It's Hot, Hot, Hot

Our plans changed and instead of heading to Albuqurque, NM, we diverted to East of Phoenix. New Mexico isn't welcoming out of state visitors and most of our destinations there were closed. Phoenix is HOT! Temps here are over 100°F for the forseeable future. On the way, we made two failed attempts to grab lunch. One at our favorite salad bar (Sizzler) since it was closing doors nationwide. We ended up at the Lost Dutchman State Park.

Teddy Reggie.

To be clear this is a fat lady in a scooter, towing a full grown man in a wagon on a 2 lane road in Flagstaff. #scootergoals

We love the "Sizz" but the salad bar wasn't happening so Mother Trucker said no way.

Safety first for the all important Kirkland Gin.

Looking at the Superstition Mountains from our campsite. Unfortunately, all the trails are closed because of fires. 

Got Wood?!

The whole crew went explor'n at the Petrified Forest National Park. We found a lot of cool views of the painted desert, evidence of native american inhabitants, and LOTS of petrified tree trunks. The dogs did a bunch of trails and we all learned about the region and geology. The motley crue even became official bark rangers for the park!

Views of the painted desert.

Puebloan village excavations.

The Newspaper Rock where there are hundreds of petroglyphs.

This lady had a strange fascination with taking photos in the road. She did so 3 seperate times at two seperate viewpoints.

Route 66 (historic) runs through only this National Park.

Houdini in Bark Ranger training.

You can see the tree rings in this petrified trunk.

Told you they have wood.

Close up of one trunk.

Exploring the Long Logs Trail.

#exhausted

Odd public sculpture in Holbrook, AZ.

Rosie sporting her Bark Ranger badge...and a healed left paw.

Standing on the Corner...

We said goodbye to the Grand Canyon and now are in the infamous Winslow, AZ (again!) Actually, we landed at the Homolovi State Park just outside the city. 

Houdini refusing to move when we gathered the bedding for laundry day.

Meditation Temple outside the Grand Canyon.

Not sure what this was. We speculate it was a Native American themed roadside motel (on Route 40 aka Route 66).