Arcosanti, AZ: Experimental Community

(Cricket, cricket)........... sorry about the absence of updating my blog. It's been a whirlwind. *sigh*
Speaking of a whirlwind; our trip to Arcosanti mid-September was just that. Sarah & Waseem were getting married! We were so happy to finally reach our destination after a long drive I almost kissed high AZ desert soil. Haha
Arcosanti is an experimental community which explores the concept of arcology (combining architecture and ecology). The goal is meshing social interaction and accessibility of an urban environment with sound environmental principles, such as minimal resource use and access to the natural environment. They are highly known for their molten bronze bell casting. Beautiful, various handmade bells help add character to the unique buildings......

It was great to see these familiar, fantastic faces after the long drive......

We were eager to try out the pool......

Cousins reunite!!!!

One happy grandma :)

Amy sporting some kind of therapy (wink)  Haha

Levi and Willow ~ poolside pals :)

Arcosanti after dark: 

Baker/Garrison Wheel-a-thon 2015

Another year and tires go around for the Baker & Garrison School fundraiser :)
It's the annual Wheel-a-thon!
Crazy, because I feel like this just happened; and here we are again with kids another year older!
The Baker school (3-6 grades) ride 16 miles and the Garrison School (K-2) ride 8. That's a lot of miles for little feet and tires. Willow and I rode with Garrison School so the photos I got of the older kids were on passing or at the end of the event.
The weather was sunny, blue skies, and little wind. It was great! In fact, it was 80 degrees!
The small kids were all smiles, ready to take off.......

We are thankful for all the volunteers who provide a great service of handing out water and snacks at every mile. It's a refreshing treat.

I assumed Willow would fall asleep on the ride. But, she didn't want to miss out on the action....

Ava got to ride 16 miles on her new bike (birthday present)......

Gretchen gave great ecology lessons in-between the rotations of wheels. That was great......

Group photo of both schools....... every kid made it! We grow them strong in Snake Valley ;) 

Huge "Thank you" to all our sponsors! What a grand day!