Category: Aravaipa creek
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March 2023 Surprise
March 1, 2023 storms raged outside giving us more snow. In this video, the morning of March second sparkles with fresh snow all around, and the creek is flowing with water from snow melt. This video is taken from the church access road (aka driveway) so you can see the driveway on either side of…
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Hot and Holy Summer
While cutting firewood with a friend in Aravaipa Canyon, Matthew noticed this tranquil green Mojave rattlesnake lounging in the sun. It never moved while Matt worked. Later we left it in peace while we lounged by Aravaipa creek. This blog starts with Rose and Second Counselor Alex’s departure hauling his Tiny house with Rose and…
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One Hot Spring, August 2018
July rains made for some exciting Spirit Walks and Aravaipa Wash, normally a dry riverbed, ran fast and hard several times this Summer. Our grandson, Hunter, plays on the muddy bank. Several years ago, the South Canopy had to be moved 10 feet because, on those rare occasions when it rained, a trail of rainwater…
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Summer Floods
Aravaipa Wash running. The flood waters fill our driveway Church Deacon trainees head for high ground to get a better view of the fast moving flood waters After an hour of rain on church land and rainfall in other parts of the valley, water floods into Aravaipa Canyon. Annie is standing above our church “driveway”…
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Summer at the Church
This Summer started early and hot. Our poor garden wilted on the vine. It is only in the past few weeks with some monsoon like rains,that it is starting to recover and we now actually have a garden. Lounging Lagomorph Barrel Cactus in Bloom and art shot Prickly Pear in Bloom Clearing the way for…
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