I love places that don't have pine trees. Don't get me wrong, I love pines, but I love palms and cacti too.

Val and I stopped at the Hassayampa River, which is normally a dry bed, but since the area was flooded earlier this year, it trickles along a bit.

That digital camera I use must have a bit of a fish-eye on it... is my nose THAT big??

Val playing photographer.

Val telling me all about, uh... silt.

We finally drove through downtown Wickenburg (hey, it was even bigger than Shepherdstown!) and got to the Flying E Ranch to meet...