Day 11 April 11, 2006 We arrived in Phoenix yesterday afternoon after a short trip from Flagstaff via Sedona. I really like the Ponderosa forest country in the high country at 7,000 feet and above. The forests have little or no underbrush and you get the feeling that a horse back ride though these groves would be as much fun as watching 'Ponderosa' when we were a lot younger. By the way, We have not yet seen a person on horseback during our 4,200 miles. Is this the West? We see plenty of horses in pasture and in trailers, but more people riding ATVs than horses!
Sedona is a beautiful place with obvious tight architectural constraints in building nearly any structure so that it blends well with the Red Rocks surroundings. This is a very upscale destination, a bit like Vail in the desert. A very eye-pleasing place. After Sedona we descended to Phoenix, a metropolis boom town with vibrancy and new construction everywhere, The large housing developments are quite beautiful with lots of common areas for jogging, dog walking and even fishing ponds, at least in the Fletcher's neighborhood. We walked the 'dales this morning and Scuffer fell in the lake trying to get at some ducks! We did laundry and showered yesterday and generally will relax today.
Other friends of ours and the Fletchers, the Colemans from Colchester are flying in today to spend two weeks, traveling in the area and spending some time with the Fletchers. I scheduled a service appointment for the RV at Tempe Dodge for Wednesday. I want to be sure the buggy continues to perform as well on the remainder of the trip as it has so far. Verizon has cellular broadband service here in Phoenix, so as I lounge on the patio near the pool, I can write this post and browse the internet at high speeds and entertained by the cooing of the mourning doves. Cool, both this service and the weather this morning!
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