Big Lake, Arizona, 4.5 hours northeast of Phoenix. It's at about 9000 feet, which results in a 35 degree drop in temperature. We were happy to have 4 days of 75 degrees.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Sanctuary
At the last minute, we decided to leave the sweltering heat of Phoenix and head to the cool breezes of this:
Big Lake, Arizona, 4.5 hours northeast of Phoenix. It's at about 9000 feet, which results in a 35 degree drop in temperature. We were happy to have 4 days of 75 degrees.
Our campsite was shaded and overlooked the lake. It was perfect because we got some shade, some sun and even a thunderstorm or two.
Owen was able to do some fishing, which he picked up from Grandpa Cooper. He didn't get any bites. We are, however, stressing the tranquility of simply spending some time near the water with people you love. Five year olds don't really get that.
Unfortunately (or not, if you are a vegetarian), we only caught a crawdad. Owen still loved fishing. This guy was lucky we don't eat shellfish because he got thrown back. We later read that they're an invasive species and should be killed if they are caught. Double lucky!
We went on short hikes through the ponderosa pines.
Owen really loves camping and he's in good spirits whenever we go.
The dog too.
Owen made a buddy who was nine, meaning he was the most awesome person on Earth. He was a really sweet kid who looked out for Owen and they went on adventures. I suspect he rather enjoyed being the most awesome person on the planet to Owen.
This was our favorite activity in between cooking, hiking, fishing and skipping rocks (enjoying each other's company, not drinking beer).
Big Lake, Arizona, 4.5 hours northeast of Phoenix. It's at about 9000 feet, which results in a 35 degree drop in temperature. We were happy to have 4 days of 75 degrees.
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Good morning you guys! How refreshing to look at all of these pictures. It calms me down just looking at them. It's kind of hectic here, we got an offer on Mom's house (!), but trying to keep everything in perfect order for the inspection is frustrating. I wish I could just snap my fingers and make everything I need happen, but it doen's work that way. It takes numerous phone calls and meeting people there, and little things going wrong. Whew! I'll be SO glad when this is done.
So, believe me, it is really wonderful to see all of your happy, smiling faces and the beautiful scenery. It makes me feel like I was there, too. Love you, oxoxoxoxoxoxox's to Owen, Mom / Grandma Bug
Looks like a good time! And what a beautiful spot. Glad you caught some reasonably temped good ol' r & r. Love, Trina
When Tejas came up to see the blog and saw the photos of Eddy he asked, "Was Grandpa there?" Eddy, you're looking more like Dad in every picture. Trina
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