Pie

In Phoenix until mid January


We spent the Thanksgiving holiday with our friends Greg and Joan Christensen who live here in Phoenix.  I volunteered to bring dessert which gave us the opportunity to visit Black Canyon and Rock Springs as I heard the cafe there has delicious pies.

First we drove through the town of Black Canyon.  It literally took us 90 seconds.  No photos as there is nothing there but a few shops and a dusty playground they call a park.

The Rock Springs Cafe has an interesting history as it was a stop on the Black Canyon Trail after the area was inhabited by the Yavapai, then became a military encampment, and finally was water stop for miners cattle drivers and travelers.  The last Black Canyon Stage Coach came through in 1917 when autos took over the trail.  The cafe location was a hotel and general store beginning in 1918.
The inside of the cafe is reminiscent of those old days.  The walls are cinderblock and part of the ceiling is still tin!

This place sell a lot of pies at holiday time.  I mean a lot.  Here is the room where you pick up the preorders. Those are all pies stacked up behind the tables.

We had a wonderful holiday with our friends.

Greg's daughter was visiting with her crew, so there was extra help in the kitchen.

The salad was so pretty.

Johnny and Greg even got in a couple of games of backgammon.

What a fun table!

Tyler enjoyed his turkey leg and even the dog got a treat!

I didn't get a photo of the pies - they looked like regular pumpkin pies and were quite tasty - so I will leave you with this thought...