Rock Trip adventure

We finally got our big truck fixed and since we needed a small load of stone very quickly we decided to go and get it ourselves.  We left after work so we only made it as far as Jacob's Lake.  We camped 3  miles from it at a spot we have used before.  It was a perfect camp night.  In the morning we got everything put away and then the adventure began (6:30 am).  The truck wouldn't start.  It was something to do with the glow plug relay switch and we have had it happen before after a cool night in a higher elevation than we usually drive in.  We tried the regular fix and it wouldn't work.  So we went for a walk to give it time to set a bit.  Tried it again...no luck.  Even after a prayer.  So we thought to call the mechanic who worked on it and said if the fix we had already tried wouldn't do it, we would need some starter fluid.  So we decided to hitch a ride to Jacob's Lake and try to get some at the gas station there.  It was great when a nice guy from BC Canada picked us up pretty quickly. Gas station wasn't open yet, so we ate a great breakfast at the restaurant.  And the gas station didn't have any and neither did the mechanic shop at Jacob's Lake.  So the next option was to try to hitch to Fredonia and back and get some there.    We could call our kids, but that's a really long drive. So we tried hitching again...no luck.  A great day for walking with cool, overcast weather but 29 miles is too far to walk. Then we thought of our friends at Silver Arrow Stone in Fredonia!  They said they would send their helper to bring us some starter fluid.  We walked back to the turn off to our camp to wait and then some nice people did stop to see if we needed help, but help was already on the way.  It was pretty funny when the helper (a kid about 18 and his two friends) in a rattle trap pickup that kept dying (it finally just coasted to the spot) as we drove down to our truck got there to rescue us (answer to our prayers). Our truck started right up after a shot of the starter fluid, but then we were worried if their truck was going to start.  We wanted to stay to see if they would get going, but they weren't worried and said they had friends working in the forest service right there that would help them if they needed it and didn't want us to stay, so we gave them the cookies we had bought at Jacob's Lake the night before and headed on our way - about 11:30 am - finally. Now we needed to hurry to get to Ashfork before they closed.  We made it, got on our way and remembered that we needed one more piece of stone, went back for that and then got on the road once more.  We made it back to Jacob's Lake for a late dinner just before they were closing thank goodness.  It had rained quite a bit and there were flash flood warnings, so we opted to just head home rather than camp out again.  Got home late taking turns driving and were very glad to fall into bed!  It was a fun trip, but I hope we have a few less adventures on the next one!  

Our camp spot.  Saw a Kaibab squirrel on our walk - he wasn't standing still very well to get his picture taken!