Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Everything they say about Spring Training is true.  The stadium is small and easy to navigate.  You don’t have to fight crowds, you’re really close to the field, you can see the players, there are lots of fly balls, the games are more interesting because...

Sunset Crater and Navaho Country

After the hot Mesa weather we woke up to: snow.  WTF?  We packed up and headed out.  Earl Ruby told us about Sunset Crater, which is north of Flagstaff and since we were headed northeast to Canyon de Chelly (pronounced Canyon de Shay), we dropped by for a look.  Boy,...
Why Yes, it is Grand

Why Yes, it is Grand

I’ve been wanting to see the Grand Canyon for years and years.  I even lived in Phoenix for 11 months back in the ’80s and never made it that far north. I was not earning much money and it’s an 8 hour round trip.  Also, there was no one to share it...
Walnut Canyon, Flagstaff & Rt. 66

Walnut Canyon, Flagstaff & Rt. 66

We left Palm Springs and drove across the Mojave Desert floor.  There are hundreds and hundreds of windmills strewn across the desert floor around Palm Springs.      We made our way to Needles, where we stopped for lunch at a Route 66 Cafe & looked for...

Climbing into the Pines

It happened again.  I checked Google Maps and Waze, who both told me it should take about 5-1/2 – 6 hours to get from Palm Springs to Flagstaff.  Ten hours and 370 miles later, we pulled in, navigating the last few miles in the dark.  We did take a bit over an...