Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Arizona travels - Ashfork and Timp Point

We made it over to Arizona a couple of times the during the last little bit.  Once was for a business/fun trip to get stone in Ashfork.  We always love these little get aways!


The next Arizona trip was to camp out at the Timp View Vista Point of the Grand Canyon.  We left as quick as we could on a Friday afternoon and got there in plenty of time for a great Dutch oven dinner, an evening walk and most of a movie (until the lap top went dead again!).  It was perfect weather.  The next morning we hiked over and back to North Timp View and saw so much beautiful forest and grant views!  It was such a beautiful, relaxing trip!  We did have a bit of  "Lillywhite luck" with a flat tire on the way out, but it was in a very good spot and Paul got the crazy spare tire system on the truck figured out. We only saw 3 other people while camping! There's were a couple of logs down in the road that we had to go around on the way to the point.  On the way back Paul tried to cut and drag the smaller one out of the way, but the the strap broke when we tried to pull it with truck.  Just too heavy.  



The picture with the black frame was taken by Paul's phone through the binoculars so we could see the Roaring Thunder waterfall a little better! 


Getting out there - Red Mountain Trail!

We took advantage of the sunny weather on a recent Saturday morning to hike the Red Mountain Trail to see how much water was in the lake on top.  Our sunny morning turned into a very windy afternoon and we made quick work of the beautiful hike!  Loved it, but not so much the wind!  


Birthdays coming thick and fast!

We have had birthdays aplenty of late and I am behind as usual...here they are!

Christie #29 - we celebrated with her at our last family dinner!  Love you Christie!


Next up was Essie!  We were lucky enough to have her drop by on the way home from a CA trip and just in time to celebrate with her!  Such a cutie!  Love you to pieces Essie!  Happy #3!


And then we got to party family style with the Smiths for Kaebri's #17, Trigg's #5 and Zade's #9!  We got to do that for the May family dinner!  Love you each and every one!


Each one of you bless our lives.  We are so grateful to have you as part of our wonderful family!