Im gonna make this one short. The second day of our vacation was relaxed. Of course it rained. We got to see a place called "The Granite Dells".
Its actually reservoir. An entire granite canyon filled with water. Houses in the area are built right into the Granite rock. So why not build a reservoir out of it?
In Oregon if someone gets in a public reservoir the authorities threaten to drain it to preserve public safety. In Arizona it looks like people just have a good time and nobody makes a big deal about it. Its nice to see people just having fun even when there are "no swimming" signs posted. Those swimmers were making a big mess with trash, bottles and cans, but when they left they cleaned up everything very nicely.
It was hot out even with the summer monsoons brining rain. Like a little kid I climbed around on the rocks. I seem to remember that being easier when I was younger. I kept coming upon rocks that looked like I should be able to jump to, but just couldn't bring myself to try.
The one time I did try to leap across a drop to a lower rock I did a nice hand plant after landing, managing to scrape my leg and hand up enough to draw some blood. So lesson learned. I am not as indestructible as I was a long time ago. It was funny that Scott was worried about the kids getting hurt. Nope... Just me.
If you look at the photos closely, you will see people off in the distance in boats. This gives a little perspective on how big the place is.
BTW, Clicking on the photos will bring up a full size image.
After our adventures at the Granite Dells, we went home and got cleaned up and rushed to downtown Prescott.
Marni lived there for 3 years and I wanted to see her old haunts.
Before we get to that I wanna post some photos of the area around the Granite Dells. The one photo with the bikes outside the bar I call "Locals Only". The other photos here are just of peoples homes. Like I said before I like to see the way people live in other places. In Arizona, people seem to build homes where ever they can.
Because of the formatting issues I'm having with placing pictues in this blog, I am going to make another entry for downtown Prescott.
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The town is small, but very quaint. Built around the old west and all the romance that goes with it. A street named "Wiskey Row" reflects the connection to the past.
