Between training for the AZ Republic, doing photos for State Press Magazine, getting ready for my junior year in college (gasp) and finding time to stop and breathe, my poor neglected blog needed a fresh post;
Last Saturday morning Edwin and I decided to take a little day trip up to Flagstaff, AZ.
It made perfect timing because school starts in a few days and I considered it to be my little getaway, due to the fact that I missed this!
Bummer.
So without hesitation, I packed some snacks for us, brewed some coffee, popped in a new memory card in my camera, and off we went.
We stopped downtown for a while to check out some neat shops and had lunch at a nice little diner.
Afterwards, wanting to enjoy the crisp breeze and some change of nature surroundings, we drove out about 7 more miles to The Arboretum at Flagstaff.
This wildflower preserve garden is almost a mile-long loop of meadows, flower gardens, nature trails and green houses in one of Flagstaff's beautiful forests.
After wandering around the gardens for a bit, we figured we could walk off our food and go on a nature trail.
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| Walking through the trail |
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| A field of purple flowers near a greenhouse |
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| Yellow beauties |
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| Amor |
The serene meadow and absolute quiet beauty in nature hooked us...
We loved it, and and plan to go back in October when the weather will be more like fall.
We finally made it back around to the end of the trail and stopped in the gift shop for some sweet organic "nature-themed" t-shirts.
So inspired by our experience at The Arboretum, we threw on our new tees, and drove back downtown (looking like complete tourists) and went to a little coffee shop called Late for the Train Espresso.
Half hour or so of people-watching and some last minute browsing through shops later, we called it a night and headed back for the heat.
We were so pleased and relieved to have gotten away for a even a day.
(My apologies for the rhyme)
Goodnight, and until next time...
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