The Phoenix area was experiencing colder than normal temperatures, so it was a little chilly our first few days there. Temperatures were in the upper 50s/low 60s during the day, which was still better than being in Michigan. One night it even snowed in the mountains...apparently a rarity.
Here are a few pictures to enjoy.
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| Addison "shopping" at the Phoenix Children's Museum market. |
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| Snow capped mountains. |
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| Colton enjoying the playground. |
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| Colton digging. |
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| Brooke & Addi on the playground. |
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| Great mexican dinner in Scottsdale. |
Mom, Dad, Eric and I traveled north on Monday to Jerome - one of the largest ghost towns. Jerome was once a bustling copper mining town...now all that is left is a town of about 500 artists.
After a quick tour of Jerome, we continued north to Sedona to see the beautiful red rocks. The scenery was amazing.
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| View from the Sedona airport - waiting for sunset. |
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| Sedona sunset |
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| Sedona sunset |
We spent the night in Sedona and continued north the following morning for the Grand Canyon. This was my first time seeing it and it was absolutely amazing. They had gotten a big snow storm a few days prior to our visit, so the trails were a bit muddy and/or snow/ice covered, which made walking the rim a little scary at times. The pictures do not do it justice.
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| Waiting for sunset. |
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| Grand Canyon sunset |
We spent our last 2 days back in Fountain Hills and were able to enjoy sunshine and almost 80 degree weather. We took in a spring training major league baseball game in Scottsdale and went for a nice hike around Fountain Hills. Eric and I look forward to future trips back to Arizona.
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| Giant Saguaro Cactus |
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| Fountain of Fountain Hills |
