BESH - BA - GOWAH
A partially restored ancient ruin of the Salado people who occupied the site between A.D. 1225 and A.D. 1400.
Typical of so many of the Southwest Indian Ruins
Every time we visit these ruins, the common fact is that all of these have been abandoned at about the same time.
I guess climate change was prevalent then too.
TEAM ROPING
A fun morning at the Team Roping Contest
at 'our' Cowboy Church-
comes complete with Rodeo Grounds.
Admiring one of the Championship winners.
The starting gate is a busy place.
We were surprised at how quickly all the events took place.
Good practice place
( in the middle of the road)
Lots of great action, and none of the cows got hurt,
( I think the cowboys were OK too)
Then on to the Fair
Bluegrass,
Antique Cars,
Model Trains
This band was Arizona Wildflowers
4 kids aged from 8 to 14, and a couple of state champions.
The 8 year old is practically the same size as his bass fiddle
and he does a great job!
Young to old, and everything in between.
The bass player is 12 years old.
MODEL TRAINS
A few model railroad fans set up this huge display of model railroads and trains.
They take an entire day or so to set up the trains at various fairs, displays, etc.
Then they let kids run the trains by controlling the speed by inserting the controller at various places around the track.
It usually requires some adult supervision.
This kid is 8 years old.
ANTIQUE CARS
Lou remembers when his cousins received cars like this for their
High School Graduation present.
Pretty spiffy
A great 'fixed upper". (not!😅)
"Sublime to the ridiculous"
There are quite a lot of things to do in Casa Grande!
A pleasant time indeed!
