Nostalgia Tour Continues

Today, Sunday the 2nd, we left Holbrook, continuing our westward journey. Our destination was Flagstaff, only ninety miles away. We're set up in JnH RV Park on US 89A just north of downtown Flagstaff at an elevation of over 7,000'. This park is has a four star rating, and rightly deserves it. The park is located at the base of a mountain, with long, level sites, and full hookups. The wifi is among the best we've experienced this year, and is allowing us to catch up with some computer work.

We arrived just after 12, and had time to slip into town to renew our acquaintance with the city of over 70,000 residents. Named for a Ponderosa Pine pole that celebrated the first centennial of the US in 1876, it is located at 7,000 ft elevation and is adjacent to the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in the contiguous United States. The city is home to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University, and is a major tourism center, being adjacent to the Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, and Route 66.

Our first stop in town was at the Museum of Northern Arizona, where our daughter completed a senior project while in college in the area. We haven't visited for some 20 years, so we expected some changes to her school project, but had forgotten the beauty of the outdoor exhibits. The museum displays both cultural and geological exhibits as well as the nature trail telling of the native flora and fauna that our daughter worked on.

We had another stop to make this afternoon: Macy's European Coffee House Bakery and Vegetarian Restaurante. Quite a mouthful of a name, but delicious coffee drinks. A couple of hot mocha's, served in mugs and enjoyed on the patio, made our afternoon perfect!

We'll be in Flagstaff for a few days. We'll let you know what kind of trouble we get into!