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| We spent a couple hours going through all the different areas waiting for our scheduled time. |
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| Even taking a relaxing turn on the "bed of nails" which were really blunted so not much of a challenge. |
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| NOW - the piece de resistance - Victoria. |
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| The largest real skeleton Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Faith, South Dakota took her first tour stop in Phoenix. Victoria stands 12 feet tall, 40 feet long and features 199 bones and weighed about 10.5 tons. She is one of the most complete skeletons every discovered. Several new discoveries have been made based on her skeleton. |
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| Separated from the rest of the skeleton, the skull is housed alone because it is too heavy without the underlying muscular structure. |
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| Scientists have also corrected the previous stance to a more horizontal posture. Victoria had reached breeding maturity of between 18 and 25 years, a sub-adult. She probably died from a massive mouth infection across both jaws due to a severe bite from another T. Rex, which possibly led to sepsis and death. |
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| While we did not get to see our Columbus Blue Jackets, the local hockey team was in town. The home town team went down to the Carolinas Hurricanes. |
Queen Creek Olive Mill, Queen Creek, Arizona - 12 February 2020
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| Lots of olive based options available in the store before taking our tour of this olive grove. |
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| Old stone grinding wheels that are not used anymore. A warm outdoor firepit. It is, after all, still winter in February. Beginning in 1997 with 1,000 trees, the grove has explanded to 7,000 trees, it is still a family owned business. We were surprized to find this enterprise in a desert state until we thought about all the olive trees growing in the deserts of the Middle East. Some trees in Isreal are over 3,000 years old. |
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| A lovely picnic area shaded by olive trees. An organic garden for use in their kitchens. We did try the cupcakes made with olive oil. Not our favorite thing. |
Birthday Key Lime Pie, 13-14 February 2020
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| May not be a traditional birthday celebration desert but the Birthday Boy asked for it. Not overly sweet and just tart enough. |
Hummingbird, Apache Junction, Arizona - 14 February 2020
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| Possibly Anna's or Broad-tailed Hummingbird seen out our back window. |
Arabian Horse Show, Scottsdale, Arizona - 14 February 2020
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| Scottsdale in February means only one thing - the Arabian Horse Show, a 3 day event for all ages to show their talents and their horses. |
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| Fancy walking and fancy dress, English and Western. |
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| All the gentlement riders doff their hats to the lady judges. |
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| We sat in the indoor arena for a long time just trying to guess what the judges were looking for and who would win each division. |
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| Even the kids were impressive in controlling their mounts with little to no obvious movement. It's all in the hands and knees. |
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| We did not get to see any dressage competitions. |
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| Had a good day to go hunting for this Native Art in the median of the main road through downtown. |
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| What a day! Morning Clouds, Afternoon Rainbow and Evening Sunset. And a rainbow. |
