And Out of The Woods...

And into the frying pan desert.

Out of Flag early with hugs, pets and licks to Al, Debbie and Lucy Dog.
And down the amazing Oak Creek Canyon.
It would have been a little more amazing if we weren't towing a trailer...
Yikes - some serious hairpin turns!
And yay for the map / GPS system on my phone :)

Through the equally amazing Sedona and down the highway to Dead Horse State Park.
Where we set up home for a few days.
Got the lawn chairs out.
The tables.
The rugs.
The dog.
The wine and beer and cheese and crackers and nuts and books and music.
Heaven in a Scamp.

This was a great place to be a base for day trips!

The first one being the mile high city up the crazy hairpin turn road Jerome!
Tourist shops and wine tasting.
Which we did about two of the first and none of the second.
Iced coffee was a better choice on a hot day when we had to drive back down the crazy hairpin turn road...

Having the ball and chain dog along dictated what we could do.
So we could not go see the former hospital turned hotel with a bed pan for a candy dish at the front counter...

But we could walk around a bit, check out a few shops and admire the view of The Verde Valley below.

And go back down the hill for amazing burgers at Bing's Burgers in Cottonwood.
Because Bing's has a dog friendly patio.

Then back to the Scamperific for wine and reading "Death in Grand Canyon" until the sun went over the horizon.

And left us smiling and content in a warm, calm desert eve...