Phoenix, Arizona

Sunday, June 14, 2009
Well, Phil’s perspective of the “fear of heights” went a little like this from my point of view……steep mountains, one lane dirt road, no guard rail, edge of the cliff the whole way, and turns with blind spots at every corner! If the car moved even one foot the wrong way we would’ve fallen off the edge of the mountain. When you have Dale Earnhart Jr. in the driver’s seat, it’s a little scary. He’s a wonderful driver, but I was a little freaked out. I kept myself occupied by taking pictures of the cacti that were deformed and interesting while Phil kept trying to trick me into looking down. No, thank you! After Phil experienced seeing all my nerves were being shot I confessed that I would love to go on the trail again. It was the neatest drive I’ve ever been on and totally worth it! I’ll always remember that drive.

According to the locals in Phoenix, we have stumbled upon some very unlikely weather. It has been about 85-90 degrees during the day and cools down quite a bit at night. Apparently, it’s usually around 105-110 at this time of year, so we’ve thought ourselves to be pretty darn lucky. Phil’s friend, Ross, has been so nice to let us crash on his living room floor. This morning he took us to a little restaurant that serves oven-baked pancakes. So, like bread, it rises! You can literally order a pancake that is about eight inches high! Little things in life like that excite me. It’s been a quick trip to Phoenix, but I’m excited to get into Sedona today. We’ve heard nothing but wonderful things about it.