Flagstaff

Enjoying the cool air among the ponderosa pines is a welcome change after enduring the summer heat in Phoenix. Flagstaff provides a nice wilderness retreat that's close enough to the city for a day trip, but even better for a weekend away!

If you're heading north, try the Extreme Obstacle Course in Flagstaff. It's a ropes course at Fort Tuthill County Park where we conquered swinging ropes, zip lines, nets, and bridges all while being suspended up high among the trees.

And what better way to enjoy the outdoors than to go camping? We found a great site about an hour from the Grand Canyon that wasn't too far off the beaten path, but remote enough that during a walk through the meadow we spotted five big elk! Building a fire and roasting mallows (the size of our fist, I might add) was enough to bring us back to our country roots and help us remember how great the outdoors can be. Viva la Flagstaff!