Here are some photographs taken on a road trip and camping trip organized by Arizona Shutterbugs West, a photo club. On May 18th, 2011, I took the long way from Phoenix through Salome and Parker, Arizona, and on to San Clemente where I met up with the rest of the group. There were six of us - KC, the organizer, and her husband John, Dick, Gavin, Lydia and I. We camped at Sam Clemente State Beach for 3 or 4 nights.I returned to Phoenix via San Diego and Yuma, a longer route than the direct route via I10 but much more relaxing. There was little traffic and the road surfaces were much better than the freeway surfaces around LA which are in a horrendous state of disrepair. In all I drove 900 miles.

This is Salome-Where-She Danced, Arizona. Founded by Dick Wick Hall in 1904, whose wife Salome apparently danced across the hot pavement in her bare feet and gave the town its name. Nowadays it's mostly just called Salome, though mention of Dick and his wife can be found everywhere.	This is Rusty, the Arizona and California Railroad office cat posing for a picture. The office is in the Parker Railroad Depot (station) and Rusty's owner appeared for a chat. The Railroad tranships freight between other companies in Arizona and California. Rusty's man showed me two of their locos and was very proud of his small railroad. Befriending a cat can lead to amazing conversations!	Parker Railroad Depot
MX-5 by the Colorado River, downstream of Parker Dam	Parker Dam	Colorado River, looking East to Arizona
The US Post Office at Parker Dam	Seal pup	Seal
Shower, anybody?	Sealy Posturpedic	Bandits at 3 O'Clock
Banzai!	Amtrak Surfliner	Surfer and Surfliner
Gavin with his $20 Boogie Board	Gavin gets wet	Boogie Man
Beach Bums (John and Dick to right of pole)	San Clementines	Prom Queen
Beach Flowers	Beach Flower	Lydia under the Pier
Artist	Tideline Detritus