Flagstaff over the weekend
We went to Flagstaff over the weekend and it was awesome being out of the heat. It even rained most of the time, but it was still nice.
We stayed at the MonteVista which is a hotel that has been there since 1927. The room we were in was supposed to be haunted…which amused the crap out of me. Everyone wondered why I laughed. People are morons and will believe anything.
Oh…speaking of morons, we went to Lowell Observatory. The first one asked if a star was like a planet or a galaxy. I guess she never had third grade science. But then we got to look though one of the telescopes and we see this:
And the angle resolution is pretty much just the way I recall. My seven year old takes one look first, and says “It’s Saturn.” I get to look and a guy comes up behind us. He had to ask. It’s amazing………
We also hit Walnut Canyon. It was a short trail, but lots of stairs. It’s also at 6000 feet which makes it a bear to keep your breath. But it was really pretty and the cliff dwellings were impressive.
Finally we stopped at Riordan Mansion which was pretty impressive. Its on the Northern Arizona University campus and is a state park. But it is a arts and craft style house and well worth seeing.
I’d post pictures, but I forgot the camera.
