Happy New Year Y'all ! Its been a really amazing year for Geni and I, we have been blessed and enjoying our retirement. We have traveled thousands of miles and seen beautiful areas of our country. We have worked in the oldest National Park the whole summer. We have met amazing new people and life long friends! My good friend Clark told me that this life style is really about the people you meet as you travel around this beautiful country of ours! Thanks Clark you are so right!
Geni and I have settled in to our winter home along the Colorado river in Parker Arizona. The weather has been awesome to say the least, no rain since we got here in early December, days in the 70's and sunny!
We have been slowly exploring the area and one very interesting place we visited was the desert bar, of course it is in the middle of the barren desert landscape! It is a few miles north of Parker off a old mining road. The drive back to it consist of a 12 mile dirt road that is border line four wheel drive! With many side roads for jeeps and ATV's, this area is loaded with off road opportunities you can quickly become lost in the middle of nowhere.
LINK:
http://www.thedesertbar.com/
The London Bridge lies in the resort town of Lake Havasu Arizona. This is the actual bridge built over the Thames River in London England in 1825 and moved here stone by stone in 1971. Robert P. McCulloch, Founder of McCulloch chain saws and founder of Lake Havasu City, AZ, submitted the winning bid for $2,460,000 in 1968. McCulloch spent another $7million to move the London Bridge to Lake Havasu City which took a total of three years to complete.
LINK:
http://www.havasuchamber.com/our-community/london_bridge_history.aspx
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| The Church at the Desert Bar |
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| Old Piano in Desert Bar |
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| Covered Bridge entrance into Desert Bar |
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| Arizona Sunset |
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| Old Vehicles are all around |
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| Jeep convoy at sunset |
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| Fountain at London Bridge |
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| Original oil Painting depicting London Bridge in 1825 |
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| Distance bridge traveled on ship to Lake Havasu |
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| English Phone booth |
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| original brass plaque |
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| Cowboy bar in Lake Havasu |
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| Postcard photo of bridge |
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Happy New Year ! Geni and I wish Y'all a Safe and Blessed 2018
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO!
ReplyDeleteIndeed Roscoe.....it is about the people at the end of the day. We loved getting to know you, Geni and Dodge this summer. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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