Western Backroads

Welcome to Virgil and Marcia's blog. We take many weekend trips to places in Arizona and the Southwest. This is a place where family and friends can read about where we've been and what we've seen. Enjoy!

Friday, May 27, 2005

Sheep's Bridge Camping Trip

The following photos are from a camping trip Virgil, Mom, Dad and I took to Sheep's Bridge. The bridge crosses the Verde River about 60 miles (air miles) NE of the Phoenix metro. The bridge in the photos was built in 1989 to replace an older bridge that was used to herd sheep across the Verde River.

We camped at the top of the hill above the river. A thunderstorm moved into the valley in the late afternoon, and gave us lots of photo-ops, including a photo of a double rainbow. The rain broke long enough for us to have a campfire, but then started up again and continued off and on all night long.

In the morning, the roads were total mud and slick. We weren't sure we would be able to get home, but luckily we made it back home, where we headed straight for the car wash.