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Palm Springs, CA to Flagstaff, AZ 3/8 - 3/22, 2013
Published: March 23rd 2013North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff
March 23rd 2013
THE BASICS We left the Palm Springs area and drove to the southern end of Joshua Tree NP. We spent the night on BLM land there, and the next night in Quartzite. Then on to my brother Johnny and his wife Katy's home in Phoenix, where we enjoyed a very nice visit. We stayed at a resort north of Phoenix briefly, then headed on to Sedona. Sedona is unbelievably gorgeous, and we enjoyed walks and meals there. And finally through Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff, and yesterday we drove the car to the Grand Canyon. We are having so many #10 days of clear, bright, sunny skies - we feel very lucky. THE FLUFF The joshua trees are in the northern section of JTNP, and we saw them last week. Otherwise, the southern end did not ... read more
October 2nd 2012
Not many pictures today, except for a quick ride up to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument while Rick & Bill toured the Grand Canyon, I just relaxed at the motel. Going to Alburqueque today. https://picasaweb.google.com/114839119591131659057/October22012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNuru5iv4tz96QE&feat=directlink... read more
October 1st 2012
Bill and Rick rode directly from Henderson to Flagstaff because they planned on seeing the Grand Canyon the next day while I got my oil changed. I stopped at the Grand Canyon on my way to Flagstaff to get a stamp, coffee cup, and postcards. And take a couple of pictures. I ended up staying several hours and took hundreds of pictures. I was fortunate to be there while the sun set; it was one of the the most spectacular experiences I have ever had. I will try to describe it better when I write my blog, hopefully today after I get an oil change. Another 12 hour day - over 300 miles. https://picasaweb.google.com/103671248113620284938/Day26?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJi1lZ2xsN2LrwE&feat=directlink... read more
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Lake Mary Campground, Flagstaff, Arizona
Published: August 25th 2012North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff
August 24th 2012
We woke up to a beautiful, cool sunny day. Ken made lattes for everyone. We didn’t cook a big breakfast. Ken had fruit, I had my waffle, Larry and Henna made a sausage sandwich. After showers, we headed in to Flagstaff. I need to sign some contracts, paperwork for my new job. As we drive through Flagstaff, we notice how much it has grown up. We had driven through Flagstaff a few years ago, but didn’t stop for anything. The guys dropped Henna and I off at Office Max and went to get gas. I got everything accomplished, the guys showed up and we headed back through Flagstaff. Ken wanted to stop for lunch at an Irish Pub he spotted. We found a parking spot and walked to the Pub. We each split Fish and Chips ... read more
August 23rd 2012
Set the alarm for 6:30 am. Got up, had coffee, OJ and yes waffles. We took showers, packed up and hit the road. Driving the 40 E towards Flagstaff. It's mostly desert. The most exciting part is crossing the Colorado in Needles, CA into AZ. Just listening to tunes, singing along at times, making a grocery list. We stopped in Kingman We arrived at Dairy Springs Campground about 4pm. Its 20 miles southeast of Flagstaff. You take Lake Mary Road, which is so pretty. It goes along Lake Mary, past meadows, pine trees and beautiful yellow wild flowers. The town of Flagstaff is crowded with college students. School must be starting on Monday at Northern Arizona University. It’s nice to see Larry and Henna. They have picked out a beautiful campsite. It sits amongst tall pines, ... read more
Last day in the mountains
Published: August 10th 2012North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff
August 6th 2012
We are woken again by the rain in the morning however by the time we go out for breakfast it has stopped but it still is overcast. We decide to explore the area so we drive on muddy roads up to the nearby mesa. On the way we notice two deer and while we try to get a good picture they elude us always moving behind trees or bushes to frustrate us. In the end we only get one acceptable picture before moving on. Stopping on the mesa we are surprised at how quiet and out of the way it seems even though we are only a few miles out from Flagstaff - we don't see another soul during the 3-4h that we hike around. There are lots of meadows with beautiful flowers and we think ... read more
August 5th 2012
We wake up to the sound of rain and a quick check outside confirm that it is drizzling. So we start packing and there is a lull in the rain which allows us to eat breakfast outside and to finish packing. But then it starts to rain again and we barely can see the mountain peak that we wanted to hike up to so we change our goal to the nearby River Lava Cave. River Lave Cave is a 0.75 mi (1.2 km) long lave tube - this means that while it is a cave it has few of the features most commonly associated with caves such as stalactites and stalagmites and it is straighter with fewer side passages making it more difficult to get lost. When we get there it is still early in the ... read more
August 4th 2012
After a quick breakfast and packing our car we leave the Valley heat as fast as possible driving towards the higher altitudes near Flagstaff. We watch happily as the outside temperature falls from close to 110 F(45C) in Phoenix to 90 F (32C) as we ascend to 5500 ft (1700m). We decide to make a short break and exit at Stoneman Lake - the vegetation is still desert-like and there are no pine trees yet. However to our surprise as we stretch our legs we find some ancient Native American pottery shards - quite interesting find in a random location. Still it is warm outside especially with no shade so we move on higher into pine territory. Next exit we are safe into pine territory at around 6500 ft (2000 m) as we exit at Schnebly ... read more
