Day one of the move starts right about now. Or as soon as I get off the computer and start piling our junk into the trailer.
Some tricky trails to reach the beach.
Ahh, sweet, sweet, salty water.
Cool little courtyard entrance.
An example of some of the oriental art found on the premises. Wright purchased these damaged from a SF department store and had some of his apprentices put them back together. Initially with Elmer's Glue (bad choice), then concrete. When some of the parts fell off because of the Elmer's Glue, pack rats picked them up and carried them away.
Exterior of the conference room, originally the white roof was simply canvas sheets stretched over redwood frames. There are translucent acrylic panels now in place to better preserve the structure.
Net floats as decoration. I need to get some of these.
As the father of organic architecture, Wright was always known for building in harmony with nature. So why the heck did he put a small pool in the desert? For a few reasons. The vault, the first permanent structure built on the grounds is on the left of the image. The pool acted as a fire break for the structure, especially for the vault where all of the valuable work was stored every night. Second, the kitchen (pictured center in the image, with chimney) was close. The kitchen is a very probable location for a fire to break out, so a source of water was close at hand. Buckets for a bucket brigade were also kept in the kitchen as there was no fire station or hydrant nearby when built. Third, the water acted as a swamp cooler. Warm desert air blows across the water, cooling and gaining moisture prior to going into the building. And finally, the pool and grass, also a fire break, was for the children of the students to play in. 
Another view of the main living quarters. The drafting room is on the left, with natural light filtered by the canvas screened roof, kitchen and dining in the middle and Wright's living quarters on the right. Originally this was the front of the home, later was re-oriented after power lines went up, disturbing Wright's view. Wright even complained to President F.D. Roosevelt about the power lines to no avail. 
The Garden Room was next (image from Wikipedia, my room shot came out too dark). What was most amazing to me was that we were able to sit on any furniture. Wright and the FLlW Foundation feelt that the furniture is to be used. Much different from the Robie House tour we went on last winter where we could take no photos nor could we really touch anything. 
Celeste enjoyed the couches. Even though it was over 100 degrees outside and the aging AC system was taxed, it was not uncomfortable inside. These structures were designed to be used in the winter, come spring the canvas roofs would be removed and all of the furniture put into the vault. This was a campsite according to Wright.
Another shot in the Garden Room.
A preservationist's nightmare, this ancient Chinese pottery would not fit on the shelf, so FLLW had the window cut. It's been exposed to the elements for decades.
Exterior of the Garden Room, the statue ("Biltmore Sprite") under the eave was from Chicago's Midway Gardens (demolished 1929) was painted by his children as they wanted her to have clothes.
Random exterior shots
Fountain outside of the kiva.
Kiva exterior - I wish I had my tripod with me, the indirect lighting designed by Wright was very cool but it was too dark to shoot by hand-holding the camera.
Dinner bell, reclaimed from a church that was being demolished. FLlW hated seeing church bells being melted down during the war effort. He was able to convince the government not to recycle religious artifacts into munitions.
More oriental art set in concrete.
Music pavilion and seating. The front of the stage floor can be removed for the orchestra pit. Also, the backdrops can be set at different intervals to allow for more intimate shows.
Another detail that is somewhat visible here is the angled cant of the rows of seats. Mr. Wright liked to cross his legs and have his arm outstretched when watching a show. Angling the rows of seats (concrete with cushions) a few degrees allows the audience to sit comfortably.
Lighting is another area where FLlW broke new ground. The theater includes the first-ever use of aisle lighting (sadly not pictured). Wright did not believe in patenting his ideas, he wanted others to use his inventions. Pictured above is some of the theater's celing sconces. The Christmas lights were hung for a holiday production and stayed up as Olgivanna liked how they reminded her of the night sky.
Detail of columns supporting roof of Cabaret Theater.
We were back on the road after lunch, with the hopes of camping one more night somewhere in California. However, we weren't taking into account the temperature. When pulling out of Taliesin, the van was showing 109 degrees and it stayed hot the remainder of the day, registering 114 for an hour or so in western Arizona.
Somewhere out on I-10 (or "the ten" as the locals call it), eastern California.
Stopping to enjoy the scenery off AZ Hwy 12
Cool rock formations at an Arizona rest stop off of I-40
Sedona has the reddest earth that I've ever seen, downright burgundy in color. I wish I had a pic of it. 
Too lazy to rotate the image, not too lazy to give it this lousy caption.
Nice late afternoon light down in the cool river valley.
