We went camping this weekend in Flagstaff with some friends of Travis' from work (Ed and Brian)- awesome views, COLD weather, and lots of humor from Brian. Brian is from Nebraska (pronounced BER-Naska), and graduated from UNL. Turned out to be a good thing, too. The first night we were there, the camp hosts decided to yell at us for doing everything wrong, and just when we thought they were going to throw us out, Brian mentioned he was from Nebraska, and suddenly they were our best friends. Bow down and worship the big red "N"!
We took a 5 mile hike up to 10,000 feet, through the Inner Basin of the San Francisco peaks. There were a lot of people on the trails, out enjoying the 60-something weather and sunshine. From the inner basin you get a great view of the Painted Desert - the Northeast corner of Arizona. After the hike, we headed down the mountain and Brian was excited to try four-wheeling in his new truck. Ed was not so sure this was a good idea, especially when Brian was driving with two wheels on the road and two wheels on the mountain!
We stayed in Bonito campground, just outside Sunset Crater National Monument, and other than the weirdness with the hosts on the first night, the place was great. Who knew flush toilets were such a great invention? We had a nice campfire, made friends with Frisbee, the local skunk, and enjoyed food prepared in dutch ovens. How can you go wrong? It certainly was nice to get out of Phoenix for a while...
Things are going to get busy from here - I am heading to Anaheim next weekend for the National Convention of the American Dieteic Association, and then I am heading to KC about 10 days after that. Travis' work has slowed down a bit, but we are starting to focus on the patio roof and other projects out in the yard. Still waiting for the weather to cool off --- though it got down to freezing in Flagstaff, it was 98 in Phoenix today. Sheesh.
I haven't finished my roll of film yet, but I'll post pictures when I get them. I guess this is why people have digital cameras, eh?
Keep the torch lit!
Silent J
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