Well, it’s nearly the end of January and I’ve only just finished uploading my pictures from the end of December. I’m hoping to write several posts about our trip to Arizona in the next few days and catch up to more current events.
As you can see from our visit to the Grand Canyon, the weather was not as warm as it sometimes can be in Arizona. We did, however, get a few nice days when it was sunny and warm.
Our friends and old neighbors from England are now living in Los Angeles and managed to make a trip over to Scottsdale for the weekend. We enjoyed seeing them! We played in the pool at their hotel and went for a hike on the nearby Pinnacle Peak.
On this adventure, the girls’ coyotes had super powers and were occupied with mountain rescue of other injured animals.
The view from Pinnacle Peak is quite nice. To the west, you can almost make out the Sackett residence behind this pile of rocks. Just over the ridge, the land drops down into the Rio Verde river valley. The seemingly endless Scottsdale has temporarily halted it’s creeping sprawl here and there are many nice trails to explore the desert. I went running along these trails every day and enjoyed the crisp air and beautiful landscape.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Hi–I am so happy to be the first to comment on these posts that I’ve been awaiting so eagerly! It’s wonderful to see all of these beautiful faces and scenes again–clearly a great time was had by all!
Love, Grana