June 22, 2012

Flagstaff Fun

We spent the last 5 days up in Flagstaff camping in the trailer. This was my first trip to Flagstaff and it was a really cool town. It sits at about 7000 feet so I was expecting much cooler weather but it was still mid to upper 80's which was pretty darn warm for Flag!

We stayed at a KOA that had a nice playground for the kids along with a big Kids Korral complete with a splash pad, mini golf and a bounce house. We liked to KOA but would have preferred to stay somewhere a little more secluded. We have lots of exploring to do and we will most definitely be back to check out the millions of other campgrounds.

Both P and I got in some good biking. There was a wonderful mountain bike trail that left from our campground that P got to ride. I prefer the road so I rode up highway 89 towards Sunset Volcano. It was a steep climb but a lot of fun. On that day I rode about 25 miles. The other ride I did was 30 miles. Yes 30 stinkin' 30 miles! I can't believe I did that. I have done close to that but set out a goal of 30 for this ride and I did it (AND under 2 hours too)! Not bad for being at 7000 feet. My route took me from downtown Flag out to Lake Mary. It was a scenic ride and I started early so I felt like I had the entire area to myself. This was certainly one of the better rides I have ever done!

A friend of mine from my MOMS Club came up for a few of the days. They have 3 kids so my boys enjoyed having friends to play with. It was a nice trip and we can't wait to go back someday.

 On the road


camp 


Playing at the park


cycling flagstaff
My climb along highway 89 up to Sunset Crater Volcano.


cycling flagstaff
I made it.


The squirrels were really pissing off White Dog. They would screech and throw things down on her!


Hiking the Lava rocks trail 


Lava rocks trail hike


Wupatki Pueblo


cycling flagstaff
Lake Mary ride


cycling flagstaff
Nice views from my bike


I did it!!! 30.27 in less than 2 hours!


T and P on the underground Lava Flow caves. (A&D stayed behind as this would have freaked him out).
These caves and the trail were all formed from lava rock. It was 85 degrees outside but inside the caves, it around 40 degrees. You had to bring flashlights since it was very dark.

T inside the cave.


The kids all hanging out at Lake Mary