Oktoberfest in Wisconsin

We took a quick trip to Southern Wisconsin this year.

Listening to alp horns during Oktoberfest in New Glarus.

Governor Dodge State Park

Having fun at the apple orchard

Sedona

We had hoped to see fall color in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon  today. When we got there, we realized that not many leaves had changed yet.

On the way home, traffic on I-17 was all backed up and it took twice as long as it should to get home.

San Antonio (March 7-10, 2023)

 One of Steve's daughters was graduating from Air Force basic training in San Antonio, so we loaded up the minivan and drove to her graduation. We had a scary moment just north of Tucson as a tire on the freeway bounced and barely missed our car. As we entered San Antonio, the I-10 was closed and we needed to be rerouted. We nearly got T-boned by a car leaving a parking lot, which was also scary. Luckily, we all arrived in one piece and were able to attend her graduation the next morning.

Cadets during graduation ceremony. 

The next day, there was an additional ceremony on the parade grounds.

Following the ceremony, we went to the Riverwalk in San Antonio where we took a boat tour and then had lunch at a seafood restaurant. The lunch didn't agree with me, so I got to "sightsee" in the bathroom, while everyone else went to the Alamo.

We then hung out on the base for a while, to make sure she would make it back by curfew.

We started the drive home late that afternoon. By the time we got to Fort Stockton, we were tired and spent the night at a roadside motel. 

The next morning, we finished our drive home and caught this glimpse of a train transporting military vehicles.

Prescott

We decided to take a quick road trip to Prescott to get out of the heat.

Our dog packed his compass so we didn't get lost.

We spent a few hours at Goldwater Lake.

We also saw javelins near Lynx Lake.

Salt Mines

We were out jeeping near Camp Verde and decided to check out the salt mines. From a distance, it looked like a big pile of snow.