CC Does Silver City
March 31 - April 3, 2024
Jamie, our "chosen daughter", paid us a visit with her daughter CC! Last time we saw them, she was just a baby. Now she's a bright and beautiful young lady with a personality as big as the great outdoors!
![CC and us in our RV](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6751.webp)
Welcome to our B & RV!
![the RV](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6752.webp)
Uncle Dennis & Marion
![Dennis and CC working on a project](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6753.webp)
Sticker by numbers - reviewing big numbers.
![Dennis and CC on the radio](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7155.webp)
Who's the bigger ham?
![making waffles](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7164.webp)
Waffles for breakfast!
![walking to La Capilla](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7168.webp)
First stop: La Capilla for a view of the city. But it was COLD!!
![playing cards at the Tranquil Buzz](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7174.webp)
Gin rummy at the Tranquil Buzz. We make up the rules as we go, and somehow CC always wins.
![watching the snowstorm from the Javalina](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7176.webp)
Then it started SNOWING! We took refuge at the Javalina.
Late that afternoon, it finally cleared up just long enough to enjoy the wonderful playground in Penny Park.
![Dennis and CC at Aldo Leopold](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002094.webp)
Luckily the next day was warm and sunny, and we headed north to the Catwalk. We paused to enjoy the view at Aldo Leopold Vista.
![view from Aldo Leopold rest area](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002084.webp)
In a few short weeks, America's first wilderness will celebrate its 100th anniversary!
![water over the road](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002099.webp)
Uh oh, the road to the Catwalk is flooded!
Uncle Dennis does not care! :-0
![Whitewater Canyon](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002101.webp)
The Catwalk is an elevated walkway in Whitewater Canyon that follows the route of a former water pipeline that served the 1890s mining town of Graham. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the Catwalk in the 1930s as a recreational trail. It traverses a colorful canyon lined with giant sycamores and cottonwoods.
![Dennis and CC near the entrance](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6793.webp)
![CC on a tree trunk](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6782.webp)
Stumped!
![CC and Jamie](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002113.webp)
![Dennis, CC and me](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_6783.webp)
![Dennis, Jamie and CC skipping stones](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002118.webp)
![Dennis, Jamie and CC on the bridge](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002127.webp)
![Dennis, CC and Jamie running across the bridge](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/P1002137.webp)
The Iron Bridge - no longer used for traffic, but a great place to watch the Gila River flow.
![me photographing Bill Evans Lake](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_2237.webp)
Taking a break at Bill Evans Lake.
![Bill Evans Lake panorama](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7255.webp)
![Dennis and CC laying out the pieces of the cat tower](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7252.webp)
Of all the things we did, the cat tower construction project was clearly the highlight of CC's visit to Silver City.
![Elio hops onto the cat tower](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7272.webp)
In no time, it was set up and occupied by cats!
![CC and Dennis showing off their handiwork](https://www.desertlavender.com/new-mexico/silver-city/jamie-cc/IMG_7274.webp)
"Forget the dolls and the coloring books, I want to BUILD something!"
Thanks so much Jamie and CC for coming to see us! We can't wait to see you again!