{"id":9215,"date":"2013-05-30T23:19:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T06:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=9215"},"modified":"2017-06-28T22:14:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T05:14:40","slug":"may-ranch-retreat-where-the-antelope-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=9215","title":{"rendered":"May Ranch Retreat &#8211; Where the Antelope Play!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the enjoyable aspects of running around up in the mountains on holiday is being able to take a detour on a whimsy to see something you have never explored.\u00a0 On our way back down the mountain after our hike, we were pleasantly relaxing our weary climbing legs, drinking the last dregs of water from the provisions we&#8217;d brought along, when we came upon a road sign indicating the way to Mexican Hay Lake.<\/p>\n<p>[hr color=&#8221;dark-gray&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; ]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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intention.\u00a0 He then proceeded to describe this place, which is lovely and lush in the rainy season:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MexicanHayLake2webcopy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9217 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 9px solid black; margin: 9px;\" alt=\"MexicanHayLake2webcopy\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/MexicanHayLake2webcopy-1066x800.jpg\" width=\"746\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/center><center>[hr color=&#8221;dark-gray&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; ]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However,\u00a0 as indicated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedaz.com\/Lakes-of-Arizona-A-Z\/mexican-hay-lake-arizona.html\">here<\/a>, during the dry seasons and periods of drought, it is likely to be much more barren.\u00a0 Such was the case when we turned down the road on our little explore &#8212; but we were beyond delighted to find, before 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