Some of our friends from the Escapees (SKPs) Christian Fellowship group (https://journeyinamazinggrace.blogspot.com/2021/01/our-unrally-begins.html) stay and/or live in Prescott or Prescott Valley, so we had let them know that we'd be "nearby" and would like to get together. We set Friday as the day to get together for lunch near the square in Prescott to get the "Preskett experience", as one of our friends called it.
Before meeting for lunch, Janice and Steve had invited us to their house to see the boulders surrounding it. I'm not sure what I was expecting (maybe a rock wall?), but... they have BOULDERS around their house...
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| This was beside their front yard -- Janice said that their daughter had broken her leg falling off of one of these boulders when she was young. |
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| Looking toward the back yard |
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| More toward the back "yard" -- isn't that amazing? |
Carl said that he thought his grandsons would get a great kick out of playing there, but that they would need helmets and maybe other protective gear!
This house had been Janice's parents' home. Both her mom and dad passed away last year, and she and Steve decided to move into the home -- she said that she didn't think she would be able to stand looking out the window at those big boulders, but that she is adjusting and they are making it their own while continuing to remember her parents.
We went into downtown to have lunch at Rosa's -- we all enjoyed our meals, and then walked down to the courthouse square...
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| The courthouse |
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| Right across the street is "Whiskey Row" |
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| Some information about Whiskey Row: https://www.prescott.com/whiskey-row |
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| Our group -- the Williamses, Hershes, and Snyders -- it was SO good to get together with these friends. |
Since we had driven down to Prescott via I-17, we decided to return via Jerome.
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| Link to Google map |
Some of the views on the drive to Jerome:
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| Down in that valley is Cottonwood (maybe under the shade of the cloud) |
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| It was *quite* a windy road. |
We didn't stop to look around in Jerome -- it is an "interesting" town - built into the side of a mountain - the road goes right alongside the houses with just a bare amount of space to spare.
Maybe we should have read this account (https://passionsandplaces.com/2019/07/19/exploring-the-best-and-quirkiest-attractions-in-jerome-az/) before we drove through... there may have been some things that we would have enjoyed!
We ended the day tasting olive oils at the Verde Valley Oil Traders in downtown Cottonwood. I had some flavor infused oils from that shop on Miss Doozie, and we had just finished the last bottle up a couple of weeks ago... so it was time to replenish. We think we got a couple that will be good on salad, and one that might be good for a meat marinade.
Hi Patti, I can't remember what my intended route was way back when but I remember coming up to a sign saying the way I wanted to go was closed due to an accident. Not being real bright and without the comforts of a cellphone with GPS, I turned on to the road to Jerome. I'll never forget that trip! I was driving a 27ft Champion MH towing a small pickup. Little did I know what awaited me as suddenly the road started climbing the side of the mountain Jerome sits on. Making those switchback turns was awfully tight to say the least. I was so glad to finally get pass Jerome only to keep climbing the mountain heading toward Prescott. Never again! Not in a MH! Sometimes it's better just to pull over and have a meal while waitting out the traffic jam. Lesson learned.
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness, Don -- we *often* comment, "I am SO glad we're not in the motorhome now". The town of Jerome and the road both up to it and out of it would have been awful! But... you have a good story!
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