db: Out and about in Lake Havasu City

Don Barone finds stunning beauty and color in Arizona before the start of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels.

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There is, between sea, and shining sea, a mosaic of life, of culture, of...
There is, between sea, and shining sea, a mosaic of life, of culture, of…
...stark beauty on a grand scale or...
…stark beauty on a grand scale or…
...paints stunning pictures on canvas big...
…paints stunning pictures on canvas big…
...or small, and this mosaic can be found...
…or small, and this mosaic can be found…
...right here in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, site of the...
…right here in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, site of the…
...Bassmaster Elite Series stop No. 4...Lake Havasu, and trust me...
…Bassmaster Elite Series stop No. 4…Lake Havasu, and trust me…
...the Elites are getting a kick out of it. My on-the-road roommate, Elite Angler Shaw Grigsby had to,
…the Elites are getting a kick out of it. My on-the-road roommate, Elite Angler Shaw Grigsby had to, “…get a shot of this plant whatever it is for my wife…” which is…
....exactly what I did for my wife too...here ya go, Barb...I also took a photo of...
….exactly what I did for my wife too…here ya go, Barb…I also took a photo of…
...this...have no idea what it is...but it is the type of cool thing you find out here in the desert like...
…this…have no idea what it is…but it is the type of cool thing you find out here in the desert like…
...these...it's amazing because all around it there is just the color of sand and then suddenly...
…these…it’s amazing because all around it there is just the color of sand and then suddenly…
...bang...color...life pushing through and surviving.
…bang…color…life pushing through and surviving.
Loving me some of these homes, they are about as far from the style of my New England as you can get, but the homes match the area, fit perfectly with the surroundings and I mean...
Loving me some of these homes, they are about as far from the style of my New England as you can get, but the homes match the area, fit perfectly with the surroundings and I mean…
...perfectly, I'm a fan of architecture and quickly fell in love with the neighborhoods and especially...
…perfectly, I’m a fan of architecture and quickly fell in love with the neighborhoods and especially…
...the people. Got to love folks who do this or...
…the people. Got to love folks who do this or…
...this...cactus made of metal or...
…this…cactus made of metal or…
...this...whatever this may be but...
…this…whatever this may be but…
...you can tell there is an artistic sense to the place when...
…you can tell there is an artistic sense to the place when…
...you see stuff like this around town and the town...
…you see stuff like this around town and the town…
...has a great little downtown filled with all the essentials and...
…has a great little downtown filled with all the essentials and…
...cars...the coolest cars I have ever seen just driving around, and oh by the way I'm a huge car guy but...
…cars…the coolest cars I have ever seen just driving around, and oh by the way I’m a huge car guy but…
...everywhere I looked downtown there was sweet attention to detail and...
…everywhere I looked downtown there was sweet attention to detail and…
...oh yeah cars, but...
…oh yeah cars, but…
...trust me I'm from New York, yeah we've got benches too but they are just usually four or six 2x4's screwed together and painted green, here somebody thought about and DESIGNED a public bench, got to love that and...
…trust me I’m from New York, yeah we’ve got benches too but they are just usually four or six 2×4’s screwed together and painted green, here somebody thought about and DESIGNED a public bench, got to love that and…
...this, again a nice subtle touch to lighting the street so that...
…this, again a nice subtle touch to lighting the street so that…
...this 1959 Metropolitan can see to drive to...
…this 1959 Metropolitan can see to drive to…
...this dinner downtown that will make your waffle in the shape of a bear footprint...and yeah, man, it was as good as it looks, oh by the way...
…this dinner downtown that will make your waffle in the shape of a bear footprint…and yeah, man, it was as good as it looks, oh by the way…
...I don't know what this is but dudes you can drive them on the street here, that alone was enough to get me to start looking at real estate here.
…I don’t know what this is but dudes you can drive them on the street here, that alone was enough to get me to start looking at real estate here.
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, they also have this here, THE LONDON BRIDGE. It was brought here and set up in 1971 but the bridge was originally built in 1831 to cross the Thames River, that August Monday that it opened for business, King William IV and Queen Adelaide crossed it in a horse-drawn carriage...
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, they also have this here, THE LONDON BRIDGE. It was brought here and set up in 1971 but the bridge was originally built in 1831 to cross the Thames River, that August Monday that it opened for business, King William IV and Queen Adelaide crossed it in a horse-drawn carriage…
...me...I'd keep that English thing going and...
…me…I’d keep that English thing going and…
...cross it in this which I found parked just up the street from the olde bridge of ye London.
…cross it in this which I found parked just up the street from the olde bridge of ye London.
Hey trust me, if you are looking for a place to travel to...a whole bunch of people seem to like it here, these things were all over the place and it wasn't hard to figure out why this is a place where desert meets...
Hey trust me, if you are looking for a place to travel to…a whole bunch of people seem to like it here, these things were all over the place and it wasn’t hard to figure out why this is a place where desert meets…
...sand and a lake great for floating around on or, why we are here...
…sand and a lake great for floating around on or, why we are here…
...bass fishing. Those who know all things bass rate this, Lake Havasu, as the 20th best bass fishing lake in America, very cool but the coolest thing I found in this area...
…bass fishing. Those who know all things bass rate this, Lake Havasu, as the 20th best bass fishing lake in America, very cool but the coolest thing I found in this area…
..was the respect here for the people of the place...
..was the respect here for the people of the place…
...I found these memorial markers downtown, don't know who did it, but I know why they did it, the greatest resource of any area are its people, your neighbors and friends and this showed me that people here care for each other...so, hey Fuzzy, wish I knew you man, I think we would be kindred souls so this next photo, this one...
…I found these memorial markers downtown, don’t know who did it, but I know why they did it, the greatest resource of any area are its people, your neighbors and friends and this showed me that people here care for each other…so, hey Fuzzy, wish I knew you man, I think we would be kindred souls so this next photo, this one…
...is for you. May there be no speed limit in heaven my friend.
…is for you. May there be no speed limit in heaven my friend.
One of the things that stopped me dead in my tracks here when I saw it, saw it planted in a beautiful circle,
One of the things that stopped me dead in my tracks here when I saw it, saw it planted in a beautiful circle, “roundabout” as we call them where I’m from, right in the middle of downtown, PRIDE, pride for America and all those who served, but it was this…
...that stopped me dead in my tracks. I thought as I drove by it was cool, but just another rock cropping thing but then something up top moved and caught my eye, when I pulled over and put the big lens on this is what I saw way up top there...
…that stopped me dead in my tracks. I thought as I drove by it was cool, but just another rock cropping thing but then something up top moved and caught my eye, when I pulled over and put the big lens on this is what I saw way up top there…
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...I didn't think anything needed to be said about that flag up top that big rock, it struck me deep because between sea, and shining sea there is...US. Welcome to Lake Havasu, and all those nooks and crannies between the seas. – db
…I didn’t think anything needed to be said about that flag up top that big rock, it struck me deep because between sea, and shining sea there is…US. Welcome to Lake Havasu, and all those nooks and crannies between the seas. – db