{"id":2755,"date":"2015-02-22T07:27:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2015-02-22T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T14:27:05","slug":"willcox-arizona-and-the-sand-hill-cranes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2015\/02\/22\/willcox-arizona-and-the-sand-hill-cranes\/","title":{"rendered":"Willcox, Arizona and the Sand Hill Cranes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is our 50th trip in our GMC motorhome. It is another pretty short trip – just over 100 miles – but we are getting to see some of Arizona that we might otherwise never see. This time the most interesting part of the trip was viewing the Sand Hill Cranes that visit this area every Winter. The cranes come in 3 slightly different species, the largest of which stand almost 5 feet tall and have wing spans of 6-7 feet. They weigh as much as 14 pounds. They come here because they like the climate, the terrain, and the food. The climate is warmer than the Rocky Mountains and the Central North American Continent up to Northern Canada.<\/p>\n

We also took some short drives around the area to see some of the very interesting geological formations. This is the area where the Chiricahua Apache made their homes and where Cochise hid from the US Cavalry. We will be visiting this area again in the future, there is so much to see.<\/p>\n

Here are some photos of our visit:\u00a0\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t