PINE VALLEY

I am going in reverse here, chronologically, because these shots were on the end

of the desert plants memory card.

One of the outings my cousin and her husband took us on was up to Pine Valley.

Here, we begin at their home at the opening to the canyon:

 This area has not been exempt from record rainfall  and late mountain snow, which means

we were fortunate to see the Santa Clara River.  In a few weeks, there

will be no water here at all:

It is always a thrill to me to come across a pioneer-era

homestead:

The place was abandoned, but this horse was very much alive
in a tumble-down enclosure:

At the settlement of Pine Valley is an LDS chapel, which

is the oldest such building in existence that is still and has

been in continual use since it was built in 1868:

We made the loop from the town of Pine Valley back down

through Snow Canyon - a favorite place from my earlier visit: