Photos!
After the jump, since there are a ton of them. Most of them are of Ft. Huachuca, AZ (as my mother says, 'If there's a prettier post in the Army, I haven't seen it - with the possible exception of Jackson Barracks [New Orleans, LA]'). The 'old post' is on the historic register list; the country is gorgeous, and one can see why the Chiricahua Apache (ie, Geronimo) did NOT want to leave, especially for f'ing Phoenix.
My last trip to AZ was a clusterfuck, but I never complain about a chance to return to the summers of my youth in beautiful 'Sorry Vista,' where the weather is lovely but the mountains and summer rainstorms are even more gorgeous, and the Huachucas and Whetstones share a spot in my heart with my beloved Blue Ridge.
Sand dunes, I-8, California
Clouds over the Huachucas
Clouds over the Huachucas
Large family housing, Ft. Huachuca ('The circle')
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca
Facing the quarters side (colonels & the general, too!)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca
Office buildings (old barracks, I believe) to the right
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Up close of the quarters; the house in the middle is the General's quarters, the houses flanking are colonel's quarters
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (offices)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (offices)
Parade grounds (offices), in the valley
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (the old movie theatre)
What my mom thought was the original movie theatre - circa 191?
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Ft. Huachuca, offices
My mom used to work in one of these
Mummy in front of her old office (?)
Homeland Security is one up (towards the left) from this building; a famous family photo exists of my mum & Uncle B at about this position (circa 1979!)
Office buildings (old barracks), rain moving in
Rain over the Huachucas
These didn't come out so well, but it was raining (and, uh, overcast)
Rain over the Huachucas
Rain over the Huachucas
My last trip to AZ was a clusterfuck, but I never complain about a chance to return to the summers of my youth in beautiful 'Sorry Vista,' where the weather is lovely but the mountains and summer rainstorms are even more gorgeous, and the Huachucas and Whetstones share a spot in my heart with my beloved Blue Ridge.
Sand dunes, I-8, California
Clouds over the Huachucas
Clouds over the Huachucas
Large family housing, Ft. Huachuca ('The circle')
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca
Facing the quarters side (colonels & the general, too!)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca
Office buildings (old barracks, I believe) to the right
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Up close of the quarters; the house in the middle is the General's quarters, the houses flanking are colonel's quarters
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (offices)
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (offices)
Parade grounds (offices), in the valley
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (the old movie theatre)
What my mom thought was the original movie theatre - circa 191?
Parade grounds, Ft. Huachuca (quarters)
Ft. Huachuca, offices
My mom used to work in one of these
Mummy in front of her old office (?)
Homeland Security is one up (towards the left) from this building; a famous family photo exists of my mum & Uncle B at about this position (circa 1979!)
Office buildings (old barracks), rain moving in
Rain over the Huachucas
These didn't come out so well, but it was raining (and, uh, overcast)
Rain over the Huachucas
Rain over the Huachucas