Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Cathedral Rocks & Pine Cone Drop New Year's Eve
Here's what you all have been waiting for...the Flagstaff New Years Pine Cone drop. If you don't have quicktime (if the movie won't show), email me and I'll send it to you in a different format.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sedona Winter 2008
Where to begin? It's been a stunning week--the red rocks, hoodoos, rock art, pueblo ruins...I'll have some photos and movies to post when I get time. The weather has been absolutely perfect, thus no time to blog or work. Perfect.
Today we hiked up to Kachina woman hoodoo at Boynton Canyon. Then headed to Long Valley--hiked a good long way up the valley. It was so intriguing....hard to turn around. Found a lovely spot for lunch next to a dry creek. Near the end of the hike, decided to head off the main trail to climb up to some ancient habitation sites. That pretty much finished me off for the day. Between yesterday's mountain biking and today's hiking/climbing, I've exhausted myself physically. But I'm on vacation, I'm relaxed, and I'm getting some reading done, finished knitting a scarf...
Yesterday, besides mountain biking, we visited V - V (v bar v)--a petroglyph site on beaver creek. And, in a totally small world thing, the two volunteers had grown up in Independence and Lone Pine! Laurie and Bill--Laurie is Mark Felton's sister, Bill grew up in Lone Pine. It was their last day at V-V, going off to another volunteer opportunity. The petroglyphs were fantastic. Stay tuned for pics.
Past days also found us exploring ancient ruins such as Montezuma's castle, a cliff dwelling, Walnut Canyon cliff dwellings, and Wapatki pueblos. The main pueblo at Wapatki had a ball court, kivas, and a blowhole as a volcanic feature. It was a pretty special place.
Tomorrow, we'll do some more hiking/biking, then off to Flagstaff for a special New Year's dinner and gathering for the traditional pinecone drop from a downtown hotel. It's a spur of the moment thing, but how could we miss a pinecone drop? I'll get video...THEN, to the Grand Canyon and Bright Angel Lodge...
Today we hiked up to Kachina woman hoodoo at Boynton Canyon. Then headed to Long Valley--hiked a good long way up the valley. It was so intriguing....hard to turn around. Found a lovely spot for lunch next to a dry creek. Near the end of the hike, decided to head off the main trail to climb up to some ancient habitation sites. That pretty much finished me off for the day. Between yesterday's mountain biking and today's hiking/climbing, I've exhausted myself physically. But I'm on vacation, I'm relaxed, and I'm getting some reading done, finished knitting a scarf...
Yesterday, besides mountain biking, we visited V - V (v bar v)--a petroglyph site on beaver creek. And, in a totally small world thing, the two volunteers had grown up in Independence and Lone Pine! Laurie and Bill--Laurie is Mark Felton's sister, Bill grew up in Lone Pine. It was their last day at V-V, going off to another volunteer opportunity. The petroglyphs were fantastic. Stay tuned for pics.
Past days also found us exploring ancient ruins such as Montezuma's castle, a cliff dwelling, Walnut Canyon cliff dwellings, and Wapatki pueblos. The main pueblo at Wapatki had a ball court, kivas, and a blowhole as a volcanic feature. It was a pretty special place.
Tomorrow, we'll do some more hiking/biking, then off to Flagstaff for a special New Year's dinner and gathering for the traditional pinecone drop from a downtown hotel. It's a spur of the moment thing, but how could we miss a pinecone drop? I'll get video...THEN, to the Grand Canyon and Bright Angel Lodge...
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