Notice the full size passenger van to the right of these giant rock haulers. We have decided to see if we can find out about a tour of this place. Really interesting!

Morenci Mine...biggest copper mine in the world

This mine went on forever! It appears to be operating again, as the price of copper has risen.

We took hwy 191 back home, driving along the Mogollon Rim. We were curious about this sign, but in the parking lot, all signs were boarded up due to budget cuts by the state of AZ. :(

A lot of the roads we wanted to explore were not plowed; so, we explored north of Springerville, then circled back to Show-Low, where we found a little fishing pond with a plethora of wintering geese and ducks. They thought it was feeding time!

We had a "log motel room" all to ourselves, due to checking in on a Sunday/Monday

Fast forward.....it's January

We decided to take advantage of a "Groupon" and head up to Greer, in the White Mountains.

BACK HOME

We made it back home safely! After Moab, we stopped at Bryce Canyon for some night sky viewing. It was cold! Then we meandered back to our "warm" home....98 in October???
Lots of unpacking, cleaning, putting away. All worth the effort. Of course, we realize now that we took WAY too much with us....lesson learned. Time for Fall Cleanup!

MOAB....."rocks"!

We spent 5 days at Moab, hiked up to Delicate Arch, saw petroglyphs, and returned several times to catch sunset pictures.

Gooseneck Bend on the Colorado River