Part 2 …………… A week in Phoenix.

Oh, you don’t need to know about shopping trips and afternoons in their swimming pool and stuff like that. Suffice to say our days were pleasantly [and leisurely] occupied, as we wandered around various shopping centers - older folks tend to do that! We also concentrated on getting to know the area, as it’s likely we will be returning in the Spring for a longer visit. As I noted earlier, navigating the grid was easy, and the roads were all very wide and with fairly light traffic. Even the little side street cul-de-sac by the Hilton was 4 lanes wide!

However, one day we all went out to lunch in the middle of nowhere … Tortilla Flat, some 40+ miles NE of Chandler and away in the hills. Lots of evocative names, as we headed out to Apache Junction, and then on the Apache Trail into the mountains. Have a few pictures of the journey and the destination …







Ah ... there it is, at last!



Population of Tortilla Flat is 6
And, to my surprise, it’s covered by Google Street View! A couple of souvenir shops, a tiny museum, and the Bar/Restaurant where the walls are completely papered with Dollar bills. A very popular establishment and a very scenic drive!












Oh, I must also mention Rudy’s … a Southwestern BBQ chain establishment, about 100 yards from the hotel. Delicious!! We grabbed a carry-out on a couple of occasions.








And so, after a week of unbroken sunshine with temperatures of 110º-118ºF/43º-48ºC, it was time to head to the Frozen North …