Jeep Ride and Hiking

A Jeep Ride up into the Sadona, Arizona Mountains. 

Quartermaster Depot

Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, site of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot, was used by the US Army to store and distribute supplies for all the military posts in Arizona, as well as posts in Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. A six-month supply of clothing, food, ammunition, and other goods was kept at the depot at all times. The supplies were brought from California by ocean vessels traveling around the Baja Peninsula to Port Isabel near the mouth of the Colorado River. There, cargos were transferred to river steamers and brought upstream to Yuma. The supplies were unloaded near the stone reservoir just west of the commanding officer's quarters and hauled up on a track running from the river dock through the center of the storehouse. They were shipped north on river steamers and overland by mule-drawn freight wagons. The depot quartered up to 900 mules and a crew of teamsters to handle them. - Quartermaster website

This Quartermaster Depot closed right after the Civil War due to trains being able to carry supplies across the country and over the bridges of  the Colorado River.

The city of Yuma has a canal that was built underneath the Colorado River. 

And, the Museum has the history also of the dams that were build in the area. 

In the Quartermaster's home there was many period pieces. 

My kiddos got a kick out of the fact that most of the pieces are things that I decorate with in our home.  - Old Coffee Grinder, Butter Turners, clay crock pots, Caste Iron posts. 

I just thought this piano in the parlor was interesting.

The buildings had beautiful windows. 

I am such a sun girl coming through my house. 

 They had the land sprinkled with Cacti. Some of them were the endangered cacti species. 

The girls thought this Cactus was pretty due to it being purple.

 They had a big barn of wagons.

This one is a "dump" wagon.

They dump the trash from the bottom. 

Ending our tour with a little rest before we headed out at the train depot. 

A Tired Mile

If you pick 'em up, O Lord, I'll put 'em down. ~Author Unknown, "Prayer of the Tired Walker"

Last weekend, our family spent an afternoon hiking and having a picnic at one of our local state parks.

It was the Little Lass' first outside family outing.

The kiddos enjoyed exploring a new trail as usual.

And as you can see, they thought this hiking trail was nice because it gave them plenty of opportunity in practicing their frog catching skills.

The Little Miss also enjoyed finding a red leaf.  

But, even with all the "Stops and Looks",

apparently, I was still hiking to slowly!

He was our trail guide.

The mile hike was about all I could do just two weeks after delivery.

I had to rest afterwards and everyone else waited for me to catch my breath.

Then, they went swimming in the lake.

Hiking the Kolomoki Temple Mound

This historically significant park is the oldest and largest Woodland Indian site in the southeastern United States, occupied by American Indians from 350 to 750 a.d. Georgia’s oldest great temple mound, standing 57 feet high, dominates two smaller burial mounds and several ceremonial mounds. The park’s museum is built around an excavated mound, providing an unusual setting for learning who these people were and how they lived. Inside, visitors will find numerous artifacts and a film. ~ Kolomoki Indian Mound State Park

 Kolomoki Indian Mound State Park in Georgia

Beloved and I had visited the Kolomoki Indian Mounds about 13 years ago. We enjoyed the Georgia State Park and we felt that the couple of hours to drive there would be worth the time to go back again.  

Our day was spent hiking and exploring the  Kolomoki State Park Museum and Mounds.  The Museum and Gift Shop is built around one of the Indian Mounds. It is very unique. When you are in the Museum you are actually walking with in a burial mound. The Indian mounds were excavated in the 1940's. So, the artifacts from the excavations are displayed nicely and in some cases in the exact spot they found them.

Kolomoki Indian  arrowheads

This is true Kolomoki Georgia Red Clay (red dirt) pottery!

The excavated shell jewelry was fabulous to see. 

It reminds me of coastal beach jewelry that you can buy today. 

The tools from the 1940's that excavated the mounds.

Heading out on the trail to see the mounds.

 

The Kolomoki Temple Indian Mound...

We made it!!

Viewing the Jefferson Davis Monument

"Standing 351 feet tall, it is the fifth talest monument in the United States." Monument Facts.

Don't be fooled. It isn't what you might think it is! This is not the U.S.'s Washington Monument but instead it is the Jefferson Davis Monumenet located in Kentucky.  It is standing in honor of the birth place of the President of the Confederate States of America. 

Beloved's question to me was, "Did you climb the steps?"  I asked, "Would you be impressed if I said yes?!"  I am almost possitive he had a smile on his face when he asked, "Was there an elevator?"

Here is your answer: There are over 460 steps and a very slow elevator that takes 3 minutes to get to the top!  Giggle!

The view....

Jerfferson Davis' Furniture.

His Confederate Medal of Honor.

Confederate Money!

Hummingbird Exhibit

Hummingbird is a small bird of the Trochilidae family. The rapid beating of the hummingbirds wings (60 to 80 beats per second) makes the distinctive humming sound from which they get their name. - Hummingbird facts

The Little Ones were able to enjoy learning a little about Hummingbirds in a fun way out at the Wild Life area of Land Between the Lakes Trace.

How many McD's Meals?

You will have to guess how many Pizza's. I didn't get the answer!

How many cokes?

There were probably about 50 Hummingbirds busy eating out at the garden.