Let's Go To Papagos! Everybody Let's Go!

 Over 52,000 acres, the Petrified Forest is home to most famously the fallen fossilized trees that were from the Late Triassic period, about 225 million years ago.

With all these parking buttons and kiosks we’ve used, we’ve discovered one common thing. The three of us girls are pretty short. And sometimes, well to be frank, most of the time, we just can’t reach the buttons without crawling halfway through the window, or sending out back up from the passenger seat.
We decided we just need to invest in one of those sticks with a hand on the end.

Historic landmarks such as the BNSF Railway, Southern Transcon, the Puerco River, and U.S. Route 66 all are crossroads within the park!

 "Because I have to go to work."



The next day's bizarre 80 degree weather made our day very hot and beautiful as we hiked around (and up through the hole!) of the red rocks at Papago Park!



The view of the city was unmatched atop that rock and created the perfect place to soak up some Phoenix sun and watch the city buzz with life.



Memorializing Arizona’s support during the wars, the grounds of the Capitol has one of the most well done and beautiful memorial parks that we’ve seen.



Without the brave men and women who are fighting for our freedom, it would not be possible for us to be exploring this wonderful country.

Waterfalls are always a wonder, whether they are natural or man made, but even more so when it’s in the middle of a desert!

The Arizona falls, formed by a natural 20 foot drop, rests on the grounds of a hydroelectric plant in Phoenix. Built in the 20th Century it remains a historic place of enchantment for learning, interaction, and reflection.

 "Usually to pee!"

The tales of Dreamy Draw Dam are ones of intrigue, mystery…and sheer speculation. Crashing head first into the hot Arizona sand, an alien spacecraft is said to have made an unexpected and permanent landing on Squaw Peak on a hot fall night.

Discovered by a local, two 4 ½ foot life forms were recovered from the wreckage and stored in his freezer until officials came and toted them off.

Shortly after the whole incident occurred, the Army Corp of Engineers concealed the wreckage with transported building material that they erected into Dreamy Draw Dam…a dam with not a trace of water around it.

We may never know what happened here on that night of October 1947, but the humming coming from the grounds of the dam, the abundant fences, and the many Area Closed signs sure could lead someone to figure this strange mystery out.

To the lovely scenic rocks of Arizona & mysterious dams,
Love,
The Crew