Who Knew AZ Was So Much Fun?

Every year for our anniversary, we go somewhere. There are no rules or regulations as to how far or where, the only rule is that we have to get out of our great city of Dallas for a little bit. This year our little trip was to Scottsdale, AZ. We were fortunate enough to be able to have free accommodations (thank you Marchell and Darrell!!) thanks to Jamie's cousin and her husband who gave us the gift of staying in their guest house. This is no run of the mill second room or anything, but a full detached house that is normally rented out to people that come from all over the world.

Pic that we took while at Frank Lloyd Wright's place (Taliesin) in Scottsdale:

To make things even better, Marchell and Darrell have some absolutely beautiful horses on the property that we both fell in love with. Nakai and Virtuoso were their names, and they were both rather large (over 17 hands, for you horse people out there), but very, very well trained. Marchell rides them in competitions and they are really part of their family.

What made the trip so very cool was a little thing called a Rhino. A Rhino is a Yamaha product that is kind of like a large ATV that can hold up to four people. Well, to make a long story not quite as long, Darrell has one of these great little things, and his neighbor (happens to be a professional Nascar driver) builds various accessories for these things that make them handle better (suspension kits), safer (roll cages and five point harnesses), and faster (clutch work).

Well, they (Darrell, neighbor, and friends of both that also own Rhinos) all decided to go on a 200 mile run through the desert (convoy of five Rhinos all connected by headset radios...mine also had satellite radio and GPS!). It was unbelievably awesome. We were gone for about 12 hours, crossed desert, small mountains, creeks, broke and repaired axles, hit a cow, ate lunch in a small town, and got to swim in a natural lagoon in the mountains. It was pretty freakin' awesome.

Below you can see a small video clip of the action (does not do the ride justice, but you can get an idea).