Northern Arizona Adventure

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“In a world where you can be anything. Be kind.”

Give water to those who forgot to bring water with them while exploring Arizona.

Offer to take pictures of people on their camera and take multiple shots. Take multiple shots and angles for them without expecting anything in return.

Pick up heavy water bottle boxes for the elderly.

Help a person push their gear on a rough trail when you see that they are having a hard time.

Take groceries out of a mamas cart who has a baby in her hands.

Compliment others, if you like something let others know.

Hold the door open for others especially those who have their hands full.

Smile. Keep smiling. A smile is powerful.

Pay for the coffee of the person behind you.

Let other people merge into your lane.

Being kind is so simple. It also feels so good to be kind. Every day is a chance for us to be kind. To put a smile on someone’s face.

Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest N.P.

I have been wanting to visit Petrified Forest National Park for so long. Have you ever seen petrified wood before? Can you believe that a tree has been transformed into a stone?

We actually have a few pieces we bought on our travels years ago. Here you can see fossilized logs, not just small pieces.

Blue Mesa in 0.9 mile loop in Petrified Forest National Park which you don’t want to miss. Here you can see plenty of petrified wood in a landscape that is similar to Badlands National Park.

You can’t really experience a place without walking on at least one trail. Pullouts are great but hiking is even better. Especially when it is so short and so incredibly stunning.

You’ll feel like you arrived to another planet with the hills covered in bluish bentonite clay.

Jasper Forest and The Tepees in Petrified Forest N.P.

There are so many pullouts at Petrified Forest National Park to choose from.

Jaspers Forest is a place where you can see plenty of petrified wood. From here you can look down to where you can see miles of land in which there is lots of petrified wood. Here you can enjoy the desert from above.

Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course

If you want to try something exciting, challenging, and different then spend a few hours above the ground. On this course you gradually get higher and higher. You’ll start at fifteen feet on course one and go up to sixty feet on the fifth course.

You’ll have to go through suspended swings, bridges, nets, slides, and zip through Ponderosa Pines. It seems easy enough when your on the ground but things really get intense the higher you go.

This adventure course is perfect for the entire family. Our younger two who are eight and ten did the junior course. It is perfect for their height. Parents stay on the ground while young children are able to monkey around.

The adult course has five courses to go through.

F.E.A.R.  Has two meanings:

  1. Forget Everything And Run
  2. Face Everything And Rise

The choice is yours.

Esther chose to rise. You see, she was hanging upside down for a few seconds. She was on the fifth and last course and she only had a few obstacles to go. Her heart was racing so fast and her hands were weak. She could have screamed GUIDE, GUIDE, GUIDE, and she would have been rescued. But not Esther. She kept going because she was determined to finish.

Located at fort Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, AZ 86001.

Thank you Flag Staff Extreme for the amazing experience.

Bearizona Wildlife Park

We have been to a couple drive-thru zoo’s but few allow your vehicle to be among the Northern American animals for three miles.

There are deer, reindeer, white bison, and American bison that you can drive near.

You can even drive next to black bears, arctic wolves, and Alaskan tundra wolves and unlike most locations there isn’t a fence to separate you from them which allows the animals to walk on the road right next to you.

You will need to close the window when you get close to the bears and wolves.

Located at 1500 E. Route 66 Williams,  AZ.

Had such an amazing time. Thank you Bearizona.

Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory is considered to be one of the most important places in the world and there are good reasons. This observatory was established in 1894 and has since been a important place for astronomy.

Percival Lowell is the founder of this observatory and today his body can be found at this location.

In 1930, Pluto was discovered here. It was discovered by Cylde Tombaugh who wasn’t an astronimist. He began here as the janitor and discovered Pluto because of astrography. What he did was take astrographs of the things found in a section of space and noticed that one was moving. After some study they decided that it was a planet because of the realization that it orbits the sun.

Lowell Observatory also helped discover the ring of Uranus. They have also been the ones to discover that the universe is expanding. Their observatory was used to map out the moon for the Apollo Program.

There is more than history here. They have recently opened Giovale Open Deck Observatory which contains six telescope, some of which have digital screens and others that dont.

Located at 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001.

Thank you Dr. Danielle Adams for such an amazing experience at Lowell Observatory.

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