VA.CA.TION... I believe that an extended period of time can consist of just one weekend and thus, I packed up again and headed north with my dog and new buddy, Sterling Engine (hereafter: Sterling).
Tick, tick, tick went the thermostat as we drove away from Phoenix and yip, yip, yip went Odie in the backseat as he realized where we were headed. And a grin settled on my face as sweat stopped rolling down my back. 80 degrees is goooood.
Top 5 Moments:
1. A harvest moon lent an air of daytime to the night... Pre-fantastic thunderstorm, that is. (Thank you, tent, for keeping us dry.)
2. Hobo dinner of vegetables and sausage and bacon and eggs in the morning... Oh so delicious.
3. Eating nectarines with Humphrey's Peak in the background and the distant Grand Canyon in the foreground in the middle of The Abineau/Bear Jaw Trail.
4. Not having cell phone service for 36 hours.
5. Signing the date, "9/11" in the hiking log yesterday and paying homage to the event, through memories and reflections, whilst hiking in the quiet and serenity of the woods.
Thus, it was a bit difficult not to turn right back around as Sterling and I rode back into town in the middle of yet another duststorm. Oh, Phoenix... Why must you be the way that you are?
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