Morgan needed a backpack picked up that he had left in Flagstaff. Phoenix was continuing the record of the hottest summer ever. So, Dee and I got in the car and drove up to the cool weather. We retrieved the backpack, dropped off some homemade cookies and jam to Nate's friend, Guard, at NAU, at at a Chinese buffet, and then set out on the road to Snow Bowl.
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| When the kids were younger, we used to camp along this road. It was rather primitive, but there were other campers. It was fun to take a walk every day and to find quite large pieces of obsidian (Apache Tears) along the road. Once we were on the path walking when a Northern Arizona summer rain hit. We started hiking back but soon became drenched. A kind pickup truck came by and drove us to our site. It seems, though, there weren't as many obsidian available. (In fact, I found this handful in one location...all for my grandbabies!) Plus, the kids really don't have much of a memory of camping there, so maybe it was longer ago than I had recalled. |
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| We drove all the way up to the lodge and ski lifts at Snow Bowl. We could have ridden, but I am not a real fan of heights...at all...so we just started back. |
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| We found this need pull off/parking lot with a few trails, so we took a small hike. The weather was cool and moist. The clouds were covering the sky, but only brought intermittent raindrops. |
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| Note to self: NEVER let anyone take a picture of you blowing out anything...EVER! |
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