FabGrandpa had an appointment at the Veteran’s Adminisiration Medical Center in Prescott for his yearly physical and bloodwork. Yarnell, where our friend Gaelyn lives, is about half way between where we live and where we were going, so we drove up there the day before his appointment and spent the night.
Before I get into the story of our visit, I will take a moment here to say that everything checked out ok for the Fab guy–his TSH for his thyroid was very good, his blood pressure was good so still no need for blood pressure meds (Dr. Singh, his endocrinologist in Atlanta, told me last year his bp was “borderline” and told me not feed him so much sausage, so we have cut down on it a lot!), no sign of that pesky cancer AT ALL. The did make an appoinment with an optamologist for them to look at his eye, because he has been having some trouble with it, but we think it is because of all the dust in the air out here in the desert. He had the same problem with in Texas. I’ll update on that after we see that doc on Thursday.
Ok, where was I? Oh yeah:
The road to Yarnell goes right over that mountain:
At times, it looks like you are going to drive off into the sky:
The two directions of the road go on different paths, with the southbound down the mountain lanes on the upper road, and the northbound up the mountain lanes on the lower road.
This is looking out the window on the passenger side, at the road where we have been. I am glad I don’t get car sick:
At the top of the mountain is Yarnell. It is like a littel paradise in the middle of Arizona. After seeing it I can understand why Gaelyn wants to live here in the winter months, even if they get snow from time to time. It is gorgeus. This is the yard between Gaelyn’s 5th wheel and Berta’s house:
This is the “Little House” where FabGrandpa and I spent the night. It was cozy and very comfortable. Thanks Gaelyn! and Thanks Berta! We really enjoyed our stay, our visit, and the company. We felt so special!
Gaelyn took us on the Grand Tour of Yarnell. This is the yard of one of their neighbors. He has lots of metal sculpture animals there.
One local attraction is the Shrine of St. Joseph. It has several statues of Jesus set amongst the huge rocks. It is a place for quiet meditation. Lots of people visit it.
There are several stone paths and stairways here that you can climb. Or you can just sit in the garden on a bench.
But, the best was yet to come! Check in tomorrow for Noah’s Ark….
LceeL says
cool stuff, Fab.
Gaelyn says
You’re way ahead of me girl.
Talked to Robin, road is clear.
Ginger says
Fab Grandma, Yay that Fab Grandpa is healthy!
That drive is so pretty. I love the metal giraffe. How clever.
Noting that Fab Grandpa was having medical tests at a VA Hospital… please tell Fab Grandpa thank you for serving our great country.
Christine says
So glad that Fab grandpa’s health is just as fab as he is. Whoo Hoo!
That drive looks spectacular. There are so many beautiful places in the world.
Dee says
awww. I wanna come to AZ. 🙂