You know how they say “Did everything go well?” But what if that’s the opposite? We all know that what happens at the end has an unbalanced amount of impact. We regret that we had some low points on our vacation in Arizona. But after I whine, I recall the best parts of my trip to Arizona through the photos. I will first try to keep the negatives out of the way, so we can focus on the lucky gym and I go on vacation to such a beautiful place.
Now, let’s go here: The gym gets sick the first day we arrive. Sedona. He gathers the next day and there are pretty good days in the Grand Canyon despite his coughs and nose running like a river during the spring melting. And then something happens that makes my computer have been hacked and it looks like all of my passwords have been stolen. I’m tired of worrying, stomach in the knot, don’t sleep much. (I connected with the technician after 24 hours and everything is fine. Yeah.) The next day we come within microseconds and an inch of a fatal accident. The next day, while we were having dinner with friends in Tucson, the sitter calls and says, “Skip is missing, I call and call and I can’t find him anywhere.”
I lost it. I mean, friends, I completely lost my s%*t. I would like to apologise to our (great) sitter here, and to the diner on the Arizona terrace. I have to listen hysterically sob on the phone until my husband guides her and blows away “This is my worst nightmare.” After what seemed like eternity (and perhaps not 45 minutes?), a skip was found. He was behind the barn all the way, staring at the sheep. (Details can be found in another post.)
The next day, surprised, surprised Despite our best efforts, I caught a gym cold. The bad chest cold in COPD/asthma lungs turned out to be a challenging combo, so I spent my last day and while I was up at 3:45am and flying around the country, we were all scared and we all scared.
Understood. That’s enough. I will survive (I will work on music).
There are some great things here, there were plenty!
Sunrise in Sedona behind Cathedral Rock First Morning of Holiday:
We had a great walk in Sedona The next morning, while the poor gym was sick in bed. This was a 20 minute walk from the accommodation we stayed in:
There was a lot of bird life At the foot of the trail is a scrub jay that came down to check out me:
We visited Oak Creek Canyon and Slide lock If only the gym could get up. Slide Rock is famous for being a place where you can jump in and “slide” the water across smooth rocks. This is a brave young woman doing it in very cold weather. (I have lots of memories of Slide Rock. I went to high school in Phoenix, and Slide Rock was the “Senior Skip Day” location.
One of the fun parts of the holiday For me, I take pictures of others (selfies can’t be hacked all the time). A lovely woman who went back and for me and the gym.
The next day we were greeted At the beginning of the West Voke Trail, by a flock of my favourite birds, Acorn woodpecker:
The trail follows the base Of these ridiculous cliffs. . .
Two days in Grand Canyon It was our best. This is the sunrise at the Grand Canyon at Hopi Point:
After a few minutes, the sunlight began to peak,
Speaking of Hopi, After growing up in Arizona, after living on a reservation in Navajo when I was 19 (a different day story), I was encouraging to see how much respect and attention was being paid Indigenous people of the canyon. Here is Hopi House, It was designed in 1904 by architect Mary Colter, a rare woman in a male-dominated field. The house now has a treasure chest of Native American art. Don’t miss it if you’re going.
Sunset in the canyon:
I think that’s not possible To go to Arizona without visiting Arizona Sonora Dessert Museum And then we go to their Raptor Free Flight Event. It only occurs between December and March and provides an intimate and personal experience with native raptors that travel between handlers.
This is one of my favorites Harris’s Hokone of the only birds to hunt as a group, basically wolves in the world of birds.
Crest-equipped colour It is rarely seen in the US, And only near the border. Unlike most raptors, in addition to hunting live prey, they also eat carrion on the chance they can get.
It’s me of the joy of meeting my dear friend and colleague, Karen Londonone of the smartest, funniest and kindest people I know. One of her books, Treat everyone like a dogone of the best action books that have appeared since Karen Pyror’s. Don’t shoot a dog.
It’s time to get back to bed (Or rather, on the sofa watching the voice! Or whatever I can find). But I finish this with the perfect Arizona summary: dry, spiny, and surprisingly amazingly beautiful!
It will take two weeks, Friends, I’m full of topics to talk about, then “see” you!
