Flagstaff, Sedona and It's Cold Food From Now On

Monday: Today was Flagstaff and Sedona day. We ate a quick breakfast and headed out. We walked through historic Flagstaff for a couple hours, catching lunch at a little deli. We drove around the residential areas to get a feel for it all. Then headed down 89A to Sedona for the afternoon. We were hoping to hit Slide Rock State Park for the girls to cool down, but we drove past, realized it was a zoo. Maybe not the kinds with animals, but as crowded as it was, that would depend on the definition of "animals." Sedona is nice, but almost too perfect. Cute, rich tourist town. The firls and I dug the misters on of the restaurants dosed out to their patrons and passers by. We drove around for a little bit to see where the locals live. Nice, but nothings too surprising. I imagine the crazy homes are a little further out. The "Tool" sticker we saw on a car in Sedona (the same as I had in the black Camry all through high school) had new meaning as Maynard reportedly lives around there. ;)

There was an alien store, that must have drawn us in with the "X-files" theme. The girls and I really wanted to check it out and Dad didn't object. It was tacky, with a 4-wheeler supped up like a spaceship, an alien recovery vehicle and completed by plastic life-sized alien mannequins. Inside had UFO info, kitchy shirts and stickers and other alien themed things to buy. We popped across the way to the mystic store, where there were "pretty" smelling things, to the usual standards (burned my throat,) info on vortexes (which I don't want to be in to, but must admit I feel the draw *smirk*) and other magical/spiritual paraphernalia.

The afternoon we pulled off the side of the road somewhere close to Slide Rock and played in the river for a good while. There was a large crayfish poking around, followed by the spotting of a smaller blue one.

Seeing as our camp stove seems to be leaking with the addition of the brand new, higher pressured propane tank, dinners will be quick, simple and probably cold, henceforth. We managed some ground taco meat, reheated refried beans and warmed tortillas for dinner. We all went to bed early after reorganizing in preparation for leaving in the morning, reading our books until dark.

BTW: We LOVED Flagstaff!