OUR TRIP (DAY TWO)

We headed out early the next morning for Phoenix. When we left Albuquerque, the temperature was 15 degrees. When we arrived in Phoenix it was 81 degrees. We actually stayed in Surprise, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. Surprise is where the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals do their spring training. Surprise is a beautiful city with lots of retirement communities.

But, as we got closer to Flagstaff, we saw lots of snow, especially on the mountain tops. We stopped to eat at a Cracker Barrel in Flagstaff since it was New Year's Day and we had to eat black eyed peas. Remember we are from the South originally. There were also several OSU fans eating there also.Flagstaff was pretty with its snow and there were a lot more trees. They were also a lot taller than what we had been seeing. We arrived in Surprise, Arizona around 4:30. We ended up going to bed really early that night also. (To be continued)
Mountains between Albuquerque and Phoenix.The trees were a lot bigger and taller as we got closer to Flagstaff.

This was Mount Elden or The San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff. It seems like we could see this mountain at least one hundred miles before we ever got to it.
Getting closer. Seeing this mountain made our whole trip worth it.
As we were leaving Flagstaff going toward Phoenix. We saw kids sledding everywhere. A field of cactus as were entering Phoenix.