We'll, I've discovered a new activity here in Havasu, and I have to say I'm excited about it! I have done wine and paint sessions in Colorado, but I just discovered that we have it here as well.
In Colorado there are actual venues for wine and painting, that's all they do, but here in Havasu, a local artist rents a space at the London Bridge Resort a couple of times a month. She sets up one of the conference rooms with tables, drop cloths and all the supplies we will need for our artistic endeavor of the evening. It costs $35 to sign up for a session, and that includes everything, even your first drink!
She actually gave us a little guidance on our canvas to get us started.
Then she slowly taught us, step by step how to paint the picture of the night.
Our masterpieces are starting to come together, and our drinks are starting to run out!
By the end of the night we had a ton of fun, and even had a little something to show for our hours of girl time.
As you can see, we were all painting the same picture, but they definitely had their our own personal touch. This was a great night with girls. I can't wait to do it again!!!
Yesterday we explored the cute old mining town of Jerome, nestled in the mountains above Williams, Arizona. Today we went to Sycamore Falls and Sycamore Point. Both very easy, beautiful rides with very different charm.
We left Williams via 4th street, heading south out of town. When we got to the dirt, we stopped to re-group before we continued on.
We rode through some very nice forest land.
And some silt beds.
When we got to Sycamore falls, we took a short, easy hike to get down to the canyon.
The falls were dry today, since there hasn't been any rain lately, but still a very beautiful canyon.
We followed the loop around to where the two canyons met, then walked up the other side to return to our cars.
I thought this area of the forest looked like we were on an African safari, but where are the giraffes?
They are doing a lot of controlled burns in the area right now. You can see them from every ridge top.
After leaving Sycamore falls, our next stop was Sycamore Point, a beautiful overlook.
We had a little lunch as we took in the fresh air and canyon vistas.
Then off we went again, down the dusty trails south of Williams.
Our next quick stop was JD Lake.
As we made our way back, we realized that we were driving right through a controlled burn area. It was a little eerie, but interesting to see. It seemed like they were just burning out old tree stumps in this area.
Our final stop for the day was a climb to the top of the microwave tower hill called Bill Williams mountain.
The road up was steep and windy, but the views were amazing. Only five of us went up the mountain, the rest headed back to camp. It's probably a good thing, because parking is quite limited at the top.
Our time in Williams was great, with fun people, fun golf and fun rides! We were supposed to pack up and leave tomorrow morning, but we decided we just weren't ready yet, so we booked one more night at the RV park and settled in for an extra day.
We were so glad we did! Just a few more fun times with fun friends before we left.
Ann, stop pinching my fanny!
Now back to reality once again!
