It was Friday and Hubby said lets go for a jaunt tomorrow. Now, most of the time I do the planning so this was a treat.!
First we headed up toward Flagstaff but of course we had to have breakfast at the Cliff Castle Casino and can you believe it? I won $40.00 on a penny machine and cashed out and took it with us:)
Only less than 2 hours and we were up in the snow...
First we headed up toward Flagstaff but of course we had to have breakfast at the Cliff Castle Casino and can you believe it? I won $40.00 on a penny machine and cashed out and took it with us:)
Only less than 2 hours and we were up in the snow...
We drove through Flagstaff and headed toward Williams, Az.
This was our destination
Bearizona is approximately 160 acres and visitors will drive through more than three miles of Ponderosa Pine Forest when they visit.
Smaller and baby animals are exhibited in Fort Bearizona, a beautiful 20 acre walk-thru area, along winding paths.
This opened in 2010 and we had never been through it. Fortunate for us we follow a bus tour so they put food close to the road and the animals all came up close. It was fantastic....
Yes, up close and personal!
They are building a beautiful lodge and I hope we can go up and stay one week-end.
After our tour we headed to town for lunch. Hubby suggested Rod's steakhouse. This area is our old stompin ground from when we were kids and Rod's steakhouse was a BIG deal and I had never had lunch there and only dinner after we were married.
This has been in front of the restaurant from the beginning but the new thing is that it is chained. I guess people tried to steal it. The restaurant opened in 1946, two years before I was born and the food has always been excellent. We shared a prime rib sandwich and it was devine! Here is a few pictures of the inside...
Hanging dried chilies
There is also a large dinning room to the back. I was thrilled to have my sandwich on the original dishes....
(sorry for the leftover potato salad...thought I wiped it clean)
From here we headed down the hill to our hometown of Ash Fork and stopped to visit hubby's brother.......
He has had a couple of rough years so was glad to see him up and about.
Our last stop was at L& W restaurant close to home for dinner
A 322 mile jaunt ........
Tired but it was fun.
7 comments:
Love going to Williams. We have never tried the steak house and will definitely make a point to go there next time we are up there. Great pics!
What a wonderful adventure - kudos to your husband for planning the trip.
How simply wonderful!!! Thank you for taking us along with you!!
You and I are the same age!! I didn't know that!!
When you first said "jaunt" I thought you were walking or running somewhere. Glad to know you drove since it was a mighty big jaunt. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Wow maybe he should do the planning more often and it looks like y'all had a grand time. Peace
What a fun outing! The spur-of-the-moment adventures are often the most fun. Loved seeing all the animals.
what a wonderful time and some awesome captures!!!!
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