Headed south

To a viewer, these would look like just a conglomeration of pictures - no reason for their order.  But to me, they show clearly where we were and what we noticed.

After Sequim, with a few stops, we came to McCall, Idaho, another place we'd heard would be great to check out for living.  It was beautiful there, a small town on a clear lake.  We camped in the state park nearby and walked and biked trails in that park.   Above is from a trail along a wetland that we walked.

Along that walk was a natural sofa that I just had to try out.

Later, after driving through the Sawtooths in Idaho, we camped in a forest service campground, where I saw a moose crossing a field right in front of me.  But I have no picture to prove it. Tom came and saw it too, but where is that picture! ! !

Later, we crossed the above bridge that crosses the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho.

One Thursday, we picked up Tom's son Jon from the Amtak station in Elko, Nevada.  

He rode with us through Nevada into Utah where where we spent a day near Glen Canyon Dam where Lake Powell is.  We camped where we watched the sun change everything as it set. 

The next night, we camped near Flagstaff, where we drove up a hill (alongside many others) to watch the lunar eclipse.

We dropped Jon off in Flagstaff, AZ where he caught a bus up to hike into the Grand Canyon.  That afternoon, Tom and I hiked a loop trail down into Walnut Canyon east of Flagstaff.  The canyon featured many former dwellings of native americans built into the horizontal lines of the canyon.

The next couple of days we spent with my cousin Barb and her husband Jake who live in Show Low, Arizona.  Barb drove us all over the place, and introduced us to her many friends.  We especially enjoyed a visit to a dude ranch where they drive their horses to lower pastures each October.  Above are some of the horses, fattened up by from the grasses grown during this good  year of rain here.

Tom and I both liked the opportunity to get up close and personal with a friendly horse.

We've been staying at a most wonderful camping park near Show Low.  From here, we go to New Mexico, then back to Fayetteville, AR, from whence we started this summer trip "to the West."