Calling AZ Pilot Owners

[Tony]

Here we are at the dealership, about 10 minutes before we took delivery. 8/24/02

[Tony]

Another view

[copperpoppy]

Great photos Tony. Thanks for posting. I'll keep an eye out for ya.

Maybe you should keep an eye out for me. We are going to go pick her up today and GUESS WHO hasn't had ANY SLEEP?

Yawning....

[Threadhead]

Originally posted by copperpoppy
BTW, if you head up to Flag tomorrow, find out what that gigantic plume of smoke is. I know there's a small fire up near Payson but the plume of smoke seems REALLY big.

Just got back from Springerville tonight and drove through that gigantic plume of smoke. It's a fire that appears to be just west of Payson. We could see it and smell it, but never got very close. Looks like fire season isn't quite over yet.

We did drive through Hever and Overguard. To be honest, I expected it to be much, much worse. Don't get me wrong, it was bad, but I expected the landscape to look like the moon, and it didn't. What surprised me the most was that almost all of the tree on the north side of 260 were just fine, but the south side was burn pretty good.

[copperpoppy]

Originally posted by Threadhead
Looks like fire season isn't quite over yet.

We desperately need more rain up here. Monsoon hasn't really been impressive this year and truthfully, I am a bit afraid of this holiday week-end. Last night when we were headed back home there were a TON of people headed north on 17. It scares me to think that some of them will be smoking cigarettes and just flipping them out the car windows, having campfires and barbeques, etc., and not paying attention to what they're doing. I just pray that the high country doesn't lose any more of its precious forest this year... its been horrible.

[Tony]

Copperpoppy I'm not sure exactly where you live, I'm guessing Flagstaff or it's vicinity.

My wife and I have been wondering how flagstaff has survived for the past 5 years without any real snowfall. I know it really blooms when snowbowl opens and skiers flock to flagstaff, but with such little snowfall I would expect snow related businesses to have gone bankrupt a few years ago. As far as the Pilot, I would like to try it on snowy roads, but it might be a while before it happens.

Here in Phoenix we haven't had a good monsoon for about 5 years, just like the lack of snowfall in Flagstaff. Sure we occasionally will have a decent storm pass through, but not like it used to be. I've noticed all the outlying lakes have been drying up. (My wife and I enjoy fishing and camping at hese lakes.) I've been here since 1985 and have seen some really hard rain here, but lately nothing.

I hope it's just a cycle and we are just in the low end of it. It's sad to see the forests drying up and the lakes evaporating.

[copperpoppy]

We're up in Prescott, not Flag. Same difference though. Lots of pine trees - lots of dry scrub.

Its as dry as a bone up here and that's quite unusual. I haven't been fishing or camping at all this year. Breaks my heart. The fire we had earlier this year up here really threatened to rip apart Prescott and was only a mile from the city.

[copperpoppy]

SO ... we need to plan our FIRST ANNUAL ARIZONA PILOT OWNERS MEET.

Where?
When?
Who?

Give me your thoughts. Might be fun to meet somewhere beautiful (like Sedona) so that we can take pictures of our fantastic Pilots against a fantastic-looking backdrop.

Whatchathink?

CopperPoppy

[Tony]

Sounds like fun.

Easier done on a weekend.

[Threadhead]

Yes, Sedona is a great idea. We could do 89A up to flag and then 17 back down.

[copperpoppy]

Sounds GREAT!!!

Can't you just "see" it -- THREE, count 'em, THREE Sandstone Metallic Pilots sitting in front of Bell Rock.

When and where?