Hey peoples!
It’s Amy! Just thought I would let everyone know what I’ve been up to here in Arizona! My mom and step-dad are here on a travel nursing assignment in Flagstaff, AZ. The altitude here is 7,000 which makes it a lot cooler than Pheonix. Temps here range from 40-80, while Pheonix is reaching highs of 100 recently.
Some of the awesome places we’ve been are Sedona (which is this cute little town about an hour south of Flagstaff with shopping and sight seeing), Jerome (which is on a mountain peak with pottery makers and blown glass professionals), and Pheonix (which is rocky, hot, and has cacti everywhere). One factoid on the cactus is if it has at least one arm, it is at least 65 years old. It’s a crime to cut one down. You can dig up the roots and replant it elsewhere, but to kill it is forbidden!
We also went to see the meteor crater located 40 miles east of Flagstaff. Apparently 50,000 years ago a meteorite crashed into the earth. The crater was 4,150 feet in diameter, 550 feet deep and 2.4 miles in circumference. The nickel-iron meterorite was traveling 11 miles per second when it crashed into the earth. We were able to see the crater site which was unbelievably HUGE. The museum actually had a fragment of the meteorite that was found over 2 miles from the impact site weighing in at approx 1,000 pounds. Anyways! That was your lesson learned for the day.
Yesterday John (step-dad) and I went to Slide Rock which is about 30 minutes from Flagstaff. My mom was unable to go due to work. Slide rock is a natural rock formation that when combined with water becomes a water slide! The water comes from snow runoff from the highest mountain peaks which reach altitudes of 12,000+. I slowly made my way into the frigid water, my body became numb after awhile. The water temp was approx 55 degrees. I made it down the water slide and it truly was a lot of fun. I even went down a second time! Yes, this was all caught on video so it’s very embarassing. I told John that if I went that he had to go. So, he didn’t take the torturous route of easing in the water like I did, he just jumped right in and went down the slide. He said he enjoyed it and wouldn’t have done it if I hadn’t made him. We had fun.
Well, headed to bed. It’s almost 1am and I have the Grand Canyon to see tomorrow! I have had a blast here with my family in Arizona, but look forward to going home where my husband is. Home is where he is and I’m homesick without him. Geoff, I’ll see you in less than 48 hours. I miss you!
Amy White