Summertime Camping

What does any common-sense Arizonan do in the middle of the summer? Answer: Get out of dodge!! One of the best places to escape in the thick of the heat is northern Arizona. One of our favorite places to camp is on the Mogollon Rim. We spent a short weekend up there in July and even enjoyed some afternoon showers.

Here's one of the funniest stories I will ever be able to tell about Jason:
He decides the morning that we're leaving that he needs to answer the call of nature and takes a roll of toilet paper with him. He doesn't come back for a looong time. I see him approaching and notice he's got something on his hands. I ask him what took so long and he answered "Well, that was a colossal disaster!" My imagination starts to soar... He had apparently grabbed hold of a tree for 'balance' and didn't realize it was covered in sap!! It gets all over his hands, the toilet paper and his butt!! He actually had a rash for a few days because of the sap. Poor guy... The first couple of times I told this story I was crying because it was so funny in my memory. Ahhh, my husband keeps the humor alive in our life :)

Mastering the art of hot-dog roasting

A storm building during our morning hike

Eying the valley down below