There are different types of vacations. So far, we roughed it in western NC, boozed with the family on the beach in st. George, drove for a few days out west…..and now we had a long 
isolated weekend at a “cabin” at 7,000 feet in Arizona.
It is technically a log cabin, but it’s more like a great house dropped into the Arizona mountains where a cabin might be. As the pictures show, it is a very large log cabin with two stories of windows facing west. It was just plain awesome. The cabin 
sits on ~5 acres and is very isolated. We have now been spoiled….and it will be tough to go back to tent-living after a long weekend in happy jack, AZ.
I’ve worked with Angie for a long time – and she is a meticulous IT DBA – and the cabin reflects it. She has everything you could ever want to fix something or kill time and its all organized perfectly. We played trivial pursuit – and the cards inside the box of the trivial pusuit game were all still right-side up and facing the same direction.
We got to the cabin late weds night and
cooked a pizza. The cabin backs up to the Coconino National Forest so on Thursday morning we stopped in at the ranger station about 10 miles from the cabin on our way to Sedona. Sedona was about a 90 minute drive and our planning wasn’t too good. We got there around noon and the red clay and rock retains heat, so it was hot for us and worse for dee. We drove around a bit and went for a short hike then went back to the cabin and cooked out.
On Friday and Saturday, we stayed closer to the cabin and
hiked trails down to the Clear Creek. On Friday, we had an area to ourselves and I was brave enough to swim even if I wasn’t prepared. We got rained on and found some cover under a rock outcropping. As we 
were leaving, I kicked our camera into the water – it was only partially submerged so I thought it had a chance but it seems to be fried. Today I had to use the back-up video camera for still shots but it doesn’t have very good resolution.
Saturday, we went back to a similar spot. There was more of a crowd but we found a 
nice spot next to the creek and laid around all afternoon reading and swimming and getting sunburnt.
Otherwise, the pictures speak 
for themselves. It wa
s a great stop.
5 comments:
Are we to assume that your photograper is Dee? It seems that when the shot contains the two of you she is nowhere to be seen. What an amazing dog...and no opposable thumbs to boot! Our dog barely "sits" on command. Looking forward to seeing you in Seattle and am thouroughly enjoying your adventure tales.
Aunt Theresa
how can you get so lucky! looks absolutely perfect and beautiful. you'll do fine camping after this - being outdoors is fun and envigorating - plus you have some comfortable stops in Seattle and in Montana at the end.
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Ma
Is Dee taking the pictures of the 2 of you? Very odd she's in none of those... I've talked so much about your trip I've had to pass the link to Richard, Kay, Sharon & Sheree. Trip envy real bad... CY
The trip looks great and I really want to visit Angie's cabin. Think I would skip all the camping stuff though. Bob, you have something on your chin in that rainy video.
Randee
agreed.. everything looks real good, well, except for the goatee. i'm just going to pretend i didn't see that and carry on with my reading.
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