i've had some time to think about it, and watch the sun sink like a stone

so we took a drive to flagstaff to pick up a friend from the airport. i got a pair of new nikes. two girls got their ears pierced. on the drive back, we intended to take a short hike to the top of a "mountain." we had a lot of difficulty finding the trailhead, and instead, had an awesome day of driving the dirt roads around the san francisco peaks. we ran into a family that had a flat tire and met a couple of the cutest boys i've seen in a long time - luckily they were happy about me taking their pictures. i didn't just move back out here because the canyon is beautiful - but because all of northern arizona is awesome. it is incredibly diverse - you can go from 110 degree, sonoran desert to snow covered peaks in under 4 hours and then just an hour and a half later wind up at the grand canyon. i think if i lived here my whole life, there'd still be things that i wanted to see around this area. i think when people imagine where i am living they are generally picturing the wrong thing. hopefully these pictures give a better idea of where i'm living.

fires are all around the area between flagstaff and the grand canyon right now.

this is a picture of kendrick park. this beautiful valley opens up after driving through some high desert. this is also where the chapel of the holy dove is. there is also a dead cow there right now with its feet in the air.