Wednesday 9 June 2010

Granite Basin - Prescott National Forest

This is the lake at the forest and was taken about 6am. It was just so still and quiet, well until the Brits arrived with their camera. It was also a bit of a momentous occasion as this was the second day in a row that Elvis and I had successfully completed a walk and not got lost!



Eeee what a lovely little camping spot this was - it was like a 'camping duplex' with stairs at the end of the wall leading to a place for our super 'Walmart' tent! Note the git big granite obelisks sticking out of the ground - you didn't think they were something else did you?


Prescott is a former wild west town full of 'cowboy character'. This is the Palace Saloon on Whiskey Row, an infamous saloon strip that still slings plenty of booze. It's one of the oldest buildings in town (well 130 yrs old which is old for America!) It's full of cowboy memorabilia and of course BEER!!







This is me and Elvis in one of the booths, toasting cowboys (no, make that Indians) and waiting for half price appetizers. Now, the term 'appetizer' is a strange thing here, we ordered four and ended up taking a doggy bag home. Thank God we didn't order a main meal. A COT if you can tell us whose booth we're sitting in, the answer is there if look closely (Warning - Answer ungoogable) And yes, he did visit!









Is this the finest store known to human kind? Well maybe not, but the name has always given me a giggle! There's a one of these in Pennsylvania, which is known locally as Big Lotties. Why, oh why, can't we have one of these stores in England?


Rosy Lee!
Ginon Ginny with your brace of correct answers . The three wheeled carriage in England is the 'Inyaka' or can also be known crudely as 'the plastic rocket'. The road numbers are correct too. We hope you're loving Maine by the way.

Outsourcer, finally a correct answer involving a road runner, you must be relieved. Not sure about the camels though, we think it's just a really bad painting of a horse.

Paula, Bob's wal-mart habits, I forgot about the chips ahoy, did you forget the price of petrol?
So, does nobody know the connection between Bobby Troupe and 66 - last chance.....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the credit for the road runner question Finally!!! The connection between Bobby Troup and Route 66 is Bobby Troup wrote the lyrics for the song Route 66 also known as Get Your Kicks On Route 66.Notice once again I am first on the blog!!! The Outsourcer.

Anonymous said...

hi u 2 is the answer grant still never mind if i,am wrong i,ll still get a cot as i will be making it xxx millie

sissy J on holiday said...

Love the look of that campsite up-a-height. I know you're in the desert, but every time I look at those obelisks, I see giant seals and sea walruses...not lumps of ****** which is what I think you were insinuating!