Mogollon Rim Excursion...

Yesterday we went for a day trip up to Payson and a drive up to the Mogollon Rim.  After nearly running out of gas (thankfully we stopped at a desert outpost known as Jake's - home to many bikers), we made our way up the rim.  It was a beautiful drive, though in typical "we don't really have a plan let's just wing it" style, we never got out of the car.  We just kept driving and saying, "Is this it?"

Finally we just turned around and headed back.  On the way back we stopped at the Tonto Fish Hatchery, where they raise trout and then release them.  While there, a woman noticed this guy perched on top of the hatchery roof over the trout pens.  He then flew down and just hung out on the fence.  We were able to get within about 50 feet of him.  Then he flew off and preened for a while in a tree.  AMAZING.