any case, we made our way into town were we visited the open air market. All I can say is it's a good thing it was "open aired" because it STUNK! While down town we saw some beautiful buildings as well as a church that was built back in the 1800's. Yes, I went to church while on vacation!












I'm not sure if Huntington Beach or Mazatlan has the best sunsets but this one is right up there. There is a story behind this sunset but will have to tell you later!









Two days went took a boat over to Stone Island...interesting place to say the least. I've never walked on a beach as much as we did here. The water was warm and we walked for hours searching for shells and starfish....oh yeah and Jen's pesos that washed out of her pocket. At the end of the day we took a taxi around to see the rest of the island. Why did the chicken cross the road? I have no idea but let me just say....on this island they ran out in front of dogs, horses, the taxi's you name it!


What an amazing trip I had in Mazatlan with my friend Jen. Going with someone who speaks the language had it's advantages and disadvantages. Jen managed to talked her way into working in the kitchen at Munchkins (a local hangout). Doris showed her how to make the best salsa and enchiladas. Now it's a secret recipe we might share with friends and family.

Merry Christmas

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Mazatlan

Night Fishing

Jen 1
Eileen 0
Teresa 0

The only fish they saw was mine and the ones on the fish finder.

Not quite sure Eileen liked the actual "fishing" part of the trip but being from NY I know she enjoyed the cooler weather! Maybe next time she'll catch fish!

This past Saturday we decided to do a little night fishing. The weather was great...nice and cool! I have to say all the years I've been going to Lake Pleasant, I've never seen the weather turn from perfect to windy and rainy. It didn't last long...typical monsoon storm.












I caught the first and ONLY fish the whole night.



Teresa thought she hooked the big one only to discover she snagged Eileen's line.

Horseback Ride

This morning I was up at 4:00am to go for a ride. Rose's friend Jen was nice enough to let me ride with her. I'm such a rookie but she was a real trooper. The first 5 minutes my horse (Tasha) decided she was going to be the boss. Jen showed me how to fix that in a hurry, then we were on our way. We rode for about 2.5 hours (my butt will tell you different!)















We did have a little excitement when Sinji (Jen's dog) decided she was going to chase a coyote. Sinji does kind of resemble one so maybe the coyote was a little confused. Once it looked like the coyote was giving up, Sinji started to come back and the coyote started chasing her. Jen finally had to go after the coyote with her horse....yes while I just sat there praying that Tasha would not follow suit. We rode about half way up the mountain and what a view! Since I keep my eyes facing forward the whole time, I had no idea what it would look like behind me. It was truly amazing!

There was a 5 month old pony at the stalls where Jen keeps her horse so while Jen shoveled (you know) I was playing with the pony. I had a great time and looking forward to going again. Maybe I'll even be brave enough to chase off a coyote!!!

August Monsoon Storm