On Thursday 6 June I flew to Arizona to drive Maren and the boys to Utah. That's grand and all, but the exciting part was that Alegiant flies from PROVO!!! to MESA!!! Grandmother and the aunties flew up on the reverse flight. The skies were clear and the view all the way down I-15 and Highway 89 was spectacular.
Maren picked me up in Mesa and we drove to Tia Rosa's, of course. The trip preparations all went smoothly and Friday we headed north. Highway 89 between Bitter Springs and Page is closed because a land slide collapsed 500 yards of the road. Things are so unstable it will take years to make repairs. Consequently we drove up 89A which turned out to be a beautiful drive.
Grandmother and the aunties arrived in Provo
while I awaited departure
So nice just to drive down to the Provo Airport
The Grand Canyon from 35,000 feet
Lunch at Tia Rosa's
We swung by the Phoenix Temple which is nearing completion
A detail of the spire
Gavin the Engineer, secured the bikes
On the road
Finn is smile-challenged
The visitors center at Navajo Bridge
A warm alfresco lunch
Beckham and his mommy
Lunch in the real Carsland
Old and only somewhat newer Navajo Bridges
Marble Canyon
Smile boys
That'll do 'er
Home to the beautiful land of mountains and orange barrels
The trip was pleasant and we are ready for a fun month with kids while Gavin is in France and India. He will join us by the 4th of July. There are more adventures in the offing, but this is all for now.
OXO
D.
P.S. Thanks to Maren for a few of her photos.
3 comments:
So nice to be able to fly out of Provo! And great scenery on the way back!
What a beautiful drive! And convenient flights are indeed the best.
That flight is the coolest thing ever. Now for them to do the Reno to Provo flight. The drive looks lovely.
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