Coyote
Santa Fe Trip
Summer 2002

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Lake Havasu

It was hot, so we decided to stay a night at Lake Havasu, which sounded cool and pleasant. It wasn’t. The town looked like a display at Disneyland and it was 109°F at 9:00 PM. We walked across London Bridge and I nearly didn’t make it back.
    

Parker Dam

We left early the next morning and explored Parker Dam. It was still hot (103°F at 8:00 AM), but the heat didn’t seem quite so oppressive in the daylight.
Lake Havasu      Parker Dam

Parker Dam

The power lines were impressive in the early morning light.
    

Earp

Then we jogged back into California since Earp sounded too good to pass up.
Parker Dam      Earp

Earp

It didn’t take long to see all of the sights—there weren’t many.
    

Earp

But we had a great time talking in monosyllables for many miles.
Earp      Earp

Shoe Tree

I was snoozing a bit and Stan nearly drove past this weird Shoe Tree since it seemed like a mirage.
    

Shoe Tree

We have no idea why the shoes are there or who hung them.
Shoe Tree      Shoe Tree

Blue Shoes

I’ve been looking for a pair of high-tops just this color!
    

Shoe Tree

This red pump was the most elegant.
Shoe Tree      Shoe Tree

Hi Jolly Pyramid

We drove up and down the main street of Quartzsite several times, looking for the graveyard with the pyramid in memory of the legendary camel driver of the 1850s.
    

Hi Jolly Pyramid

It was only luck that we glimpsed the camel down an alley. The pyramid wasn’t nearly as large as we expected! But we did learn that in 1857, Lieutenant Ned Beale charted a proposed railroad route along the 35th parallel, using camels instead of mules. Since the American muleskinners could not speak Arabic and the camels would not learn English, Arabs were brought in to handle the camels. Hadji Ali, called “Hi Jolly” by the Americans, was the most famous of the camel drivers.
Hi Jolly      Hi Jolly

Sedona

Sedona was also hot, but cooled off at night and the red rocks were incredible.
    

Sedona

We walked across Oak Creek and found a pretty little center with gardens and a great brew pub.
Sedona      Sedona

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