Arizona

After a day of resting back in LA we took off for Arizona. I must say here that we had spent maaaaany hours of "lying" in maps before making a decision where to stay. Flagstaff was the town we picked. There were many reasons actually. It is the largest town on the way to Grand Canyon - South Rim. It has some history. It is in the mountains. And there are a lot of things to see and do around. Flagstaff is situated right on historic Route 66 and it has a very beautiful downtown which history dates back to 1890's. It is a home of Northern Arizona University which is a very neat building and Lowell Observatory where the planet Pluto was discovered. The distance from LA is about 477 miles which we managed with only one stop. Adela was very nice by the way.

We checked in our hotel and went for a short ride to see what the town really offers. It was exactly how I had pictured America.

The roads were endless..........

Finally........The Grand Canyon State welcomed us.

After a quick shower I was eager for exploring. These are some of the typical places for Flagstaff. I really didn't get much what these huge wheels were used for but something about lodgings and lifting wooden logs.

A church (one of many btw).

And because it was 4th July, the houses and the entire town was decorated with all kinds of ribbons and flags, etc. Very pretty indeed but probably because the high risk of fire there was not a single fireworks. Well, ......maybe next time.


Some people are veryyyy patriotic.

Well,....the first day in Flagstaff is over and the best thing is we still have three more!!!!!!