Today, Feb 18, we have been here at Usery Mountain Regional Park...near Mesa, AZ for nearly a week..  From last Tuesday until about Saturday we didn't do much as we were trying to beat whatever bug it was we caught.  We spent a lot of time sleeping because it kept us really tired.  We both had flu shots last fall and were very careful about washing and using hand sanitizer wherever we went.  We are both feeling much better now...but not quite 100%.

This is a very interesting and scenic area....fairly close to Mesa but far enough out that it's quiet...mostly...There is a busy shooting facility about 1/2 miles away.  And Thursdays are Machine Gun Day!  Our nearest neighbors are retired schoolteachers from SO CAL.  They were irritated a bit by it....I said that's the sound of freedom!   Don't think they were impressed...

As I said earlier...the Superstition Mountains are nearby...Got this photo at  sunrise our first morning here....

This is the same view during the day.......

They are a spectacular sight from anywhere in the Mesa area!

We will be moving to the base of the Superstitions in a week so will get a lot of great photos then!  

But here at Usery it's very scenic too....A lot of Saguaro Cactus....all around us!

 This big one right in our campsite!

And this interesting mountain view is right out our door!

The band through it is volcanic ash from the eruptions at the Superstition Mountains, eons ago....The ash was so hot from the volcano that it welded itself back into solid rock! Then another lava flow over the top of it.  The "Striped Mountain" is a landmark for us....shows us right where our camp is from anywhere in Mesa!

The Arizona Sunsets are spectacular here in Usery!

Really like this one!

And we are feeling better day by day!...Until next time!!