On the hunt for salt cedar which is also known as tamarisk, Caroline and I ventured out into the wilds of northeast Mesa, up Power road to the Salt River where we didn’t find any salt cedar. Sure, we would have headed straight over to Home Depot to buy us a rack full of the stuff, as if they’d have it. We needed young, straight, thin branches to be used with our looms for making Navajo rugs. We had found some ok specimens out on the Hassayampa near Tonopah some weeks ago, but they proved to be too thick and dried out to be good shuttles, although they were useful as shed sticks. Believe it or not, we had never been along this stretch of road. We continued north, passing Saguaro Lake before hitting highway 87, returning by way of Fountain Hills, and heading home before adding to our day of exploration by visiting some antique shops in old Glendale.