Blogs from Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, North America

Today we took US 40 all the way to Arizona. It was very, very cold and there was lots of snow on the ground. James loved it and insisted on walking through it, resulting in wet and cold shoes! We stopped at the Petrified Forest National Park and enjoyed the drive and stops along the way. The scenery is amazing and beautiful. Millie got to do a bit of hiking herself. We ended the day with Cracker Barrel and then the boys went to run errands and gave me a chance to have some alone time. ... read more

Today was the scariest ride I have ever had. Leaving Monticello I headed down route 95. I stopped at the tourist office in Blanding where a jovial and knowledgeable fellow was there to help. As soon as I speak folks ask me where I am from, when I say Virginia they look at me strangely which leads me to make an around the globe explanation. After I was done with that the jovial fellow said, “why bother with this, you have seen everything.” Nice guy. He set me off on a path I will not forget in a hurry. At first I was disappointed as I headed along 95 and down 261. If you were just plonked there you would go wow, but when you have been exposed to days and days of amazing scenery its ... read more

I drove back to FS 425 as a nice ride to the main Forest Service 22 and turned South. FS 22 is a major route across the Kaibab Plateau, and is well maintained. I made a break stop at FS 6033 (legal camp) to enjoy the wind and the pine trees. Back to driving FS 22 I was making good time in fourth gear and 45 mph. I spotted a rock outcrop of interest and parked on FS 226. I grabbed a quart of cold water and walked over to the outcrop. I sat there for a good while drinking water and having a spiritual experience with the rock outcrop; or maybe I was very happy to be alive and free at a wonderful place. I drove on FS 22 until the road made its dead ... read more

Mom: Long day. We got up early and were sad to leave our beautiful place in Hollywood Hills, but the adventure was about to begin. I personally was rather happy to finally get out of the crazy L.A. traffic. We set Waze with our destination and followed where it led. Went north a good bit first, then eventually wound up on I-40. I told Justin we could technically now shut off all GPS tracking, as all we need to do is follow 40 home. This was our longest leg. About 7 hours to Flagstaff. Beautiful drive! The traffic and mountains gave way to more mountains and scrubby bushes. A few things were different than my expectations: I thought the mountains would give way faster, but we were in mountains pretty much all day today. Beautiful!! I ... read more

It was a Thursday in April and I decided to buy tickets for Phoenix, Arizona for the coming Sunday. Last minute trips are always the most interesting. By the time you know it and with little planning, my partner and I took off for one of the 7 wonders of the world. From Whistler, British Columbia, to Arizona and the Utah, here's how we visited the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park in 5 days. Getting from Vancouver, BC to Phoenix, Arizona We decided to take a really early flight from Vancouver to Phoenix on the Sunday, so that we can have most of the day to explore once we land in Arizona. The sun was barely rising when our flight left Vancouver at 6 am. We had a short stopover of ... read more

Etape à Flagstaff entre Las Vegas et la Grand Canyon. Au programme des habitations troglodytes indiennes et le meteor crater. très impressionnants ! Visiblement, l'été est appelée ici la saison de la mousson... on a compris pourquoi...... read more