<![CDATA[Hashknife Pony Express Riders Come To Christopher Creek Arizona]]>

Hashknife Pony Express Riders Come To Christopher Creek Arizona

It was a beautiful day in Christopher Creek Arizona. The weather clear and the sun was shining on the tall green pine trees.The air was filled with anticipation of the lone pony express rider's entrance into town.

Neither rain, sleet, nor dark of night can stop the Hashknife Pony Express. Each January for the last 49 years, the old west is brought to life as an elite group of riders thunder through Arizona. This exciting event is the oldest officially sanctioned Pony Express in the world. Each rider is sworn in as an honorary mail messenger braving weather, terrain, and modern-day obstacles to deliver the United States mail.

Beginning in historic Holbrook, the horseback mail route covers over 200 miles from the majestic Mogollon Rim through the wilderness of the Mazatzal range to the desert city of Scottsdale to kick off the Scottsdale Jaycees Parada del Sol celebration

The hand off was repeated with all of the mail bags of thousands of letters, so every pony express letter is carried by horseback before the arrival of the U.S. Mail at the Scottsdale Post Office on Osborn Road.

Designated Pony Express letters are each stamped with a special cachet that is a collector's item. Letters that are mailed from the Holbrook Post Office are also stamped with an official Pony Express Station cachet. Once the Pony Express Mail is delivered to the Scottsdale Post Office, it is then delivered to the addressee by conventional mail delivery.

The riders stoped to give a framed and signed poster to Cindy the owner of the Creekside Restaurant and bar. Please enjoy some pictures of the days festivities.

Thank you,

David Greenshield

Four Seasons Realty,LLC

www.sellpayson.com

www.paysonarizonarealestate.info































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When the stock market and his real estate investments went sour he informed us he was pulling out.  We couldn't blame him for his retrenching but we decided we needed to find other financing or sell something.  We decided we would sell our house.
We put our newly remodeled house with the guesthouse and studio 2 barns with new greenhouse and workshop, on the market for $545,000.
With the market slow in Payson during the winter we had no real serious buyers.
This spring, along with our Realtor Rob Linkey with Assist 2 Sell, we decided to try a type of sale where we would start our home a 70% of our asking price and ask interested buyers to bid above that amount.  We started at $389,000 and shorted the bid (offering time to just 21 days.  We have advertised in the local paper and on several sites including Trulia and are waiting for some results over the next weeks.  I hope to report back later that we have sold.  So check back after April 23rd and find out if our bidding idea has produced results.
Here is a picture of our compound from the hill behind our home.  Our little gated community sits in a very green and spring fed Valley.
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AQHA Horse Babies In Payson Arizona

Well, it's that time of year again when our new AQHA horse babies come into the world. The breeding season went well last year and as a result we have new babies on the ground this year. I will be posting the new arrivals as soon as they get here.

 "Sharin A Stone" AQHA Mare, was the first to have her foal. Sharin's baby is a very large filly that looks like a winner. Born in February this filly has her sires" Im Impressev Redford" AQHA Stallion's, beautiful head. Here is a picture of her baby only hours old. Thank you to Jose Huerta of Rio Rico, Arizona.

 Wow very nice Filly.

See more pictures www.diamondpointquarterhorses.com

Payson Arizona Real Estate  www.sellpayson.com


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Horses Deal With Snowy Weather In Payson Arizona

Horses seem to love the snow. Even with warm barns to escape the snow, horses seem to love to be out in the white stuff. They will often play and romp around and act as if they really do enjoy the snow. I took a few pictures of the snow at "The Ranch At Diamond Point"

Did anyone else get any good pictures? Please send them in so we can share the fun!

Thanks,

David  www.sellpayson.com

www.diamondpointquarterhorses.com

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